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AL Nigeria Hosts Friendraiser for Accountability Incubator 2020 Cohort
On Friday 8th May, Accountability Lab Nigeria hosted a virtual friendraiser for the accountapreneurs of their 2020 Accountability Incubator. The event was an opportunity for the young changemakers to share their innovative solutions to accountability challenges as diverse as environmental impact and female genital mutilation with a wider audience. Here are some updates the accountapreneurs…
Read MoreAccountability Lab Challenges Government to be Transparent in COVID-19 Fight
Monrovia, Liberia: Civil Society group, Accountability Lab is urging stakeholders fighting killer virus Corona, to consider accountability and transparency as key pillows in the national effort. Accountability Lab Country Director Lawrence Yealue suggested that the procurement process and beneficial ownership associated with the fight, need to be opened because according to him, Liberia is a…
Read More[Webinar] Creative Youth Approaches to trust during Covid19
The Accountability Lab and the Ford Foundation co-hosted a discussion on April 29 around how young people and agile organizations in East and West Africa are ensuring accountability and trust within responses to the coronavirus pandemic. We extend our gratitude to Michael Katagaya (Evidence and Methods Lab), Nerima Wako-Ojiwa (Siasa Place) and Odeh Friday (Accountability Lab…
Read MorePushing for Anticorruption through the G20 Civil Society Engagement Process
Originally published on The Global Anticorruption Blog. Written by Blair Glencorse. As many readers of this blog know, the annual G20 meeting has a variety of associated processes, including a forum for engagement with global civil society known as the C20. This is an opportunity for civil society organizations (CSOs)—including grassroots groups, rights-focused organizations, and other…
Read MoreWhy Tackling Corruption Is Crucial to the Global Coronavirus Response
By Blair Glencorse The dusty border town of Taftan in western Pakistan is a frequent stopover for religious pilgrims. Many members of the country’s Shiite minority pass through it en route to visit holy sites in neighboring Iran. But after Iran emerged as one of the countries hit hardest by the coronavirus, the Pakistani government…
Read MoreHow We’re Using WhatsApp at the Lab
With 1.5 billion users in 180 countries, WhatsApp is a hard platform to ignore, especially for a global organization. We’ve long used multiple digital channels to communicate with our audiences during the various stages of our programs, with Whatsapp becoming a particularly powerful tool this year. Our mission at AL is to make governance work…
Read MoreProactive Communication Builds Trust
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 coronavirus patients stands at around 3000, but this is against the backdrop of some of the lowest testing rates in the world. The poor health infrastructure in Pakistan has never been…
Read MoreAL NEPAL ANNUAL REPORT RELEASED
2019 was a particularly busy year for AL Nepal as they crowned their latest set of Integrity Icons at a ceremony in Kathmandu following a successful national campaign involving 75 districts and 500 volunteers, who collected over 1,000 nominations. They continued to support the work of their previous Icons and expand the reach of our…
Read MoreMaking Governance Work For People
Having grown up through Nepal’s Civil War and the fight for democracy, Pratik Kunwar has seen first-hand what civic engagement looks like at its best and its worst. Through the support of the Lab, he aims to encourage all Nepali people to become active citizens and collectively hold government accountable. By Kibo Ngowi. The devastating…
Read MorePromouvoir l’acceptation des différences
Les défis en matière de gouvernance consistent essentiellement à rassembler les gens pour travailler à atteindre un but commun. Diana SIDIDI s’attache à montrer que l’incompréhension des différences de chacun est à l’origine d’une grande partie du conflit au Mali et qu’une partie de la solution réside dans la mise en évidence de la beauté…
Read MoreThe Pakistan volunteers battling Covid-19
Fouad Bajwa’s expertise extends from being an Internet evangelist and social entrepreneur to artificial intelligence, governance and biomedical engineering. That last area of interest is something that’s been keeping him awake at night of late. Bajwa is part of a growing group of Pakistani volunteers under the banner of PAC-V – Pakistan Against Covid-19 Volunteers.…
Read MoreAdvocating for Acceptance
Governance challenges are often solved by bringing people together to work towards a common good. Diana Sididi is passionate about showing that a misunderstanding of each other’s differences is the root of much of the conflict in Mali and that part of the solution lies in highlighting the beauty in these differences. By Kibo Ngowi…
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