Voice2Rep Launches Second Edition in Abuja

Abuja, October 3 – Voice to Represent (“Voice2Rep”) - Nigeria’s flagship campaign to identify, support and connect young talented artists to increase civic awareness through music and advocate for greater accountability, equality and democracy in Nigeria - officially commences its 2019/2020 edition today. The campaign, currently in its second year, is a project of Accountability Lab Nigeria, sponsored by the Embassy of the Netherlands and Luminate group, with support from Chocolate City Music group and Don’t Drop The Mic Entertainment. The campaign’s second edition is themed “Women's Rights” and will be geared towards enlisting talented aspiring young musicians to use [...]

2019-10-03T00:00:00+00:003rd October 2019|

Building an eco-system: why it matters

By Ory Okolloh A few months ago, we (Luminate) gathered our Nigeria-based investees in Lagos for two and a half days of learning, connecting, and networking.  We are increasingly focused on how we can support organisations we fund to build their “inner muscle” as it were in order to not just continue to be impactful but to be around for the long run, especially in an environment where they face multiple challenges from a shrinking civic space in which to do their work to a growing to-do list to limited funding options to the fatigue that comes along with the daily [...]

2019-09-10T00:00:00+00:0010th September 2019|

iCampus Hosts Film Festival on Electoral Reform Issues

By Foday Sesay MONROVIA, 3 September – As the dialogue on electoral reform resonates with Liberians, iCampus has streamed three short films focusing on three key electoral reform issues. The films focused on issues such as the tenure of elected public officials, women in leadership, and the current date of election. It was supported by the Liberia Accountability and Voice Initiative’s electoral reform initiative, sponsored by USAID. iCampus is a shared co-working and community space for organizations working on technology, accountability, and social change in the country. The organization’s learning and communications manager who was also lead producer of the films, [...]

2019-09-03T00:00:00+00:003rd September 2019|

Speaking Truth to Power in Punjab Province

Sunlight is the best disinfectant. Yet there isn’t much sunlight being thrown on local government in Pakistan. The major media outlets focus their coverage on national politics or the big cities. As a result, people in rural areas lack a crucial lever to hold their local officials to account.  Enter the news site tumbhibolo, which launched an Urdu service in the fall of 2016 with the support of the Accountability Lab. The site recruits young people to cover local issues in three districts of Punjab province that are largely ignored by the national media. The goal: to equip citizens to speak [...]

2018-06-25T00:00:00+00:0025th June 2018|

Gang of cheerleaders!

Last week, the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) organised an event to celebrate Pakistan Day with emphasis on media’s role in the society. One of their main conclusions: Pakistan’s media is responsible for spreading doom and gloom in the society. The FPCCI is not alone in its critique. It is joined by many who sit in corporate offices, civil society organisations, cabinet division, government secretariats, and establishment circles alike. They are the kind of people who would probably echo Steven Pinker’s latest book “Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress.” In that book, [...]

2018-03-28T00:00:00+00:0028th March 2018|
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