Why ‘naming and faming’ matters for social accountability practice

Dr Mirja Delport is a doctor at the Oudtshoorn District Hospital in South Africa. Since the outbreak of the coronavirus, she's been on the frontlines, working day shifts at the hospital and then doing double duty at a community clinic near her home. In a webinar unpacking social accountability practice that was co-hosted by Accountability Lab and the World Bank, she shared how doing the right thing in an emergency response - often with very limited resources - and being famed for it was a powerf [...]

Why ‘naming and faming’ matters for social accountability practice2020-07-08T10:49:57+00:00

TISL launches Integrity Icon Sri Lanka 2020

Following the success of the Integrity Icon campaigns in 2018 and 2019, Transparency International Sri Lanka (TISL) yesterday announced that nominations are now being accepted for Integrity Icon Sri Lanka 2020 to “name and fame” honest public officials. Initially conceptualised by Accountability Lab, a global organisation that seeks to support change-makers to develop and implement positive ideas for integrity in their communities, Integrity Icon was held in Sri Lanka in 2018 and 2019 under the [...]

TISL launches Integrity Icon Sri Lanka 20202020-07-08T10:47:25+00:00

Pakistan 2019 Icon Rohana Kakar Defies Stereotypes And Inspires Others

Rohana Kakar serves as a Secretary for the Regional Transport Authority (RTA) in Quetta Balochistan province. The mandate of her position is to provide safe and dignified transport services to people in three districts – Quetta, Pishin, and Qilla Abdullah. She takes strict action to prevent malpractice in public transport such as the cancellation of illegal permits and licenses, and against those caught driving without licenses. For this purpose she introduced a Driving License Mechanism and mad [...]

Pakistan 2019 Icon Rohana Kakar Defies Stereotypes And Inspires Others2020-07-08T10:39:31+00:00

Para combatir la corrupción

En su reciente Informe de gobierno, el presidente Andrés Manuel López Obrador volvió a destacar el combate a la corrupción como una prioridad para su administración. Tiene buenas razones para hacerlo, la corrupción es la raíz de los principales problemas que enfrentan los mexicanos cotidianamente: servicios públicos deficientes, violencia sin precedentes y desigualdad severa. Y las cosas no están mejorando. En México, la corrupción es vista como una crisis que requiere de una estricta observació [...]

Para combatir la corrupción2020-06-05T18:27:25+00:00
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