Posts by eedev
Accountability Lab: Promoting Good Government, Fighting Corruption
By: Marc Gunther. This article was originally published on Nonprofits Chronicles. In the US, Integrity Idol might not qualify as must-see TV. The TV-and-radio show showcases five government officials, nominated by their fellow citizens, who are known for their honesty. People vote for their favorite civil servant via text messages or online, and the winner is crowned…
Read More5 lessons on fighting corruption
By: Blair Glencorse. This article was originally published by the World Economic Forum. Image: REUTERS/Marco Bello Corruption is a barrier to economic and social growth in much of Latin America. In many countries, robust legal frameworks for transparency, including far-reaching laws, criminal, administrative and audit regimes, and mechanisms for prevention, investigation and sanction already exist. But…
Read MoreIntegrity idol: Liberian reality TV show celebrates ethics
By: Kieron Monks, CNN. This article was originally published by CNN. A new reality TV craze is sweeping Liberia, with tens of thousands voting for their heroes and an intense debate surrounding their merits. But the recipients of their votes are not singing ballads or performing stunts. They are checking school registers and fighting ebola.…
Read MoreOpening governance with a new generation in Liberia
By: Blair Glencorse and Heather Gilberds. This blog post was originally published by Making All Voices Count. This week, as the Open Government Partnership holds its 2016 summit in Paris, there will be many reflections on how to improve the ways that governments interact with citizens, and how to ensure that citizen voices and priorities…
Read MoreThe OGP Process in Nepal – On The Path of Our Own Choosing
By: Narayan Adhikari and Pranav Boudhathoki. This blog post was originally published on the Open Government Partnership blog. Politics has often been the obstacle to greater transparency in Nepal. But the country’s open government movement took an important step forward last month, when twelve leading accountability and transparency groups gathered in the new OpenGov Hub Kathmandu – a…
Read MoreIncubating ideas: Students to be trained on becoming better citizens
This article was originally published by The Express Tribune. Accountability Lab has launched a training programme on peace incubator social entrepreneurship and innovation at Muhammad Nawaz Sharif University of Agriculture (MNSUA). The international organisation aims to train and mentor local change makers to strengthen systems of accountability and unleash a positive social and economic change.…
Read MoreHow A Weekend on Wasan Island Helped Us Learn, Improve and Strategize
By: Blair Glencorse, Executive Director of the Accountability Lab and a winner of the BMW Foundation Responsible Leaders Award. This summer, the BMW Foundation kindly convened a group of activists, thinkers, practitioners and policy-makers on Wasan Island in Canada for an Impact Weekend on behalf of the Accountability Lab (photos here). The retreat was transformational- as…
Read MoreCelebrate Accountability – Blair Glencorse (Social Entrepreneur)
This blog post was originally published by Paper Napkin Wisdom. Power is an interesting concept. Few other nouns evoke such a visceral response quite like the five letter word. Today’s Paper Napkin Wisdom guest has a unique take on power and has used this philosophy to guide his organization, Accountability Lab. “The best thing you can…
Read MoreCommunicating Impact: How Do We Tell Better Feedback Stories?
By: Anne Sophie Ranjbar, Associate Director of Accountability Lab As a small organization tackling the seemingly abstract issue of accountability, we’ve learned the great power of storytelling. We were excited to lead a “LabStorm” on how storytelling can be used to strengthen feedback loops at the annual Feedback Summit last week. Here’s what we asked…
Read MoreThe Perspective of a Visual Storytelling Fellow
By: Brittany Wait, Accountability Lab Visual Storytelling Fellow in Nepal I’m a master’s student in photography and film at Syracuse University. Thanks to a partnership through my college and the Accountability Lab based out of Washington, D.C., I spent the summer in Nepal on a visual storytelling fellowship. Thanks to my mentor Ken Harper, with…
Read MoreMedia Stakeholders Stress Accountability and Independence
By: Gbatemah Senah. This article was originally published by The Bush Chicken. At a recent discussion on the role of the media in society, several media stakeholders have stressed the need for accountability and independence within Liberia’s media industry. Serving as panelists was Lawrence Yealue, Country Representative of Accountability Lab Liberia; Jefferson Krua, founder of The Bush…
Read MoreIgnore Feedback Loops at Your Peril Evidence from Nepal
By: Narayan Adhikari, who runs the Accountability Lab in Nepal, and Pranav Budhathoki, Executive Director of Local Interventions Group. This blog post was originally published by Feedback Labs. In February 2016, almost a year after Nepal’s first devastating earthquake, government officials and 344 earthquake-affected Nepalis squatted on the grounds of a public school in the epicenter district of…
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