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iCampus Launches Liberia Learning Awards 2020

Liberia Learning Awards 2020 has been launched in Monrovia, with more than thirty-five guests in attendance on January 22, 2020. As the first-of-its-kind development initiative to build a vibrant learning community, the learning awards program is an approach to share ideas around learning so that organizations can learn from each other about how they can effectively collect data and use the information for adaptation and improvement in their work. The program thus seeks to build on the nascent learning community, by developing a network of engaged, connected learning advocates from across government and civil society. Overseen by an expert panel [...]

2020-07-07T20:08:00+00:004th February 2020|

Learning as we grow

We view reflection and course-correction as fundamental to our organizational development at the Lab. As a part of our team learning mechanism, Accountability Lab Nepal introduced quarterly reviews (QR) to reflect on the impact of our programs. Soni Khanal explains how the Nepal team is conducting these reviews   These quarterly reviews (QR) provide a platform for the team to evaluate their work, timeline, individual and team responsibilities and also identify gaps on both human and financial resources. They also assist in collecting feedback for improvements, identifying results and impact, and enhancing critical thinking among the team members. The learnings from [...]

2019-06-12T00:00:00+00:0012th June 2019|

Peace Incubator Established At Muhammad Nawaz Sharif University of Agriculture

This article was originally published by Pakistan Point. In collaboration with the Accountability Lab, a Peace Incubator has been established at the Muhammad Nawaz Sharif University of Agriculture (MNSUA). According to a handout issued here Friday, started as a pilot project, the two organizations will engage and train at least three cohorts of 25 students each and at least 10 faculty members in helping them build the skills for innovation, creativity, and social entrepreneurship around peace promotion and conflict mitigation. The broader concept behind the incubator is to orient the students about importance of promotion of a peace oriented eco-system [...]

2021-03-16T18:19:37+00:0015th October 2016|

Accountability Lab and Business Start Up Center (BSC) Monrovia partner to develop “Social Impact Tours” of Liberia

The Accountability Lab and BSC Monrovia are pleased to announce a partnership to develop social impact tours of Liberia. The tours will provide visitors to Liberia with alternative perspectives on Liberian society which go well beyond traditional tourism; generate a learning experience with important insights into developmental projects that work; and build relationships with Liberians for positive economic change. Participants on the tour will visit a variety of social entrepreneurs in Monrovia through tailored one or two day itineraries. The tours will include a boat ride with Olisco Kayea and his team of mechanics who build water taxis out of [...]

2013-12-11T00:00:00+00:0011th December 2013|

Putting local justice first in Liberia

By: Blair Glencorse and Anne Sophie Lambert. This blog post was originally published by the Local First Blog. For many Liberians living in the low-income, high-density neighborhoods of Monrovia, life is a daily struggle. Land disputes, drug problems, domestic abuse, and a lack of basic services, among other issues, are pervasive. When citizens face legal challenges, the lack of legitimacy, affordability, accessibility and timeliness of the formal justice system often prevents any feasible recourse. Extensive bureaucratic red tape coupled with transportation and legal costs, lawyer fees, and opportunity costs of foregone work make the justice system not only physically but [...]

2013-11-14T00:00:00+00:0014th November 2013|
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