Archive for 2022
Global Democracy Coalition statement in support of Ukraine
We are again witnessing just how dangerous autocrats and their regimes can be. The Kremlin has for decades trampled on the rights and freedoms of its own citizens and is now attacking peace and democracy beyond its own borders, attempting to topple the Ukrainian Government by force. Democracy organizations from around the world, under the…
Read MoreUSAID Launches Program to Support CSOs for the Benefit of All Liberians
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) launched a new Civil Society Activity that will support stronger collaboration between civil society organizations (CSOs), the Government of Liberia, and local Liberians to advocate for citizen-driven reforms. Partnering with Naymote Partners for Democratic Development, the Center for Transparency and Accountability in Liberia (CENTAL), and Accountability Lab Liberia,…
Read MoreApply to our OGP Nigeria Youth Network!
Accountability Lab Nigeria and OGP Nigeria are collaborating to establish the OGP Nigeria Youth Network, a network of young people working in the areas of accountability, open governance, and innovation. The network will include OGP Champions, Persons with Disabilities (PWDs), Women, and Youth-led organizations across the 36 States of Nigeria and the Federal Capital Territory…
Read More#JulyUnrest: Reaching the “end of the rainbow” but with no pot of gold in sight
For all of the times South Africa has been called a “Rainbow Nation,” we have only been chasing rainbows. The recent riots of July 2021 might even indicate that South Africa has reached the “end of the rainbow” but with no pot of gold in sight. Equality remains elusive and this land has never known…
Read MoreKenya & Uganda accountapreneurs pitch their ideas
Each year, Accountability Lab welcomes a new cohort of accountability entrepreneurs (or accountrapreneurs) to our global network of young passionate civic activists with great ideas for accountability and open government. In Uganda and Kenya, Accountability Lab supported selected accountapreneurs to refine their ideas for accountability and build sustainable ideas for strengthening their communities’ pandemic response…
Read MoreCapacity Building for the HipCo Accountability Network
‘Voice to Represent’ (Voice2Rep) is Accountability Lab’s pioneering and reformative musical campaign and advocacy platform that promotes issues around integrity, accountability and good governance through the lenses of a more equal participation and greater representation across Liberia. Its goal is for young and undiscovered artists to build their knowledge, skills and get the connections they…
Read MoreFrom Japan to Indonesia – a roadmap to realising the C20 Principles by 2023
Written by Jean Scrimgeour and Giulia Sergi In 2013, during the Russian G20 Presidency and 14 years after the establishment of the G20, the Civil 20 (C20) became an official engagement group of the G20. Since then, the C20 has taken on a more prominent role within the G20 process by providing expertise on focus…
Read MoreLessons in leading with empathy
Written by Suvechchha Chapagain Growing up, when I thought of the term leader or more precisely political leader, the image of a middle-aged man – above 45 years of age who is loud and authoritative and always surrounded by other young and middle-aged men – would involuntarily come to my mind. This is what my…
Read MoreA Change in Approach Could Resolve Conflict Between Vendors and Authorities
By Samuel Takawira The last two decades have seen a severe contraction of Zimbabwe’s economy, with agriculture, mining and manufacturing sectors suffering mainly from poor policy decisions, resulting in massive unemployment. It is estimated that 90% of the Zimbabwean population ekes out a living in the informal sector, vending in open urban marketplaces. Among these…
Read MoreAccountability Lab South Africa launches ‘Voices of the Youth’ with The Daily Vox
Throughout 2021 South Africa experienced immense turbulence, with significant implications for all. From the Covid-19 pandemic, the contraction of the economy and steep rise in unemployment, to the social unrest which erupted in July, the events of the past year brought into sharp relief just how much our society depends on a capable state with…
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