Posts by Tirelo Makwela
UNDP Kick-Off Cohort Two of its Growth Accelerator Visioning Boot camp
On Thursday, UNDP Liberia and its partners iCampus and Accountability Lab with policy support from the Ministry of Commerce launched the second edition of its boot camp in Buchanan city, Grand Bassa County. The Growth Accelerator Liberia is a UNDP and the Government of Liberia initiative under the livelihood, employment creation, and accelerating impactful For-profit…
Read MoreThe World Is Melting Down and the Cause is Corruption- The G20 Needs to Take Action
By Blair Glencorse and Sanjeeta Pant The G20 needs to strengthen regulatory authorities across its membership and expand sanctions for violating Anti-Money Laundering requirements. The G20 is meeting again next week in Indonesia for the second time this year- at a moment when the world is facing the most difficult economic, political and social challenges…
Read MoreWorkplace Diversity in Pakistan
Pakistan is a culturally rich country, incorporating 99% Muslim people and about 1% Hindi people. However, despite the cultural diversity, there is still a lack of workforce diversity in Pakistan. This is partly due to social attitudes that discourage workers from different backgrounds from interacting and sharing ideas. Additionally, there is a shortage of skilled…
Read MoreCall for Proposals: Action for Accountability (A4A) Situational Analysis and Baseline Report
The Action for Accountability (A4A) project is a project co-funded by the European Union and implemented by the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation, Accountability Lab South Africa and the Public Service Accountability Monitor. The project team is looking to commission a consultant(s) to carry out a baseline study to inform its implementation of the Action for Accountability…
Read MoreParticipants express resolve to keep highlighting marginalized communities’ issues
“When civil society comes to work together it gives us hope that we have a constructive future ahead of us” Haris Qayyum, Senior Advisor, The Asia Foundation expressed this view while speaking at the closing ceremony of the ‘Celebrating Peace Together’ project here on Saturday. The ceremony was attended by senior government officials, civil society…
Read MoreUNDP Launches Cohort Two of its Growth Accelerator Project
MONROVIA – The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has for the second year launched the second phase of its Growth Accelerator project with an aim to support impactful Liberian entrepreneurs to scale up their ventures through access to technical assistance, mentorship, and co-financing of up to US$40,000. This program is being implemented with policy support from…
Read MoreUNDP Provides US$40K to Strengthen Liberian Small Businesses
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has partnered with iCampus Liberia and Accountability Lab Liberia for the second year in a row, with institutional and policy support from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, to help impactful entrepreneurs scale up their businesses through technical assistance, mentorship, and co-financing of up to US$40,000. This second edition…
Read MoreTraining Workshop For Investigation Officials Of ACE Starts
QUETTA – A five-day training workshop for capacity building of investigation officers of the Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE), Balochistan started today at Balochistan Boys Scouts Headquarters Quetta. The workshop aimed to build capacity of ACEB officials on money laundering, white collar crimes investigation techniques, intelligence tools, existing laws, rules and procedures and improving collaboration with other…
Read MoreUnited States Launches New Project to Help Reduce Corruption in Uganda
The United States Mission in Uganda, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), today launched the Strengthening Systems and Public Accountability project to support actions to improve the Government of Uganda’s accountability to its citizens and decrease the corruption that impedes economic growth and development, and that negatively affects the quality of life of…
Read MoreYouth in Liberia take the stage to champion sustainable development and peace
Liberian youth continue to stand up for human rights, promoting peace, and contributing to sustainable development despite the impact of the COVID-19 crisis and their exclusion from influencing decisions about their own lives within their communities and the society at large. As part of these efforts, Youth-led organizations participated in the first National Inception Workshop…
Read MoreAL reps join the UN’s YouthLED Integrity Advisory Board
In a world where young people are sidelined in conversations involving their future, more young people are rising, changing the status quo and amplifying their participation in governance matters. They are taking on the task of changing the narrative in policymaking processes and making their voices heard. Accountability Lab is proud to have two of…
Read MorePAC Empowerment Must In Balochistan For Good Governance
Members of Balochistan Assembly, financial experts, bureaucrats, journalists and academics on Thursday stressed on the need to make the Public Accounts Committee more empowered and effective. “By making the Rules of business effective and empowering PAC, we could improve governance and discourage corruption more effectively,” they said during a one-day roundtable discussion on ” The Role of Parliament in Accountability and Good Governance”…
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