Accountability Lab is a global translocal network that makes governance work for people by supporting active citizens, responsible leaders and accountable institutions. Our goal is a world in which resources are used wisely, decisions benefit everyone fairly, and people lead secure lives.
Accountability Lab is a global translocal network that makes governance work for people by supporting active citizens, responsible leaders and accountable institutions. Our goal is a world in which resources are used wisely, decisions benefit everyone fairly, and people lead secure lives.
WHAT WE DO
Accountability Lab’s flagship training program for young change-makers to build sustainable, effective tools for change.
A global campaign powered by citizens in search of exemplary government officials.
A pioneering community feedback and dialogue platform to ensure accountability in the development process.
Supportive, impactful member networks and co-working spaces for small and big nonprofits.
A conscious music campaign supporting musicians who advocate for greater representation, participation and accountability.
Channelling civil society voices into high-level decision-making at the C20, G20, and the Open Government Partnership for stronger accountability and open government.
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🛤️ ONE YEAR ON: Impacts of shrinking aid on local CSOs in the Global South
Our report captures the realities around institutional strain, ethical trade-offs, erosion of trust, and hard decisions about pivoting towards better funded issues.
Crucially, CSOs shared ...recommendations on how donors can best contribute to supporting the development ecosystem as it now stands:
🔲 Prioritise core, flexible, multi-year funding
🔲 Avoid incentivising mandate drift through funding design
🔲 Support representative joint advocacy and ecosystem-level infrastructure
🔲 Treat civic space protection as a funding priority
👓 Get into the details of the full report at the link in our bio
🛤️ ONE YEAR ON: Impacts of shrinking aid on local CSOs in the Global South
A report that captures the realities around institutional strain, ethical trade-offs, erosion of trust, and hard decisions about pivoting towards better funded issues.
Crucially, CSOs shared
🛤️ ONE YEAR ON: Impacts of shrinking aid on local CSOs in the Global South
Twenty two participants from small and medium-sized organisations have shared their lived experience, organizational decision-making, and the longer-term implications for civil society ecosystems one year on ...from last year's US government aid cuts.
Our report captures their realities around institutional strain, ethical trade-offs, erosion of trust, and hard decisions about pivoting towards better funded issues. It also explores how organizations are adapting, what they’re giving up to survive, and how prolonged instability is reshaping civil society ecosystems, often in irreversible ways.
Crucially, CSOs shared recommendations on how donors can best contribute to supporting the development ecosystem as it now stands:
🔲 Prioritise core, flexible, multi-year funding
🔲 Avoid incentivising mandate drift through funding design
🔲 Support representative joint advocacy and ecosystem-level infrastructure
🔲 Treat civic space protection as a funding priority
👓 Get into the details of the full report: https://bit.ly/4bB419H
📣 Accountability Lab is pleased to share that @Belovedchiweshe has been appointed as the Country Director of @accountlabzw.
Beloved succeeds McDonald Lewanika (@Makil), now Executive Director for Accountability Lab East & Southern Africa. With 15+ years in democracy, human
📣 Accountability Lab is pleased to share that @chiweshebeloved has been appointed as the Country Director of @accountlabzw.
Beloved succeeds @lewanikamcdonald, now Executive Director for Accountability Lab East & Southern Africa. With 15+ years in democracy, human rights, and ...governance, he brings deep institutional experience to the role.
🔗 Catch the full announcement at the link in our bio.
#MakingGovernanceWorkForThePeople #Leadership #Accountability #Zimbabwe
📣 Accountability Lab is pleased to share that Beloved Chiweshe has been appointed as the Country Director of @Accountability Lab Zimbabwe.
Beloved succeeds McDonald Lewanika, who stepped down in December 2025 to take on the role of Executive Director for @Accountability Lab East and ...Southern Africa (ALESA).
With over 15 years of experience in democracy, human rights, and governance programming, Beloved brings deep institutional knowledge, having previously served as Deputy Chief of Party for the New Narratives for Accountability in Zimbabwe programme and as Programmes and Campaigns Manager at Accountability Lab Zimbabwe.
We thank our partners, stakeholders, and the broader accountability ecosystem for their continued support and look forward to the next phase of Accountability Lab Zimbabwe’s work under Beloved’s leadership.
🔗 Read the full official announcement: https://bit.ly/3LXtbF3
#MakingGovernanceWorkForThePeople #Leadership #Accountability #Zimbabwe
🌱 While the old system has broken down and the new system has yet to emerge, we have an opportunity not just to respond to crisis, but to rebuild the connective tissue that allows societies to adapt, learn and govern themselves. And If philanthropy can fund that tissue –
🌱 While the old system has broken down and the new system has yet to emerge, we have an opportunity not just to respond to crisis, but to rebuild the connective tissue that allows societies to adapt, learn and govern themselves. And If philanthropy can fund that tissue – relationships, ...legitimacy, shared infrastructure – then everything else becomes possible.
In a recent conversation on effective philanthropy AL co-CEO Blair Glencorse joined sector experts to explore how donors, whether individuals, foundations, or corporations, can maximize their impact.
The conversation was hosted by the Center for High Impact Philanthropy to launch their High Impact Giving Toolkit which highlights how resilience is collective, and that no organization, donor, or government can go it alone.
▶️ Dive into the full discussion here: https://bit.ly/3NWjCGV
🌱 How are women shaping economic leadership in their communities?
As part of its project “For Effective Mining in Mali,” @accountlabML is supporting locally led initiatives that strengthen dialogue and accountability in mining-affected communities.
Led by Accountapreneur, ...Kia