Posts by KatieFuhs
“I think I will be engaged in social services as long as I live”
A senior midwife of great experience, Sita Kumari Sharma speaks very seriously about the public service. She has many stories too, about her experiences at Nepal’s Birendranagar Municipal Health Office. But if you ask her about the public service, her sense of duty is what she talks about. “If sharing my knowledge helps people, brings positive…
Read MoreWhy ‘naming and faming’ matters for social accountability practice
Dr Mirja Delport is a doctor at the Oudtshoorn District Hospital in South Africa. Since the outbreak of the coronavirus, she’s been on the frontlines, working day shifts at the hospital and then doing double duty at a community clinic near her home. In a webinar unpacking social accountability practice that was co-hosted by Accountability…
Read MoreProactive Communication Builds Trust
A solid relationship between the state and its citizens, built on communication, will go a long way towards a more responsible and effective COVID-19 policy response, writes Fayyaz Yaseen As the world braces itself through the COVID-19 epidemic, the United Nations has warned that Pakistan could be amongst the hardest hit countries. The country’s current number of…
Read MoreCSO urged to uphold assessment standards of Covid-19 resources
The Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Dr. Pa Lamin Beyai, has challenged Accountability Lab in Liberia, to live up to its standards of ensuring that assessment of Covid-19 resources is done with accountability, transparency and integrity. Dr. Beyai was speaking at the official launch of the Coronavirus Crisis Response Project on the weekend…
Read MoreTo Whom Much Is Given – National Accountability Stewardship and the Role of Public Servants
The greatest enemy of accountability is impunity, the feeling that you are doing the public a favour and do not owe them any explanations. If the politician and the public servant are to win the trust of the public, this is something that must change. To whom much is given, much is expected. By Dr.…
Read More#BlackLivesMatter and our accountability
The horrific murder of George Floyd – and too many other victims – brought crowds of activists onto the streets this week as demands to end white supremacy and systemic violence gains momentum. Basic human rights remain elusive in so many parts of the world today and this tragedy has brought to the fore the…
Read MoreDon’t let Covid-19 camouflage endemic corruption
As nations and health systems begin to reopen in the aftermath of COVID-19, we should not forget opportunistic corruption exists because the system allows it. But for the poor, they may not even know they are trapped. Being a victim of corruption does not mean you are aware you are a victim, and this is…
Read MoreFrom Citizen Helpdesks to Civic Action Teams
The Lab’s Citizen Helpdesk is a pioneering citizen feedback, dialogue and community voice platform to ensure accountability in the development process. The program has collected critical information from hundreds of communities across Nepal, Liberia and Mali, solving daily problems for citizens and closing the loop on challenges related to everything from migration, to human trafficking,…
Read MoreCelebrating Successful Women; Leveraging Failure for Success
“A key component of wisdom is fearlessness … which is not the absence of fear, but rather not letting our fears get in the way…. So very often the difference between success and failure is perseverance. It’s how long can we keep going until success happens? It’s getting up one more time than we fall…
Read MoreOur Coronavirus Rap2Rep Campaign
AL Liberia is running a special edition of its Rap2Rep campaign that’s searching for the best HipCo songs about coronavirus and the behavior changes we have to make as society. The songs debunk rumours about the pandemic and encourage healthy habits. The campaign, in partnership with the US Embassy in Monrovia, has found a melodic…
Read MoreNominate YOUR South African #IntegrityIcon
Welcome! This is where you get to nominate a public servant you believe should be recognised in our Integrity Icon awards. From nurses to teachers, police officers and more: we want to name and fame the people who are getting it right in South Africa’s public sector. Fill in the form below to get your…
Read MoreLiberian Hipco Stars Fight COVID-19 Through Music
Liberian hipco superstars, accountability ambassadors and all-round friends of the Lab Henry “Amaze Yor” Toe and Jonathan “Takun J” Koffa are doing their part in the fight against Covid-19. They teamed up with fellow hipco artists Sundaygar Dearboy, DenG, Soul Smiter, Odemz and TanTan to produce the song “Sanitize”, encouraging Liberians to practice good hygiene, stay…
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