An Arts Competition In Pakistan Promotes Accountability
A popular children’s arts competition in Pakistan uses its platform to educate children about civic responsibility and integrity with support from the Accountability Lab. […]
Integrity Idol: A Case Study In Naming and Faming
Drissa Goita has earned a reputation for punctuality and reliability among his colleagues. […]
Liberians In Mining Area Still Don’t Know Their Rights
People in Liberia’s Bea Mountain concession still don’t know their rights under a 2001 agreement to improve living standards for communities affected by mining activity, a new survey from Citizens Helpdesks found. […]
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, [...]
Idol Honor Carries High Expectations
It’s not easy being an Idol. In fact, it really changed life for one Malian public servant. […]
Flipping the script on corruption in South Africa
Corruption has been at the core of the national conversation in South Africa over the last few months. […]
New Report Shows Highlights From Our Nepal Incubator
Interested in learning more about our Accountapreneur program? Check out our new report on the Nepal Accountability Incubator. […]
Economist: Can a reality TV show discourage corruption?
Viewers from Nepal to Nigeria vote for the most honest civil servant. […]
Who will be South Africa’s First Integrity Idol?
Corruption Watch is one of the organisations supporting the Integrity Idol South Africa initiative, which has arrived in our country and will launch on 16 January in Braamfontein, Johannesburg. […]
Pakistan, UNDP join hands to curb corruption, increase accountability
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has entered into new partnerships with Pakistan to develop innovative solutions to end corruption and increase accountability. […]