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4 Principles of Collaborative Movement-building

Photo credit: Transparency International Indonesia By: Victoria Forsgate, Accountability Lab's Indonesia Country Representative. Today’s young people are some of the most connected and committed activists for accountability, transparency and citizen engagement we’ve seen for generations. In recent months, I’ve been scoping how Accountability Lab could support young people to build collaborative movements for change in Indonesia, where 26% of the population are 15-30 years old (that’s a massive 62 million people) and addressing corruption is increasingly a decisive issue for voters at election time. Connecting with youth activists, youth-led organisations and anti-corruption activists here has been inspiring, challenging [...]

2016-08-15T00:00:00+00:0015th August 2016|

5 Lessons Learned on Youth Involvement in the Accountability Movement

By: Anne Sophie Ranjbar, Associate Director Almost half of the global population is under the age of 25, so, as we try to create truly representative citizen engagement, youth must play a central role. At the GPSA's recent Global Partners Forum, we joined Save the Children and in leading a workshop on why and how youth are strategic stakeholders in social accountability efforts. In case you missed it, here are a few key insights gathered from our four years of working with youth on the ground: Youth are the key to changing culture and shifting norms. The only truly sustainable solution is to [...]

2016-06-06T00:00:00+00:006th June 2016|
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