Archive for 2024
AL Mali restructure ses opérations
Bamako, Mali – Accountability Lab Mali (AL Mali) annonce la restructuration de ses opérations au Mali, entraînant un changement de ressources humaines et une nouvelle inscription auprès des autorités maliennes en tant qu’organisation nationale de la société civile en mars 2024. Depuis 2016, notre communauté nous connaît sous le nom d’AL MALI, et cela restera…
Read MoreAL Mali restructures operations
Bamako, Mali – Accountability Lab Mali (AL Mali) announces the completed restructuring of its operations in the country, resulting in a change of human resources and re-registration with the Malian authorities as a national civil society organization. Since 2016, our community has known us at AL MALI, and this will remain. This re-registration has allowed…
Read MorePrioritizing Community: Building impact on shifting political sands in Mali
With two coups in the last four years and the political instability that comes with it, Mali is not the easiest place to put down good governance roots. Unless those roots are placed with the one constant: people. We sat down with Accountability Lab Mali Country Director Doussouba Konate and Deputy Country Director Habibou Diaou…
Read MoreBuilding (unfunded) accountability into the localization agenda – Part 2
In the first blog of this series, we spoke about the challenges of being small and accountable. In this second instalment, we talk about the solutions that our community has found to overcome or partially address the challenges. None of the accountability challenges mentioned in the first blog are new, or unique to Accountability…
Read MoreBuilding (unfunded) accountability into the localization agenda – Part 1
This is the first of a two-part series of blogs about accountability in the non-profit sector and how funders can better understand how this relates to localization. Being accountable is expensive. At Accountability Lab we have found that since we first wrote about this issue 5 years ago, that while people are becoming more aware…
Read MoreYouth Protests: Supporting active citizenship in practice
In an era of growing youth uprisings, there is an increased need to support this latest indicator of active citizenship in the countries in which they erupt. Large-scale protests against corruption, nepotism and excessive taxation of populations already struggling economically, flared up in Kenya, Uganda and Bangladesh over June and July this year. Protestors in…
Read MoreReflections, insights, and lessons from implementing New Narratives for Accountability in Zimbabwe
In 2020, when Accountability Lab considered working in Zimbabwe, partners, experts, and friends remarked that accountability work required a fresh approach to re-energize the sector after over two decades of solid governance and accountability civil society work. With our partners at Magamba, Kubatana, and others, we heeded this advice and co-created a program bringing together…
Read MoreAction for Accountability champions environmental justice
This article, shared by GLOBE POST, highlights the inspiring work being done to promote environmental justice in South Africa through the Action for Accountability (A4A) project. Led by The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation, Accountability Lab South Africa, and the Public Service Accountability Monitor, the project brings communities together to tackle issues like wetland restoration and improving…
Read MoreIgniting a movement in Nepal
Narayan Adhikari calls the deep footprint he’s made at Accountability Lab a “journey of learnings” in how to build communities and ignite movements. What stands out in his telling of the journey is how extensive the learnings and innovations are, spanning internal teams and external networks. “Even though the sociopolitical landscape has changed dramatically since…
Read MoreTwelve years “walking the walk” with Accountability Lab
Accountability Lab recently celebrated its twelfth birthday with friends and allies at a rooftop soiree at the OpenGov Hub in DC. It was a wonderful moment to celebrate our journey with many of those that have helped us along the way. And it really has been a shared effort – we couldn’t possibly have got…
Read MoreWe’re hiring a Junior Networks and Partnerships Officer
Junior Networks and Partnerships Officer – Terms of Reference The Organization Accountability Lab makes governance work for people. We are seeking a world in which resources are used wisely, decisions benefit everyone fairly, and people lead secure lives. The Lab supports active citizens, responsible leaders and accountable institutions and is one of the leading eco-system…
Read MoreMeasuring Success: Leading with a positive approach in Pakistan
Fayyaz Yaseen believes strongly in the democratization of information. And not any old information; the kind that takes context, framing and emerging issues into account. The kind that clarifies for people their place in the world and what they can do from where they stand. As Accountability Lab Pakistan’s Executive Director, Yaseen’s strong background in…
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