Accountability of Higher Education in Nepal- Council on Foreign Relations
Political slogans ahead of student elections at Tribhuvan University
Small Initiatives with Big Impact in Biratnagar
By Narayan Adhikari, Nepal Country Representative. The eastern Terai of Nepal, close to the Indian border, is hot at this time of year- very hot. And the mosquitos are relentless- if you’re not from around here you find yourself thinking constantly about a place to sit under a strong fan and a bottle of cold water. Read More…
Changing Accountability Mindsets: From Workshops and Reports to Professors and Imams
This piece was originally posted on the Transparency International Blog. Working on accountability in difficult contexts, it does not take long to realize the key shortcomings of established approaches to these issues- expensive workshops are held, lengthy papers are written and complex logframes are completed, but little changes on the ground. Read More…
The Lab welcomes Lawrence Yealue as Country Representative for Liberia!
The Accountability Lab is very excited to have Lawrence Yealue on the team as Country Representative for Liberia. Lawrence will lead the accountability work from Monrovia- including the Liberia Accountapreneurship Fund, the Accountability Change Agency and the @ccountability Initiative Read More…
Good Stories: Q & A with the Accountability Lab
Article originally published by Juliet Vedral in the Wheelhouse Review
More often than not, in our travels around DC, we’ll meet fascinating people doing interesting work. We’re starting a new series where we’ll share some of these stories through Q&A. Today we present: Accountability Lab. Read More…
The Lab Launches the Liberia Accountapreneurship Fund!
The Accountability Lab is excited to launch a new support tool for Liberians with innovative accountability ideas. The Liberia “Accountapreneurship” Fund (LAF) will identify “accountapreneurs” (individuals, groups or organizations that demonstrate an entrepreneurial approach to accountability issues); provide catalytic grants to these accountapreneurs for small-scale, innovative and sustainable approaches to accountability and transparency; support effective implementation of ideas through training, mentoring, and networking; and ensure sustainability through connecting accountapreneurs to additional local and national funding sources. Read More…
Re-Imagining the Relationship of Citizens to Power-Holders Through “Accountapreneurship”.
Spending time on the ground in countries like Liberia and Nepal, it soon becomes clear that despite good intentions, we still have very little idea how best to support the accountability of power-holders to citizens. Read More…
Accountapreneurship in Nepal
This piece is an edited version of an interview originally published in Republica on December 25th, 2012 at: http://myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=47101
Accountapreneurship in Nepal: How can You be Involved?
YUKTA BAJRACHARYA
KATHMANDU, Dec 24: “There are plenty of Nepalis with brilliant ideas, but these do not always have the support they need to move from conception to implementation,” says Blair Glencorse, Founder and Executive Director of Accountability Lab. Read More…
Young and Wired
Meeting to discuss accountability issues in Nepal
