Introducing our 2022 Integrity Icon Philadelphia winners!

Article originally published in The Philadelphia Citizen  By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy Are you, like me, looking for a reason to find hope amidst what can often seem like the rubble of our public life? Well, I’m happy to say you’ve come to the right place. Because I am here with not one, but five reasons to be inspired.Namely, our 2022 Philadelphia Integrity Icons: Rebecca Lopez Kriss, a deputy commissioner in the City’s Revenue Department Lori Maple Hayes, director of urban forestry Stephanie Rid [...]

Introducing our 2022 Integrity Icon Philadelphia winners!2022-05-16T11:11:48+00:00

Accountability Lab, BPSR, Decry Vote Buying, Corruption

Accountability Lab Nigeria and the Bureau of Public Service Reforms (BPSR) have decried the rise in vote buying, saying embezzlement, bribery, and electoral fraud remain huge forms of corrupt practices in Nigeria. This was disclosed during an Integrity Conference held in Abuja yesterday, geared toward an interactive solution-oriented workshop for public servants to support the development of a culture of integrity within government, as one of the knowledge building tools to influence norms and c [...]

Accountability Lab, BPSR, Decry Vote Buying, Corruption2022-05-16T11:07:45+00:00

Integrity Icon 2021: Famakan Cissé elected the most honest civil servant in Mali

It was Famakan Cissé, president of the Bla first instance court, who was elected AccountabilityLab's most honest and honest civil servant in Mali for the year 2021, through its Integrity Icon Mali program. It was March 25, 2022 during a Gala Evening at the Hotel de l'Amitié in Bamako. Initiated by AccountabilityLab, in partnership with the Embassy of the Netherlands, this 6th edition of Integrity Icon Mali had as finalists: Famakan Cissé, president of the court of first instance of Bla; Yaya Kon [...]

Integrity Icon 2021: Famakan Cissé elected the most honest civil servant in Mali2022-05-16T10:58:44+00:00

Integrity Conference for public servants held in Abuja

On the 23rd and 24th of March 2022, Accountability Lab Nigeria, a CSO dedicated to making governance work for the people, in partnership with the Bureau of Public Service Reform (BPSR) held The Integrity Conference, an interactive solution-oriented workshop for public servants to support the development of a culture of integrity within Government, as one of the knowledge-building tools to influence norms and change behaviours. The event utilized practical learning scenarios such as case studies [...]

Integrity Conference for public servants held in Abuja2022-05-16T11:07:57+00:00

Integrity Icon campaign: The Icons of the 6th edition released to the public

The Hotel de l'Amitié in Bamako, hosted the night of Friday, March 25 to 26, 2022, the ceremony of revealing the most honest designated official of the year. Mr. Famakan Cissé, President of the Court of First Instance of Bla won the title of this 6th  edition. The ambassadors of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and Canada took part in this evening. In his speech, the Country Director of Accountability Lab Mali, Cheick Oumar Dembélé, returned to the objective of the competition. According to him, i [...]

Integrity Icon campaign: The Icons of the 6th edition released to the public2022-05-16T10:58:52+00:00

Including the excluded in the bureaucracy

Let’s face it, Nepal’s civil service is not held in very high regard by Nepalis themselves. But in the past seven years after the affirmative action policies of the new Constitution, there are signs that the bureaucracy is more inclusive and efficient. Take Manmaya Bhattarai Pangeni, who entered Nepal’s civil service as a junior branch officer in 2006. She rose up the ranks, serving as Chief District Officer (CDO) of Nawalparasi and is now secretary at the Gandaki Province Chief Minister’s offic [...]

Including the excluded in the bureaucracy2022-05-16T11:03:19+00:00

Announcing The Winners of Integrity Icons 2021 – Six of South African Top Civil Servants Caught Doing the Right Thing

Following a year-long grassroots campaign to identify South Africa’s top civil servants, the Accountability Lab will, on Friday 03 December 2021, present its six Integrity Icons for 2021 at an award ceremony in Sandton. Integrity Icon is an annual campaign driven by the Accountability Lab to “name and fame” civil servants who embody integrity, accountability and going beyond the call of duty to deliver quality services in the communities they serve. The campaign depends on local people identifyi [...]

Announcing The Winners of Integrity Icons 2021 – Six of South African Top Civil Servants Caught Doing the Right Thing2022-05-13T08:35:41+00:00

‘We are committed to inspiring new generations of public servants of integrity’

Country Director, Accountability Lab, Odeh Friday, has said they are committed to inspire a new generation of public servants who embody the virtues of integrity and accountability in their service. Friday, who made this known at the fifth edition of the Integrity Icon Awards Ceremony in Abuja, said they had embarked on a journey to rewrite the common narrative that everyone in the public service is corrupt . The top five winners for the fifth edition of the ceremony are Mr Musa Agono of the Nig [...]

‘We are committed to inspiring new generations of public servants of integrity’2022-05-16T11:08:06+00:00

NSCDC Officer Emerges Integrity Icon Awards Overall Winner

NSCDC Officer Emerges Integrity Icon Awards Over-All Winner An officer of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps, NSCDC, in Kogi State, Mr. Musa Agono, yesterday emerged the over-all winner of the Integrity Icon Awards. The awards event was organized by Accountability Lab Nigeria. Agono won the first position after garnering over 1,800 votes. He defeated four other nominees to win the gold award. The award ceremony was held at Rock View Royale Hotel in Abuja on Thursday. The Kogi NSCDC of [...]

NSCDC Officer Emerges Integrity Icon Awards Overall Winner2021-12-06T14:46:11+00:00

Artists call for government participation in creative industry

PLAYERS in the creative industry have called on the Nigerian government to get more involved in developing the arts sub-sector in Nigeria. The call was made during a panel discussion at the 5th Annual Integrity Icon Summit organised by the Accountability Lab in Abuja on Thursday. The panellists included resident artist at the Department of Arts and Culture, Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) Daniel Akpasop, and Visual Arts consultant Juliet Ezenwa. There were also Executive Director [...]

Artists call for government participation in creative industry2021-12-06T14:10:56+00:00
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