Naming and Faming as a Strategy for Tackling Corruption in Nigeria.
Inspired Youth Network is a not-for-profit organisation based in Lagos, Nigeria that supports young people to demand accountability and transparency through capacity building and policy advocacy. Transparency International (TI) in its Corruption Perception Index (CPI) 2018 ranked Nigeria in 144th position out of 180 countries as against the 148th position and 136th […]
How to Balance for Better: Advancing Gender Equality through Accountability Practices
Today, people around the world are celebrating International Women’s Day (IWD), marking the achievements of women over the years and the progress we have made towards equal rights and opportunities. At the same time, this is a day to acknowledge how far we still have to go, as we continue to overcome barriers in the […]
Digitisation and The Future of Accountability Reporting
Kumi Naidoo, the current Secretary General for Amnesty International, wrote in a 2003 address to the UN that “The age of ‘blind faith’ in institutions is over. We have entered the age of ‘accountability’: the processes by which institutions are made responsible to external audiences and constituencies are now the subject of intense and ongoing attention.” […]
How dynamic is our accountability to stakeholders?
On behalf of Y Care International, I was fortunate to be able to participate in Accountable Now’s 2018 Workshop on Dynamic Accountability. Over the course of 2.5 days, participants from CSOs in the global North and South explored the concept of Dynamic Accountability and how it could effectively be put into practice. The concept demands […]
Dynamic Accountability Week: Recap & Learnings
From 12th to 16th November 2018, the Global Standard launched its first Dynamic Accountability Week (DAW) giving Project Partners the opportunity to showcase the Global Standard with events and activities which aimed to spark conversations on Dynamic Accountability and how it is transforming accountability in the civil society sector. This week proved to be an exciting one for accountability as DAW took place alongside the Global Accountability Week, […]
Turning data-driven accountability into meaningful action for civil society
*All views and statements represent those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of Accountable Now. Are we representing and amplifying the right voices? Are our programmes and campaigns geographically inclusive? How can we support our vision with actual data in order to make good strategic decisions? These are some of the […]
Thinking about how to measure your organisation’s accountability? …then read on, because this blog post is for you!
*All views and statements represent those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of Accountable Now. This blog was originally published by CIVICUS. The Resilient Roots Accountability Initiative is working with 15 partners to help them design and rollout year-long accountability projects and document the factors which seem to help boost or hinder their […]
Appetite, Buzzwords and Capacity Gaps
*All views and statements represent those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of Accountable Now. This blog was originally published by CIVICUS. The Resilient Roots initiative recently launched two open calls to find pilot projects around the world which will test the hypothesis that organisations that are more accountable and responsive to their […]
Resilient Roots: Debunking the Myths around Primary Constituent Accountability
*All views and statements represent those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of Accountable Now. When you are passionate about something and join others to work on it collectively, you quickly start to develop your own group language. You start using jargon and acronyms. This is a central part of creating a […]
Dynamic Accountability for Increased Resilience
This blog first appeared on the Balkan Civil Society Development Network website. Shrinking Civic Space and the Crisis of CSO Legitimacy Recent times have seen an alarming rise of government measures that restrict and close space for the civil society to exercise core civic freedoms, to advance citizens’ rights and to hold governments accountable. Increasingly, […]
