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Building a new accountability narrative in Liberia

From helping shape national conversations to using technology to bolster election integrity, AL Liberia's programs are focused on building accountability in diverse ways. We sat down with AL Liberia's Country Director, Lawrence Yealue, to better understand their deep civic engagement work. Voter education wins In 2023, AL Liberia had a clear mission: to equip Liberians with the knowledge and tools needed for a peaceful electoral process. Projects focused on civic and voter education across six strategic counties. Over 800,000 people were reached via community radio and we engaged a further 363,545 people via social media, amplifying messages of non-violence and [...]

2024-07-26T14:45:20+00:0017th July 2024|

Yuguelito: Housing, Self-Governance & Accountability

Access to decent housing is emerging as one of Mexico's significant global challenges. This is especially true after the COVID-19 pandemic, which saw increased speculation and a wave of global north digital nomads that favored the country's urban centers. However, the housing crisis is not a new issue. In Mexico, housing is deemed a private investment opportunity and not a right. Existing public policies aren’t focused on providing housing, but instead, they’re focused on favoring the real estate market. While it is true that decades ago, large social housing projects were put in place, and public policies focused on granting [...]

2024-06-27T11:46:33+00:0027th June 2024|

Yuguelito: Vivienda, Autogestión y Rendición de Cuentas

El acceso a una vivienda digna se perfila como uno de los grandes retos del futuro en México y el mundo, especialmente tras la pandemia COVID-19, en la que lo que ya se pronosticaba para el mercado inmobiliario, ocurrió de forma acelerada por el incremento de, entre otros factores, la especulación y la ola de nómadas digitales del norte global que favorecieron el proceso de gentrificación de los centros urbanos del país. Pero la crisis de la vivienda no es nueva en un país donde las políticas públicas existentes no están centradas en el derecho a la vivienda, sino que [...]

2024-06-27T10:51:08+00:0027th June 2024|

Pakistan’s labor quandary: comprehensive reforms and human rights protection needed

Labor Day is celebrated on May 1st and commemorates the 1886 Haymarket Affair in Chicago, United States of America, where many workers lost their lives fighting for eight-hour workdays. In response to this historical event, Pakistan has adopted this day as a public holiday. Every year, newspapers across the country display a picture of a laborer carrying bricks in the scorching heat, a kiln worker with a miserable expression, a security guard on the brink of exhaustion, or a sanitary worker staring at the camera lens with lifeless eyes. However, although it is a widely recognized holiday, most daily-wage laborers [...]

2023-12-18T16:33:24+00:0012th December 2023|

CSOs, academia, and youth representatives join forces to fight corruption

Despite the world’s advancements, ongoing corruption impedes progress, affecting people’s fundamental needs. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) estimates that Africa will lose $88.6 billion (3.7% of Africa’s GDP) annually to illicit financial flows. Corruption diverts resources from critical social initiatives like education and healthcare and marginalizes groups from playing an active role in society and governance.  To support the fight against corruption, representatives from civil society, academia, and youth agencies have formulated recommendations at a regional dialogue organized by the UNODC through its Global Resource for Anti-Corruption Education and Youth Empowerment (GRACE) Initiative. The event took [...]

2023-08-14T12:26:01+00:0010th July 2023|

Gov-HER-Nance: A Feminist Approach to Governance, Accountability, and Climate Justice

Somaya Jalari is a 70-year-old fisherwoman who, like many generations before her, has been fishing and boating on the Phewa Lake all her life. She has seen various changes taking place in Phewa Lake in her lifetime. For instance, the local and indigenous fish species are no longer available in the lake. Consequently, women and men like her who depend on the Lake have to buy new species of hatchlings from their savings and leave them in the water. Furthermore, the water has been heavily polluted by floods, weeds, and plastics which has negatively affected biotic life.  Somaya says, “I [...]

2023-08-14T12:33:13+00:004th July 2023|

Meet the Hackers

By Sara Hoenes In July 2022, Accountability Lab with support from the U.S. Department of State and in partnership the Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE), launched HackCorruption, a people-powered hackathon designed to develop innovative solutions for greater transparency and accountability. The first regional event was held in Johannesburg, South Africa, and brought together 100 participants from six Southern and Central African countries.  After a competitive judging process, five teams were selected as winners. Each winning team received project funding, continued training and mentorship, and an invitation to the HackCorruption Boot Camp.  The event drew a particularly diverse group of  [...]

2023-01-20T16:14:23+00:0020th January 2023|

Lack of inclusive governance fuelling insecurity – NGO’s allege

Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) have claimed that the lack of inclusion and collective governance mechanisms which have caused grievances among Nigerians for years led to the state of insecurity in the country. The NGOs made this known on Saturday in Abuja at the Summit for Democracy Roundtable organised by Save the Children International (SCI) in partnership with Accountability Lab. Speaking at the event, the Strategic Communications Manager for Accountability Lab Nigerian Office, Mr. Suleiman Murkthar said now more than ever, young children and youths should take a stand in matters that concern national interest and how they shape the nation. He [...]

2022-10-27T09:17:56+00:0023rd October 2022|

Doussouba Konaté appointed as interim Country Director for Accountability Lab Mali

Washington DC, 5 August 2022 - We’re proud to announce that Doussouba Konaté has been appointed as the interim Country Director for Accountability Lab Mali. Doussouba has been an essential part of the Lab’s global family for four years, having first joined in 2018 as a Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Officer for AL Mali and Niger. She later joined the AL Global team in 2020 as a Program Officer, supporting the programming in Mali, Niger, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Guinea-Bissau. Doussouba holds a Master's Degree in International Relations from the University of Montreal and returned to Mali after many [...]

2022-08-05T12:52:10+00:005th August 2022|

AL 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 its staff members from Nepal and Liberia appointed to join the newly established YouthLED Integrity Advisory Board for the Global Resource for Anti-Corruption Education and Youth Empowerment (GRACE) initiative of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). Parnneh Mallobe from Liberia and Prekkshya [...]

2022-04-14T08:53:21+00:0014th April 2022|
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