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Liberia’s Accountability Incubator 2020 Cohort

AL Liberia has started their Accountability Incubator cohort for 2020, which includes radio journalist Naway Gumeh who's working on a show called "The Brumm" that flags issues of corruption and interviews guests who promote accountability and speak out against graft. We also have Kou A. Dahn whose Youth Peace Initiative aims to transform the way Liberian youths engage with elections and challenge argumentative approaches in favour of cooperative solutions. Mwasnoh Tuan is the Founder and Executive Director of the Mwasnoh Tuan Foundation, which provides support, mentorship, training, scholarships and health education to vulnerable women, boys and girls in rural and urban communities. As an Accountapreneur, she is eager [...]

2020-07-07T20:00:54+00:002nd March 2020|

Nigeria’s Accountability Incubator 2020 Cohort

Accountability Lab Nigeria has selected ten accountapreneurs for the 2020 cohort of their accountability incubator program involved in a variety of fields from investigative journalism and advocacy filmmaking to developing community leaders and assessing the environmental impact of extractive industries. Honey-Ann Ndubuisi is a lawyer turned filmmaker. She believes that film is a powerful tool for advocacy and has spent the last three years building her capacity in filmmaking. Her debut film "Numb" addresses the issue of child abuse. It was screened at various film festivals including African International Film Festival (AFRIFF), Eko International Film Festival and Abuja International Film Festival. [...]

2020-07-07T20:03:10+00:002nd March 2020|

Pakistan’s Accountability Incubator 2020 Cohort

Accountability Lab Pakistan has selected ten accountapreneurs for the 2020 cohort of their accountability incubator program and have worked hard to ensure they represent a wide cross section of Pakistani society in terms of both region and gender. The incubator is the lab’s flagship program for young civil society leaders to build sustainable, effective tools for accountability, participation and social impact in their societies. Jayaa Jaggi is serving as a core team member of Youth Advocacy Council and Team Lead at E-Hands. She is the co-founder of Roshan Soch, a non-profit that aims to provide quality education to underprivileged students [...]

2020-02-27T00:00:00+00:0027th February 2020|

Digital innovation for social change

AL Nepal accountapreneur, Surendra Koirala, explains how the apps he’s developing as an ‘accountability entrepreneur’ are impacting civic engagement. Interview by Cheri-Leigh Erasmus Surendra Koirala (26) says he was 19-years-old when he started thinking about how to use technology - a topic he’s long been passionate about - to solve some of the worrying social problems in Nepal. A keen technology student and enthusiast, he knew there was a way that tech tools could be used to bridge damaging communication gaps between government officers and the public. “I feel strongly attached to my Nepali identity and the need to take [...]

2020-07-07T20:07:21+00:0019th February 2020|

Accountability Incubator Impact Report 2019 – Pakistan

The 2019 Accountability Incubator Impact Report for Pakistan is based on data collected from exit interviews conducted in March 2019 with accountapreneurs from both program cohorts in 2016 and 2017. Data was also collated from an impact survey conducted with both the 2018 and 2019 cohorts in July 2019. Out of 12 alumni, 6 people participated in our Exit interviews with a further 6 accountapreneneurs participating in our impact survey. The Accountability Incubator is a training and support program for young civil society leaders who have creative ideas for promoting accountability in their communities. Each year, Accountability Lab selects “accountapreneurs” [...]

2022-11-10T06:46:27+00:0021st October 2019|

Safe workplaces for women in Pakistan

One of our Pakistan accountapreneurs, Maria Mahmood, is making great strides with her project that is encouraging the proper implementation of the country's anti-harassment legislation to keep women safe. By Bakhtawar Khalid Growing up in a single parent household, Maria’s long been inspired by her mother’s tenacity and struggles and always wanted to work for the empowerment of women.  During her university years she identified sexual harassment as the leading cause of low female literacy and of women not being able to work in diverse work environments. She explains: “I am passionate about working on the issue of sexual harassment [...]

2019-08-21T00:00:00+00:0021st August 2019|

New Podcast: Fiscal Transparency in Liberia

We sat down with a few of our Accountapreneurs in Monrovia, Liberia - inspiring social entrepreneurs who are participating in our incubator programme. Janet Kamara, of iCampus Liberia, unpacks the themes of fiscal governance and transparency in their work. Fiscal transparency in Monrovia  

2019-07-16T00:00:00+00:0016th July 2019|

Why Business in Pakistan Needs To Build a Culture of Integrity in 2019

Each coming year, new business opportunities are identified; but, these opportunities also bring new challenges, especially in our fast-paced, technologically-driven societies where trust is eroding and regulatory authorities are weak. […]

2019-01-23T00:00:00+00:0023rd January 2019|

Tootling around Kathmandu

By Iona Eckstein, Accountability Lab Fellow After living in Nepal for several weeks, it has become increasingly apparent that the best way to get around the congested city is through a ridesharing app called ‘Tootle’ - think Uber for motorbikes! The app allows you to choose your pick up and drop off location, before calculating your ride fare. A Tootle partner then selects your journey, and within minutes you are weaving through traffic jams on the back of a motorbike towards your destination. Sixit Bhatta - the man behind the rideshare company - found a gap in the market for [...]

2018-09-17T00:00:00+00:0017th September 2018|
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