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Mediating mob violence and misunderstanding in Liberia
By: John Kamma, director of the Citizens Bureau in Logan Town, Liberia and an “accountapreneur” with the Accountability Lab. This blog post was originally published by HiiL Innovating Justice. At the time of writing, there are more questions than answers regarding the recent death of Victoria Zayzay in a jail cell at the Zone 6 police substation.…
Read MoreFighting corruption by ‘naming and faming’ with Integrity Idol
Watch Accountability Lab’s Executive Director, Blair Glencorse, speak at TEDx MidAtlantic: Blair Glencorse argues that the best way to stop corruption is not by shaming, but rather by supporting and rewarding those doing the right thing. He helped create Integrity Idol, which aims to generate debate around the idea of integrity and demonstrate the importance of…
Read MoreSMART Liberians Seek a More Open University of Liberia
By: Brooks Marmon, Accountability Architect. Accountability Lab supported SMART Liberia’s Update 8 campaign through the Accountability Incubator. On December 4, several hundred students of the University of Liberia gathered at the institution’s Fendell Campus for a convocation hosted by the student advocacy and training group, SMART Liberia. The assembly sought to sensitize students on Liberia’s Open…
Read MoreFrom wrong-doers to do-gooders: The Integrity Idol movement in Liberia
By: Francis Lansana, Resident with Accountability Lab Liberia. This blog post was originally published by the ONE Campaign. Jugbeh Kekula is a registered nurse at the Grand Bassa branch of the Liberian government hospital in Buchanan—about two hours drive east of the capital Monrovia. She is renowned in her community for her outreach at local markets. “I…
Read More‘American Idol’ Can’t Compete With Liberia’s ‘Integrity Idol’
By: Carielle Doe. This article was originally published by NPR. The winner of Liberia’s Integrity Idol 2015 is registered nurse Jugbeh Tarpleh Kekula. She works in the emergency room at the Liberia Government Hospital in Buchanan, the country’s third-largest city with a population of some 35,000. Photo credit: Carielle Doe for NPR She was one of…
Read MoreNepal Mobile Citizen Helpdesk Year-End Update
Happy Holidays from the Mobile Citizen Helpdesks team! Over the past 8 months, the Mobile Citizen Helpdesks team has been working hard to make sure Nepali citizens’ voices are heard and their needs are met during the earthquake relief process. Each month our team of 100+ dedicated, local volunteers surveys 1,400 citizens across Nepal’s 14 “crisis zones”. We…
Read More#CorruptionMustGo: Musicians Mobilize to Minimize Corruption in Liberia
By: Brooks Marmon, Accountability Lab Program Officer. This blog post was originally published by OSIWA. As Liberia enters its second decade of peace, its music industry continues to gain popularity. Artists like Takun J have a national following and have leveraged this platform to speak out against injustices at all levels of society. The Accountability Lab,…
Read MoreOpening Government through Business in Pakistan
By: Blair Glencorse, Hammad Siddiqui and Fayyaz Yaseen. This blog post was originally published by the Open Government Partnership. “We support open government not just because it is good for business but because is central to human rights and dignity” concluded a leading member of the Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry at the recent Open…
Read MoreLiberian Students Mobilize to Advance Liberia’s Open Government Partnership Commitments
By: Ahmed Konneh, Co-founder of SMART Liberia and a student of the University of Liberia Students Making a Real Transformation (SMART) Liberia, with funding from the Accountability Lab and the Open Society Initiative for West Africa, have worked together over the last two months to implement “Update 8.” Update 8 is an awareness campaign that…
Read More‘Integrity Idol’: Reality TV show seeks honest civil servant in graft-hit Liberia
By: Kieran Guilbert. This article was originally published by the Thompson Reuters Foundation. DAKAR, Nov 30 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Featuring contestants from a caretaker and nurse to a lawyer, a reality television show in Liberia is on the hunt for a different kind of star – a civil servant who embodies honesty in a…
Read MoreUpdates from the Ground: Liberia, Nepal & Pakistan
Last Friday, we invited our supporters around the world to join a call with Accountability Lab’s three country directors: Lawrence Yealue in Liberia, Fayyaz Yaseen in Pakistan, and Narayan Adhikari in Nepal. They each shared updates on how they’re catalyzing a new generation of active citizens and responsible leaders in their respective contexts. Read the short summaries below to…
Read MoreForging New Ground – Jim Tuttle – First Accountability Lab/Newhouse Visual Storytelling Fellow
By: Jim Tuttle, Accountability Lab Visual Storytelling Fellow. This blog post was originally published by the Newhouse Center for Global Engagement. Earlier this summer I lived in Liberia for about 10 weeks, working as the multimedia resident for a NGO called The Accountability Lab. I’d like to thank AL and the Newhouse Center for Global Engagement…
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