Posts by Sheena Adams
We’re looking for a Nonprofit Management Fellow in South Africa
Terms of Reference: Nonprofit Management Fellow The 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. As part of the Accountability Lab’s efforts to play a role in…
Read MoreGov-Her-nance: Five ways to foster collaboration between local governments and communities
By Soni Khanal and Sanjeeta Pant Nepal is a largely patriarchal society with a hierarchical caste system. But fixing old problems and creating equitable government structures does not have to be an uphill battle. Initiatives such as Gov-HER-nance, a pioneering campaign initiated by Accountability Lab Nepal (ALN) in collaboration with female local government representatives in…
Read MoreUnderstanding Translocal Networks – Blair Glencorse at SSIR Frontiers of Social Innovation
By Blair Glencorse Seven years ago, during the Ebola crisis in West Africa, I spent a lot of time working with our small team in Liberia around the accountability of the response- and I remember vividly as the severity of the crisis took hold and the international community descended on Monrovia, the capital city. There…
Read MoreWhat does an effective, post-pandemic CSO look like?
As we enter the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic, effective, collaborative civil society organizations (CSO) —which provide critical ideas, services, and advocacy efforts—have never been more essential. Over the past year, governments everywhere have used the global health crisis as an excuse to close civic space, restrict freedoms, and undermine liberties. By Blair Glencorse…
Read MoreWe hunted for the most honest government officials in Ukraine – this is what happened next
Unfortunately, Ukraine has been in the news recently for some of the wrong reasons- including corruption. But as we’ve learned elsewhere, there are always incredible people doing the right thing, even when no-one is watching and within systems where graft might be entrenched. Part of the solution is to support and lift up these heroes…
Read MoreStatement from AL Liberia
For Immediate Release April 15, 2021 MONROVIA, Liberia – Accountability Lab Liberia has noted the recommendation of the Supreme Court of Liberia’s Judiciary Inquiry Commission (JIC) concerning Commercial Court Judge Eva Mappy-Morgan. Judge Mappy-Morgan, Associate Professor at the Louis Arthur Grimes School of Law at the University of Liberia and President of the National Trial Judges…
Read MoreMaverick Citizen: iKhaya eLitsha Hub — pathways to food security and dignity
In this article by the Daily Maverick Citizen, it’s noted how community-led change and local action are too often stifled by the dominant accountability models. “New models of social accountability, built on trust, redistribution and horizontality rather than the usual bureaucratic checks and balances, are desperately needed,” they say. In March 2020, when the president…
Read MoreSupporting Women Empowerment Through Film – The YALI Film Fellowship in Mali
Interview by Alassane Cissé for Mehari Consulting On the occasion of the festivities marking the celebration of International Women’s Day, our media department met a brave lady who fights every day in the shadows to contribute towards the empowerment of Malian women. Introducing Zeina Walet Mohamed Ali, who is in charge of the YALI Film…
Read MoreData literacy: A tool for change in Nepal
By Bikin Ghimire, Soni Khanal and Nitee Shrestha As strong advocates and supporters of the country’s open data movement, we at the Accountability Lab were thrilled to learn about the “100-hour Nepal Data Literacy Program” organized by the World Bank in 2019 and jumped at the opportunity to learn about data literacy. As World Bank…
Read MoreHow Music Has Influenced Behaviour During COVID-19 in Liberia
By Nyema Richards and Sanjeeta Pant When Rap2Rep (now Voice2Rep or “Voice to Represent”) started in Liberia in 2015, it was a relatively small campaign to encourage creative activism among young people using Hip-Co- a popular Liberian genre often referred to as the ‘political music’. The campaign has since expanded to Nigeria and Zimbabwe, and,…
Read MoreWork with us in Somaliland
TERMS OF REFERENCE – ACCOUNTABILITY LAB COUNTRY LIAISON The Accountability Lab is building a new generation of active citizens and responsible leaders around the world. We support change-makers to develop and implement positive ideas for integrity in their communities, unleashing positive social and economic change. The Lab is currently seeking a Country Liaison to provide…
Read MoreThe launch of AL’s virtual Accountability Incubator for 2021
WASHINGTON DC, 12 February, 2021 – Accountability Lab has announced the names of a new group of civic activists enrolled in our virtual Accountability Incubator for 2021. The Incubator is our flagship program for young civil society leaders to build sustainable, effective tools for accountability, participation and open government. It provides a non-prescriptive, supportive environment…
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