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Accountability Lab Mali Director among 100 Most Influential Young Africans

Washington, September 25 – Accountability Lab is pleased to announce that our Mali Country Director Moussa Kondo has been chosen as a finalist for the 2019 “100 Most Influential Young Africans” ranking by the Africa Youth Awards. A statement from the organisation to Kondo read: “This nomination is an attestation to the works you have been engaged in and the impact it has had on young people across Africa and beyond. We hope this recognition will motivate you to continue your contributions towards the development of our dear continent, Africa.” Kondo has been nominated under the Leadership & Civil Society category, which this [...]

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

Accountability Lab Directors at the UN General Assembly

New York, September 23 – Accountability Lab is pleased to announce the involvement of two of its directors at the 74th United Nations General Assembly this week. The Lab’s Executive Director Blair Glencorse will speak at the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Action Zone at the UN headquarters on Wednesday, September 25, about the global impact of our public engagement campaign, Integrity Icon. Blair will address the importance of reframing the debate around corruption – especially in countries where graft is endemic – and how the campaign has managed to engage communities in processes that strengthen governance in South Asia, and [...]

2019-09-24T00:00:00+00:0024th September 2019|

A TV contest makes officials famous for doing good

This blog post was originally published by the Young African Leaders Initiative. The globally broadcast TV show Integrity Idol makes rock stars out of public officials who have done good. The show works like other prime-time televised contests but selects a winner not based on singing or dancing talent, but on how much he or she has done as a public official to help people. The contest creates “a national conversation about corruption and shows the importance of honesty, integrity and personal responsibility in public affairs,” said Kondo Moussa, who was involved with Integrity Idol while working at the Accountability [...]

2017-05-15T00:00:00+00:0015th May 2017|

Integrity Idol: Using fame to fight corruption in Mali

By: Charlotte Renfield-Miller. This blog post was originally published by IREX. Since the coup in 2012, Mali has been plagued by corruption, which has hindered the government’s ability to combat terrorism. Mandela Washington Fellow Kondo Moussa is having none of it—and he’s fighting back against corruption by turning honest leaders into rock stars with Integrity Idol. Mali established a constitutional government in early 2014, but the country faces difficulty in uniting its factions and establishing peace. The government is led by a small political elite driven primarily by self-interest. For example, President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta was accused of corruption during his [...]

2017-02-24T00:00:00+00:0024th February 2017|

Integrity Idol Mali : Le fonctionnaire le plus intègre au Mali sera connu le 23 décembre 2016 (French)

Le projet « Intégrity Idol Mali », lancé il y a quelques mois, est sur la bonne voie. Après l’étape des nominations et du tri des meilleurs dossiers, le jury sélectionnera d’ici la fin du mois d’octobre, les 5 nominés. Avant la fin d’année, le fonctionnaire le plus intègre au Mali sera connu. Pour contribuer à la lutte contre la corruption qui gangrène notre société, le directeur pays d’Acountability Lab Mali, Moussa Kondo a lancé la première édition du projet « Intégrity Idol » Mali. Il a pour objectif de célébrer les honnêtes agents de l’administration publique afin d’en faire une source d’inspiration pour [...]

2016-10-17T00:00:00+00:0017th October 2016|

Fight against corruption: Campaign to showcase honest officials in Mali

This article was originally published by Mali national daily Newspaper L'Essor, and was translated from French to English by the Accountability Lab team. "Integrity Idol" provides an open process of nomination, investigation, sorting, media final decided by a public vote. "Integrity Idol" is the name of a new anti-corruption project, which was launched on Saturday at the Onomo hotel in Bamako. The launch ceremony was attended by representatives of the embassies of the United States and Canada, Andrew Lee and Amadou Kane. "Integrity Idol", represented by Moussa Kondo in Mali, is a national field campaign, through online and traditional media, to celebrate and [...]

2016-05-31T00:00:00+00:0031st May 2016|
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