How We’re Using WhatsApp at the Lab

With 1.5 billion users in 180 countries, WhatsApp is a hard platform to ignore, especially for a global organization. We've long used multiple digital channels to communicate with our audiences during the various stages of our programs, with Whatsapp becoming a particularly powerful tool this year. Our mission at AL is to make governance work for people and this work involves supporting active citizens far and wide, especially in remote parts of the countries where we operate where access to reliable information and technology can be difficult.  WhatsApp is proving to be an essential tool for how we can reach [...]

2020-04-28T00:00:00+00:0028th April 2020|

Nigerian songstress Cill wins Accountability Music Awards

Lagos-based musician Chioma “Cill” Ogbonna has won the 2019 Accountability Music Awards, winning the most votes among the finalists who represent the best of socially-conscious music from across the African continent.  The 2019 Accountability Music Awards (AMAs) is a collaboration between Accountability Lab, the ONE Campaign and Trace Africa, that seeks to celebrate African musicians who use their voices to call for more transparency and accountability across the continent. Viewers learned about the campaign on Trace Naija, Trace Urban and Trace Africa and thousands voted for their favourite song focused on accountability, transparency and the fight against corruption. Cill,  whose [...]

2020-01-30T00:00:00+00:0030th January 2020|

Meet the brave filmmakers of Nepal’s Women Film Fellowship

Building upon Accountability Lab’s work to promote peace and accountability in communities and facilitate inclusive citizen feedback loops, with the N-peace award, the Lab seeks to empower women with the tools to raise their voice on key issues faced within their community. By Ashmita Sharma. One of the many reasons for women being vulnerable to disasters, conflict, and violence is the lack of ability to make their voices heard. To support these women with a platform for creatively and sustainable skills, Lab provided fellowship opportunity for 10 women filmmakers, who are at the beginning of their career, to create 5 [...]

2020-01-29T00:00:00+00:0029th January 2020|

Accountability Lab’s Staff of the Year for 2019

2019 has been filled with many highlights and many lessons, and through the Staff of the Year nomination process we were reminded of how our teams are our strongest assets. Among us we have wonderful ambassadors for our values, creative problem-solvers, and thoughtful network-builders. But, above all else, we are all privileged to work with people who truly care about good governance and the communities where we work. We are proud to share the Staff of the Year 2019 winners with you!   Liberia: John Kamma - Director of the Citizen Bureau For listening and co-creating solutions for the challenges faced by [...]

2019-12-24T00:00:00+00:0024th December 2019|

Liberian Hipco stars release Integrity Icon song

Two of the Liberian hipco music scene's biggest names, Amaze Yor and Beat Master, have collaborated with Accountability Lab to produce a song for our flagship Integrity Icon programme in Liberia. The two artists are currently Hipco Accountability Ambassadors who mentor other underground artists to create music for social change. Hipco is a genre of dance music that blends hip-hop, R&B and traditional Liberian music with lyrics in colloquial dialects spoken in Liberia. Amaze said he has always wanted to use music for social change and has been producing social change songs for six years now. Listen to the song [...]

2019-12-10T00:00:00+00:0010th December 2019|

ONE-Accountability Lab Partner with Trace Africa to Launch 2019 Accountability Music Awards

As the world commemorates International Anti-Corruption Day, ONE and Accountability Lab have partnered with continental Pop giants, Trace Africa, to launch the 2019 Accountability Music Awards. The awards celebrate the African musicians who use their voice to call for more transparency and accountability in Africa. Viewers on Trace Naija, Trace Urban and Trace Afrique, will be able to vote for their favourite song focused on the fight against corruption in our communities. African citizens consistently place corruption amongst their top concerns, and report having lost faith in many key institutions, including legislatures, police, courts, and national electoral commissions. According to [...]

2019-12-09T00:00:00+00:009th December 2019|

Disinformation, Fake News and Integrity Icon

The world was a different place when we launched our Integrity Icon campaign five years ago. If we think of changes in everything from political leadership to cultural or social trends - the things we were supporting, reading or listening to in 2014 are probably not the same today. Integrity Icon was even known as Integrity Idol - and functioned in a different space.  These trends have been top-of-mind for us due to recent incidents that have tested the Lab’s processes. By Global Communications Director Sheena Adams   The Integrity Icon campaign begins with public nominations early in the year and [...]

2019-11-27T00:00:00+00:0027th November 2019|

“We Have the Power” to Reform Our Electoral Laws

“We can all say there is a need to have more women in the electoral process; we want to have more women in leadership; we think women can do better,” said iCampus Manager Luther Jeke. But the question is, how do you get more people to hear what you say? That’s where Rap2Rep, a music competition run in partnership with Accountability Lab and iLab Liberia, comes in. Rap2Rep is a one of a kind competition that provides a platform for performers “to shape the future of the country through song.” It began on a small scale in 2016, and has [...]

2019-09-25T00:00:00+00:0025th September 2019|

Accountability Lab at the World Economic Forum on Africa

CAPE TOWN, 4 September - Accountability Lab Director Blair Glencorse will participate in two panels at the World Economic Forum on Africa in Cape Town on Thursday, September 5. Both themes are resonant to South Africa today - ‘New Solutions to Tackle Corruption’ and ‘Justice by Design’. Technology is understandably a significant theme again at WEF and its role in addressing corruption is under the spotlight. The first panel (1.30pm SAST, CTICC2, xChange) looks at innovative tech solutions to prevent, detect and prosecute corruption, and increase transparency. "Technology too often becomes the goal - we need to step back, understand [...]

2019-09-04T00:00:00+00:004th September 2019|

The Struggle for Gender Accountability in Pakistan

Naeema Butt is a social entrepreneur from Pakistan, who has been working for the past 11 years to improve gender equity in Pakistan. In particular, her work in the arts is trying to portray how difficult it can be for women to break into certain industries in the country. Naeema’s journey began when she faced harassment and discrimination in her personal and professional life as a young woman from a conservative family, and also as a female soccer player. It was an uphill battle of finding herself and pursuing her dreams. These painful experiences are what fuelled her struggle and [...]

2025-03-24T08:01:18+00:009th August 2019|
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