Accountability Lab

🌍 In this week's global roundup! 🇳🇬 Accountability Lab Nigeria held a 2-day sensitization workshop for community frontline advocates in oil-producing communities to advocate for the benefits of the Host Community Development Trust Fund that communities are entitled to. According to the Petroleum Industry Act in the country, companies are responsible for contributing 3% of their operating expenditure to the Fund. 🇳🇵Accountability Lab Nepal brought a number of civil society organizations together to conduct a comprehensive study on Youth Political Participation in the country. The working group's approach will include policy analysis, evaluating existing initiatives, engaging stakeholders to create solution-oriented strategies, and monitoring the implementation of proposed solutions. 🇿🇼 Accountability Lab Zimbabwe hosted a vibrant online discussion on accountability of public funds in the country following the launch of the Auditor General's report. Guests and listeners shared their concerns around the most critical accountability issues in the report, but also some solutions such as capacitating public service officials where there are gaps in knowledge.

📣 Exciting news! Accountability Lab Nepal has partnered with the ERCAS - European Research Centre for Anti-Corruption and State-Building for the 2024 update of the Transparency Index (T-Index). Learn more here: https://bit.ly/4cIIdXn. The T-Index is a vital tool that evaluates both the legal and operational transparency of governments through its de jure and de facto components. It highlights gaps in transparency policy implementation and enables cross-country comparisons. This comprehensive view helps define best practices and create roadmaps for effective transparency policies. The T-Index relies on contributions from public agencies, civil society organizations, and individuals. Their feedback, received through a crowdsourcing process, helps monitor the state of public transparency in the 143 countries evaluated by the tool. Following the 2023 global report publication (https://bit.ly/4cGp1cE), which involved over 60 public and private institutions, an updated version of the T-Index will be released in the second half of this year. Narayan Adhikari, Accountability Lab Nepal Country Director, will steer the process in Southeast Asia and the Pacific, connecting and engaging with contributors from all over the region. 📣 Contributions are needed to make this year's T-Index a success! ➡️ Public agencies, civil society organizations, and individuals are all invited to provide feedback through the online form here: https://bit.ly/3Sdawor or by contacting [email protected]. ➡️ To facilitate contributions, a questionnaire is available at the end of the T-Index methodology page for feedback submission. Contributions will be received during July and August 2024 and will be acknowledged here: https://bit.ly/46b63ID

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Learn about Accountability Lab Liberia's efforts to strengthen governance through transparency and integrity campaigns and deep civic engagement. From shaping national conversations to using technology to bolster election integrity, their programs are focused on creating a better future for citizens. Read about their impactful work in our latest interview with AL Liberia Country Director, Lawrence Yealue: https://bit.ly/4cHaQUI #Governance #CivicEngagement #Leadership #Impact

🎙️ Podcast | Accountability Lab Nigeria's Country Director Odeh Friday joined the Chatham House Africa Programme's podcast with Leena Koni Hoffmann-Atar PhD, and Raj Patel (University of Pennsylvania) on 'Tackling perceptions of corruption in Nigeria' The enlightening discussion uncovers complexities behind corrupt actions as they relate to social and behavioural factors, and why a clear understanding of motivations behind these actions are vital when trying to shift norms and behaviours. 🎧 Listen on your platform of choice: Soundcloud: https://bit.ly/3Woi2PR Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3W38AA9 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3zM9r0D #IntegrityIcon #IntegrityInnovationLab

🇱🇷 Accountability Lab Liberia's 2023 Annual Report is here! Did you know that AL Liberia engaged a total of 804,892 listeners through community radio broadcasts? From voter education to civic engagement, see how they fostered community participation and democratic values. 👓 Read the report here: https://lnkd.in/dZmRAdGB #governance #accountability #annualreport

AL Co-CEO Cheri-Leigh Erasmus is joining USAID for their virtual DRG Policy Launch Event on July 18 with The Wilson Center. This event will show how USAID and partners are addressing new and emerging threats to democratic development. This includes efforts to counter corruption, information manipulation, and attacks on reformers and democracy champions. Register here to join us - https://bit.ly/3VWx6Tu Also speaking are USAID Administrator Samantha Power, National Democratic Institute (NDI) President Tamara Cofman Wittes, Ambassador Mark Green, President & CEO of The Wilson Center; Shannon Green, Assistant to the Administrator at the Bureau for Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance; and Mounir Ibrahim, Chief Communications Officer and Head of Public Affairs, at Truepic.

We're at the UN in New York this week for the 2024 High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development. Our Co-CEO and Open Government Partnership Co-Chair Blair Glencorse will speak on a panel tomorrow on how to digitize the SDGs, enhance transparency and accountability, and address information gaps. He is joining moderator, Laura Neuman, Senior Advisor at The Carter Center and also AL global board member. Join the livestream at 1pm ET here - https://lnkd.in/gSQG-gAF 🎤 Speakers also include: - Kanbar Hossein Bor, Head of the Democratic Governance and Media Freedom Department, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (UK) - Blanca Lilia Ibarra Cadena Cadena, Commissioner, National Institute for Transparency, Access to Information, and Personal Data Protection of México - Ibrahim Seaga Shaw, Chairman and Information Commissioner, Access to Information Commission of Sierra Leone 🗓️ The event is scheduled for 16 July 2024 at 1:00 p.m. in Conference Room 8 at the UN Headquarters in New York. The welcoming address will be delivered by H.E. Ambassador Michael Imran Kanu, SJD, Permanent Representative of Sierra Leone to the UN, with opening remarks by Kenyeh Barlay, Minister of Planning and Economic Development, Sierra Leone, and Tawfik Jelassi, Assistant Director-General for Communication and Information, UNESCO. #HLPF #UN

🌍 In this week's global roundup! 🇳🇬 Accountability Lab Nigeria joined activists, CSOs and citizens in calling for the release of 25 journalists, urging police to respect rights to freedom of speech and freedom overall. 🇨🇩 Accountability Lab RDC hosted a film masterclass for budding filmmakers who wanted to sharpen their skills, enrich their understanding of filmmaking, and connect with industry professionals. Film fellowship alumnus Amida Balega joined a range of professionals who shared their skills and experience on writing, directing, distribution, and networking. 🇿🇼 Accountability Lab Zimbabwe's Voice2Rep cohort launched their album Zvirimumoyo saying 'Whether you're into soulful melodies or energetic beats, this album has something for everyone.' 🎧 Give it a listen: https://apple.co/3zOTTZQ

AL's regional office for South & East Africa and Accountability Lab South Africa joined young people from over 20 countries for the Democracy Moves annual conference in Nairobi. The coalition brings youth organizations together as movement towards more just and participatory democracies. This year's conference explored innovation in evolving civic and governance space and young people's place in that evolution. AL's Funeka Manzi and Makomborero Carl Muropa with Restless Development discussed how effective CSOs' advocacy has been in promoting youth political participation in Africa, especially in this bumper election year. The discussion emphasized the critical need for CSOs to engage youth throughout the election cycle, and not only as voters but as political office holders.