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Where Are We With The Learning Agenda In Liberia?
By: Beth Goldberg and Lawrence Yealue (Accountability Lab Liberia) At the Accountability Lab we have recently been running a series of “learning about learning” discussions to understand how we- as a community- can get better at adaptive learning. We want to help highlight practical ways to internalize and build on lessons around what works and…
Read MoreWhere Are We With The Learning Agenda In Pakistan?
By: Fayyaz Yaseen, Accountability Lab Pakistan Country Representative. Building accountability in Pakistan is a difficult, long, and non-linear process. It is highly political and requires a deep understanding of the context, relationships, and incentives. With this kind of work, adaptive learning (learning that leads to real change) is essential. Too often organizations fail to…
Read MoreHelping Liberians In Proper Voter Decision-Making: Accountability Lab-Liberia’s Worthy Initiative
This article was originally published by the Daily Observer. The most important act in any election anywhere is not how much money is spent on election preparations, how well they are organized or how much rhetoric and cash candidates spend to woo voters. What is rather more central, critical, compelling in any election is the…
Read MoreForeign Missions Endorse Vote Awareness Campaign
By: Joaquin Sendolo. This article was originally published by Liberia’s Daily Observer. British Ambassador to Liberia David Belgrove has promised to support Accountability Lab-Liberia in its campaign to sensitize Liberians how to make proper decisions in the upcoming 2017 presidential and general elections. Accountability Lab-Liberia last Friday launched a music video titled, “Whom to Vote For,”…
Read MoreSix Essential Principles for High Impact Leadership
By: Kate Hayes. This blog post was originally published by Echoing Green. At Echoing Green, we firmly believe that having a set of guiding values is essential to living a life that’s right for you and good for the world. But it’s one thing to know these values and principles, and another thing to fully…
Read MoreOn top of the world: the first ever Integrity Idol
This article was originally published by Apolitical. The Nepalese civil servant who quadrupled school pass rates The world’s first ever winner of Integrity Idol has spoken to Apolitical about his victory – and how he raised the pass rate of school pupils in his district from 14% to more than 60% in a single year.…
Read MoreBritish Ambassador in Liberia highlights support to the Accountability Lab
By: Joaquin Sendolo. This article was originally published by the Daily Observer. British Ambassador to Liberia, David Belgrove, has disclosed his country preparedness to assist Liberia in the corruption investigation surrounding Sable Mining Company and some Liberian officials including House Speaker, Alex Tyler and Grand Cape Mount County Senator Varney Sherman. Ambassador Belgrove pledged the…
Read MoreImplementing the WDR: Shifting norms with youth
By: Blair Glencorse, Executive Director. This blog post was originally published by the World Bank’s Let’s Talk Development blog. “What good is the law if laws are ignored or never enforced?” a young civil society activist asked us as part of a group discussion recently. We began to explain that the law should provide a…
Read More5 Lessons Learned on Youth Involvement in the Accountability Movement
By: Anne Sophie Ranjbar, Associate Director Almost half of the global population is under the age of 25, so, as we try to create truly representative citizen engagement, youth must play a central role. At the GPSA‘s recent Global Partners Forum, we joined Save the Children and in leading a workshop on why and how youth are strategic…
Read MorePehlaaj holds interactive theatre on corruption
This article was originally published by Pakistan Today. Pehlaaj -Theatre for Social Change Organisation held an interactive theatre show at Faiz Ghar on the subject of corruption on Saturday. Students of different educational institutions were among the audience. Naeema Butt, theatre founder and an “accountaprenuer” in the US-based Accountability Lab Incubation Centre, held the session…
Read MoreFight against corruption: Campaign to showcase honest officials in Mali
This article was originally published by Mali national daily Newspaper L’Essor, and was translated from French to English by the Accountability Lab team. “Integrity Idol” provides an open process of nomination, investigation, sorting, media final decided by a public vote. “Integrity Idol” is the name of a new anti-corruption project, which was launched on Saturday at the…
Read MoreWhat Are We “Learning About Learning” at the Accountability Lab?
By: Blair Glencorse and Anne Sophie Ranjbar. This blog post was originally published by Feedback Labs. The Accountability Lab, a member of Feedback Labs, catalyzes a new generation of active citizens and responsible leaders around the world. They train, mentor, and resource local changemakers to strengthen systems of accountability and unleash positive social and economic change.…
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