Posts by Sheena Adams
AL South Africa Program Officer opportunity
Accountability Lab is building a new generation of active citizens and responsible leaders around the world. We support changemakers to develop and implement positive ideas for integrity in their communities, unleashing positive social and economic change. We are seeking an experienced staff member to support the Accountability Lab South Africa (AL SA) team during a…
Read MoreRead Accountability Lab’s draft strategy for 2023-2026
We’re releasing our draft Strategy for 2023-2026 for public comment. Please take a read and then let us know how you would change or improve some of our goals in this form. Over the past decade, we have experimented, learned, and tested, and now that we have significant buy-in for our work, we are scaling…
Read More10 years on – Accountability Lab takes stock
During the second quarter of 2022, Accountability Lab engaged The Better Org to conduct an organizational assessment of our work over the past ten years since we launched in Nepal in 2012. The objective was to assess the Lab’s strategic positioning within the accountability field and interrogate the impact of our programming in the 11…
Read MoreWays to commit to democracy in Nepal
Nepal needs an essential internal effort to drive reforms that are well overdue. Narayan Adhikari and Blair Glencorse take a closer look Last month, the Nepal government released its written commitments as part of the United States government-led Summit for Democracy—an effort to bolster and renew democratic action globally during a period of significant challenges for democracies around the world.…
Read MoreMaking the police in Pakistan citizen-centric
Written by Umar Riaz, Director of the National Police Academy, Islamabad Whether we’re talking about democracies or dictatorships, there isn’t a government department with more bearing on the public than the police. In Pakistan, however, no other department (barring a few exceptions) is considered more disconnected from the public than the police. The police…
Read MoreHackCorruption announces 5 winning ideas to combat corruption through emerging technologies
WASHINGTON D.C., DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, UNITED STATES, August 8, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ — HackCorruption, a people-powered hackathon to unearth anti-corruption solutions, is proud to announce the winners from the inaugural event in Johannesburg, South Africa. Accountability Lab (AL) and the Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) hosted 100 virtual and in-person participants for the innovative Tech4Good event…
Read MoreLeveraging community feedback for stronger ecosystems
Written by Sanjeeta Pant This is the third in a series of reflective blogs that will look at how the agile nature of Accountability Lab’s Civic Action Teams campaign has strengthened our ability to work in diverse communities and expanded our networks and resolution channels. Read the first blog here and the second here.…
Read MoreThe value of iteration and innovation
Written by Sanjeeta Pant This is the second in a series of reflective blogs that will look at how the dynamic nature of Accountability Lab’s Civic Action Teams campaign has facilitated a network of local stakeholders to respond to diverse community needs. Read the first blog here. “The Civic Action Teams model is…
Read MoreUsing citizen feedback to solve local challenges
Written by Sanjeeta Pant Maya Lama, a woman from Mangaltar village in Nepal, was one of the survivors of the 2015 earthquake which completely destroyed her house. The government- with donor support- set up a process for citizens to receive funds for reconstruction, but Maya was unable to receive these funds as she was…
Read More#HackCorruption – improving data protection and protecting civic spaces
Written by Sara Hoenes On July 5, Accountability Lab and the Center for International and Private Enterprise (CIPE) hosted the second #HackCorruption virtual roundtable event. Accountability Lab South Africa’s Country Director, Sekoetlane Phamodi, was joined by Richard Gevers, founder of Open Cities Lab, Meshack Masibo of Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet), and Edrine Wanyama,…
Read More#HackCorruption – using emerging tech to mitigate corruption risks in public procurement
Written by Sara Hoenes Accountability Lab and the Center for Private Enterprise kicked off the #HackCorruption roundtable speaker series on June 27, hosting a conversation with Gabriella Razzano, Executive Director of OpenUp, and Dr. Allison Anthony of the African Procurement Law Unit. The discussion covered how Southern African countries can use new and emerging…
Read MoreUsing #Arts4Change and creating unlikely networks
When Rap2Rep (now Voice2Rep or “Voice to Represent”) launched in Liberia in 2015, it was envisioned as a campaign to encourage creative activism among young people using Hip-Co – a popular Liberian musical genre often referred to as ‘political music’. The campaign has since expanded to Nigeria and Zimbabwe, and also gained international attention. …
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