Archive for 2023
Accountability Lab launches Civic Charge: An Accelerator for Social Accountability Change Agents
When Accountability Lab started more than 11 years ago, the need to cultivate and equip reformers pushing for social accountability in their communities and countries formed part of the organization’s DNA. This quickly led to the creation of the Accountability Incubator, which has provided training and support to over 300 young change-makers across 12 countries…
Read MoreMali’s Youth Take the Lead on Inclusive Education Advocacy
By Zeinabou Walet Mohamed Ali In Mali, critical issues such as insecurity and climate change are hampering the successful implementation of educational strategies. Socio-cultural constraints are leading to a depressingly low level of girls’ education, as demonstrated by a 2018 UNESCO study which highlighted that only 37% of girls were enrolled in secondary school compared…
Read MoreTransforming Transparency: How HackCorruption Winners Could Revolutionize Government Procurement in Namibia
One of our first winning HackCorruption teams has local municipalities interested in their winning idea – an online procurement tool that fights corruption. Looking at government institutions in Namibia, Amon Peter, Baptista Joao, Farida Junior Kyababa, Linda McLeod, and Saudai Sapi created a product that enables a transparent view of the procurement process—allowing both government…
Read MoreTraining to Transformation: The Sahel’s Youth in Political Leadership and Conflict Resolution
By Zeinabou Walet Mohamed Ali Faced with security challenges and a shrinking civic and democratic space in the Sahel, young people have expressed a strong desire to increase their political leadership and participation in democratic decision-making processes as well as efforts aimed at conflict prevention in their countries. Countries such as Mali – characterized by…
Read MoreLearning To Push Beyond the Boundaries of Comfort
By Leah Persons When I first started my summer internship with Accountability Lab, I was very excited about the work I would be doing, the skills I would develop, and the people I would meet. As an International Studies major from a small college in Georgia, I was very intrigued by AL’s important global efforts…
Read MoreRam Bahadur’s Remarkable Journey: From Aspiring to Inspiring
By Dridhata Silwal Ram Bahadur Kurumbang’s journey began during his school days when he absorbed the invaluable lessons of moral education taught by his dedicated school teachers. These teachings stayed with him for a lifetime, ultimately shaping his core principles and placing integrity at the center of everything he does. This strong foundation later propelled…
Read MoreAccountability Lab and Accountable Now Announce Strategic Partnership
Press Release Accountability Lab and Accountable Now Announce Strategic Partnership Washington D.C., 25 September 2023 – Accountability Lab (AL) and Accountable Now (AN) today announce a strategic partnership that positions Accountable Now as a venture of AL. The partnership will enable both organizations to contribute more sustainably to the global accountability ecosystem, deepening their advocacy,…
Read MoreHow can the youth contribute to the fight against corruption and its negative impact on society?
For those who have not been to Liberia, their first encounter with an act of corruption is likely to be at the international airport when a service personnel starts asking for a ‘small thing’ or a police officer asks for ‘cold water’ (both phrases refer to a bribe). As dangerous as it is, corruption has…
Read MoreHackCorruption Colombia – our most feasible ideas to fight corruption
HackCorruption Colombia has a dynamic list of winners after our first regional hackathon in Latin America. The winning ideas range from digital procurement dashboards to whistleblowing platforms and open data portals. The event wrapped in Bogotá, Colombia, with 20 teams taking to the pitch stage and nine winning teams announced. Accountability Lab hosted the third…
Read MoreRaising Voices, Exposing Lies: Investigative Journalism’s Role in Anti-Corruption
By Leah Persons For years, Nepal has grappled with the dire issue of human trafficking, particularly affecting women and girls as young as twelve. A significant incident in 2018 involved a Nepali politician who orchestrated the trafficking of over 200 women; this individual was apprehended and convicted. However, the corrupt Supreme Court of Nepal controversially…
Read MorePitch Day at HackCorruption Colombia
HackCorruption, our corruption-fighting series of hackathons, has wrapped in Bogotá, Colombia, with 20 teams taking to the pitch stage. Ideas ranged from digital procurement portals to beneficial ownership applications and citizen monitoring systems. Our panel of judges is currently assessing the solutions and we look forward to announcing our winners next week. Accountability Lab hosted…
Read MoreBattleground constituencies in Zimbabwe’s 2023 elections
Elections are an exciting and well-studied subject across the world. They attract a tremendous amount of this excitement stemming from their competitive nature and “peoples” enduring a belief in them as the best way to provide governors with legitimate province over governance, or the absence of alternatives. For some, elections are the essence of democracy…
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