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Capacity Building for the HipCo Accountability Network

‘Voice to Represent’ (Voice2Rep) is Accountability Lab’s pioneering and reformative musical campaign and advocacy platform that promotes issues around integrity, accountability and good governance through the lenses of a more equal participation and greater representation across Liberia. Its goal is for young and undiscovered artists to build their knowledge, skills and get the connections they need to improve their music and use it to advocate for social change. Hip-Co Accountability network on the other hand is a group on young national artists (male and female) who consider themselves ‘conscious musicians’, using a mixture of ‘hip-hop’ music and the Liberian ‘colokwa’ [...]

2022-03-18T11:05:40+00:008th February 2022|

Nominate conscious music artists for the Accountability Music Awards

Music is an essential way to get citizens involved in anti-corruption reform by shifting norms and behaviors. For many African citizens, corruption is one of the most serious challenges they face. Many reports show citizens are losing faith in governments and institutions as a result, making it a serious problem in need of solutions. The Accountability Music Awards (AMA) are a collaboration between Accountability Lab, the ONE Campaign, the African Union and Trace Africa. They honor musicians on the continent for their activism through music and elevated their crucial work to a wider audience. We're excited to announce that nominations [...]

2021-10-15T06:51:12+00:008th October 2021|

Accountability Music Awards opens nominations for 2021

Nominations have officially opened for the 2021 Accountability Music Awards (AMAs). The 2021 AMAs are a collaboration between Accountability Lab, the ONE Campaign and the African Union to honour African musicians whose music calls out the vice of corruption or advocates for good governance through the fight against corruption. By providing a platform for conscious musicians, the AMAs aim to galvanise citizens in demanding greater transparency and accountability from institutions, corporations and the African citizenry. The campaign also recognises the critical role that music can play in getting citizens involved in anti-corruption reform by shifting norms and behaviours. Nominations can be submitted [...]

2021-10-11T10:50:15+00:007th October 2021|

Mali: Accountability Lab engagé dans la consolidation de la démocratie et du vivre ensemble à travers le projet ‘’Accountability film school’’

Du 27 septembre au 02 octobre 2021, six boursiers ont suivi une formation dans le cadre de Accountability film school, un projet de Accountability Lab Mali et financé par National Endowment for Democracy (NED). Le 2 Octobre 2021, les boursiers ont présenté un film à la presse qu’ils ont réalisé à l’issue de leur formation. C’était au siège de Accountability Lab Mali. Accountability film school vise à renforcer les capacités des jeunes et à faire une sensibilisation accrue des citoyens et des détenteurs de pouvoir à un leadership responsable pour la consolidation de la démocratie, le vivre ensemble, l’alternance politique, [...]

2021-10-11T12:59:20+00:005th October 2021|

Moussa Kondo : « Plus jamais, l’organisation des élections ne doit être comme un jeu d’enfants… »

La formation des lauréats du programme Accountability film school a pris fin, ce 2 octobre 2021, à  l’issue de cours théoriques et pratiques sur la production cinématographique, dans les locaux de l’ONG, à Magnabougou. Les travaux ont été sanctionnée par la présentation d’un film produit pas les lauréats, preuve de l’assimilation des cours dispensés par les encadreurs professionnels. La cérémonie, qui a regroupé les candidats de Bamako et des régions retenus à l’issue du processus de sélection rigoureuse, a aussi enregistré la présence des responsables de l’ONG Accountability-Lab-Mali, notamment, Moussa Kondo et Souleymane K. Bouaré ; Dramane Fofana, directeur du projet [...]

2021-10-11T12:51:45+00:004th October 2021|

Marvellous Tshuma – The Queen of baTonga

Written by Upenyu Makoni-Muchemwa People living with disabilities (PLWDs) face multiple and complex challenges in Zimbabwe. As well as the challenges unique to their disability, people living with disabilities also face social and structural exclusion leading to negative stereotyping and stigmatisation and are less likely to participate in most social activities and governance processes. The same challenges also affect people from ethnic minorities that have been marginalised from State-led development for many years. At the nexus of these challenges is 2020 Voice2Rep Zimbabwe Finalist Marvellous Tshuma, stage name Marve Tee, a young woman from Binga, and a member of the [...]

2022-02-08T09:52:15+00:003rd September 2021|

Voice2Rep winner sets sights on ground-breaking foundation

BARELY a year after being announced as the Voice To Represent (Voice2Rep) Zimbabwe inaugural winner last year, gospel signer, Sarah Yvette Bonne is already working on establishing an art-based foundation for women. Bonne, who is behind the song Hear Me Now, has set her sights on establishing the Artistic Women's Foundation (AWF) as a means of empowering women to realise their dreams in the arts industry. She wants to give women aged 16 years and above a chance to make something of their talents. Be it musicians, poetesses, choreographers or actresses, all will be catered for in her soon-to-be-established non-profit [...]

2021-08-25T12:53:02+00:0018th August 2021|

Appel à Candidature à Accountability Film School Fellowship

Accountability Lab RDC (AL RDC ASBL) est une organisation non gouvernementale qui met la gouvernance au service des citoyens en encourageant les gouvernants, les institutions responsables et en soutenant les citoyens et les communautés actives à combattre les antivaleurs : la corruption, la fraude, la discrimination, etc.  Dans le cadre du programme ‘’Building Integrity in RDC’’ financé par le Département d’Etat américain des Etats-unis à travers Accountability Lab Global, nous réimaginons la manière de renforcer la redevabilité pour soutenir un monde dans lequel les ressources sont utilisées de manière judicieuse, les décisions profitent à tous de manière équitable et les gens [...]

2021-07-20T15:55:49+00:0020th July 2021|

PRESS RELEASE: National Endowment for Democracy Supports Democracy Concert in Four Counties

Accountability Lab Liberia, in partnership with the National Endowment for Democracy, launched a Voice2Rep (formerly Rap2Rep) tour and concert in four locations – Gbarnga, Bong; Buchanan, Grand Bassa; Monrovia, Montserrado; and Ganta, Nimba – as part of conscious efforts to spread civic education messages to the youth and citizens in these areas around elections participation and related issues. The concert aimed to present creative ways of educating the youth and citizens of their roles and responsibilities during and after elections periods, emphasizing the need to engage with political and aspiring candidates that want to be elected to public offices of [...]

2021-06-24T06:51:06+00:0018th June 2021|

Call for Submission of Ideas: Virtual Media Caravan in Pakistan

Call for Submission of Ideas - Urdu  Aa part of Accountability Lab Pakistan’s Coronavirus CivActs Campaign, the team is launching a Virtual Media Caravan to receive idea submissions from passionate journalists, bloggers and Youtuber content creators centered on the theme of building resilience against COVID-19. Over the past several months, AL Pakistan has taken various actions and developed creative ideas to try and build resilience in the challenging times of the coronavirus pandemic. Now, you too can take part in this creative process! If you are an inspiring journalist, blogger and/or Youtuber dedicated to fighting the hopelessness that comes with [...]

2021-05-05T06:58:00+00:004th May 2021|
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