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Integrity Idol Mali winners pose with Kondo Moussa (fourth from right) and members of the Accountability Lab (Courtesy of Integrity Idol Mali)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The globally broadcast TV show\u00a0Integrity Idol<\/a><\/em>\u00a0makes rock stars out of public officials who have done good.<\/p>\n

The show works like other prime-time televised contests but selects a winner not based on singing or dancing talent, but on how much he or she has done as a public official to help people.<\/p>\n

The contest creates \u201ca national conversation about corruption and shows the importance of honesty, integrity and personal responsibility in public affairs,\u201d said Kondo Moussa, who was involved with\u00a0Integrity Idol<\/em>\u00a0while working at the Accountability Lab in Washington as a 2015\u00a0Mandela Washington Fellow<\/a>\u00a0from Mali.<\/p>\n

The thinking behind the show is that the best way to stop corruption is not by shaming, but by rewarding those doing the right thing.<\/p>\n

Integrity Idol<\/em>\u00a0began in Nepal in 2014, spread to Liberia in 2015, and then moved on to Nigeria, Pakistan and Mali.<\/p>\n

Moussa brought the contest to Mali in hopes of building a national conversation around how to lead with honesty and integrity. \u201cWe want to help this younger generation of Malians come together and collectively push for the change they want to see,\u201d Moussa said.<\/p>\n

How the contest works<\/h3>\n