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5 steps to curtail corruption in Pakistan

By: Pakistan Representative Fayyaz Yaseen and Executive Director Blair Glencorse. This blog post was originally published by the World Economic Forum. “What kind of Pakistan do we want for our children?”, a civil society activist asked recently. “It has to be an inclusive state which is fair, honest and open to everyone.” The promise of this future lies in an entire generation standing-up for accountability and holding those in power responsible for their actions. This is not easy, of course, but it is essential- and it can be done in Pakistan as it can in other countries in South Asia and beyond. At the [...]

2016-05-20T00:00:00+00:0020th May 2016|

How politics got in the way of needed Nepal earthquake relief

One year ago, the first of two massive earthquakes ripped through Nepal, killing more than 8,000 people. Some $4 billion of assistance was pledged to the rebuilding effort, but political gridlock and corruption have left the displaced survivors to largely fend for themselves. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports in partnership with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. HARI SREENIVASAN: But, first, one year ago today, a massive earthquake shook Nepal, killing more than 8,000 people. Some $4 billion dollars of assistance was pledged, but the rebuilding has been hampered by rugged conditions, poverty, and politics. Special correspondent Fred [...]

2016-04-25T00:00:00+00:0025th April 2016|

What’s the Best Way to Encourage Business Integrity?

By: Blair Glencorse, Executive Director of Accountability Lab. This blog post was originally published by GE Reports. To achieve accountability, businesses need to foster a culture of integrity. In recent years, significant efforts have been made to create global rules to prevent businesses from taking part in corruption, from the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the UK’s Bribery Act to the UN Convention Against Corruption. This is continuing to gain interest among policy makers, including the G8 and G20, while additional frameworks are being put in place to prevent tax evasion and related activities through which corporate interests can undermine the public [...]

2016-04-06T00:00:00+00:006th April 2016|

#CorruptionMustGo: Musicians Mobilize to Minimize Corruption in Liberia

By: Brooks Marmon, Accountability Lab Program Officer. This blog post was originally published by OSIWA. As Liberia enters its second decade of peace, its music industry continues to gain popularity. Artists like Takun J have a national following and have leveraged this platform to speak out against injustices at all levels of society. The Accountability Lab, an OSIWA partner, has been working with hip co (the genre of Liberian urban music) musicians in Liberia to promote integrity and combat corruption. With an overwhelmingly young population, almost half of Liberians are under the age of 18, Liberia’s hip co-stars are uniquely positioned [...]

2020-03-03T16:03:52+00:009th December 2015|

‘Corruption, Corruption’: Partnering with ‘Amaze’ to Promote Social Change Via Music Video

With the support of the Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA), the Accountability Lab and Amaze are pleased to announce the launch of a collaborative initiative to combat corruption in Liberia through the power of Hip co music. The centerpiece of the initiative, a music video for the track ’Corruption, Corruption’, will be complemented by a discussion on Hip co and accountability, and performances at high schools and universities in Monrovia and Buchanan. Produced by the Accountability Lab, the video for ‘Corruption, Corruption’ was filmed at the Ducor Hotel. Towering over Central Monrovia, the edifice, constructed in the 1950s, [...]

2015-10-14T00:00:00+00:0014th October 2015|

“I have to do what has to be done”: Leslie Lumeh and the Fight for Liberia’s Cultural Heritage

By: Brooks Marmon and Jim Tuttle, Accountability Lab in Monrovia, Liberia. This blog post was originally published as an article in Images Magazine, Edition 16. A Leslie Lumeh has been proclaimed “Liberia’s most celebrated artist” by CNN. A product of Booker Washington Institute, the visual artist has received accolades from wide and afar, with his works presented at exhibitions in Cote d’Ivoire, Gabon, South Africa, and the United States. His services are widely in demand by Liberia’s international partners, such as the UNICEF, the US Embassy, and the International Committee of the Red Cross. Stating that “I came to the earth as an artist”, Leslie notes that he began his career by [...]

2015-07-24T00:00:00+00:0024th July 2015|

Building Business Through Trust in Africa

By Blair Glencorse. Originally published on the GE Ideas Lab Blog. Blair Glencorse, Founder and Executive Director, The Accountability Lab, USA; Global Agenda Council on Transparency & Anti-Corruption at the World Economic Forum on Africa 2015 in Cape Town. Copyright by World Economic Forum / Jakob Polacsek There is no doubt that Africa’s success deserves to be recognized and celebrated. At the recent World Economic Forum on Africa, much was made of Africa’s clear and well-documented progress. FDI in the continent has more than tripled in the past 15 years for example, while GDP is expected to rise by over [...]

2015-06-22T00:00:00+00:0022nd June 2015|

Liberian Senate calls for more transparency over Ebola funds

This article was originally published by The Guardian. By Robtel Neajai Pailey and Blair Glencorse Liberia’s president, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, has told aid donors ‘we must shorten the road from commitment to cash’. Photograph: Issouf Sanogo/AFP/Getty Images Friday 26 September 2014 16.01 BSTLast modified on Thursday 2 February 2017 12.52 GMT Stately and unassuming, Liberia’s national Ebola taskforce coordinator James Dorbor Jallah announced at a press conference in late August that the government’s initial $5m (£3m) contribution to contain the disease had been spent. As he fumbled with the numbers in his expenditures report, the blogosphere exploded with queries about how all that [...]

2014-09-26T00:00:00+00:0026th September 2014|
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