ACCOUNTABILITY LAB LIBERIA
ACCOUNTABILITY LAB LIBERIA
Accountability Lab Liberia is committed to fostering a culture of integrity, transparency, and accountability. Through impactful programs like Integrity Icon Liberia, the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) Civic and Voter Education Project, and the Accountability Incubator Program, we collaborate with changemakers to strengthen governance, amplify citizen voices, and create meaningful impact across the country.
WHAT WE DO
WHAT’S HAPPENING
🛤️ ONE YEAR ON: Impacts of shrinking aid on local CSOs in the Global South
Twenty two participants from small and medium-sized organisations have shared their lived experience, organizational decision-making, and the longer-term implications for civil society ecosystems one year on ...from last year's US government aid cuts.
Our report captures their realities around institutional strain, ethical trade-offs, erosion of trust, and hard decisions about pivoting towards better funded issues. It also explores how organizations are adapting, what they’re giving up to survive, and how prolonged instability is reshaping civil society ecosystems, often in irreversible ways.
Crucially, CSOs shared recommendations on how donors can best contribute to supporting the development ecosystem as it now stands:
🔲 Prioritise core, flexible, multi-year funding
🔲 Avoid incentivising mandate drift through funding design
🔲 Support representative joint advocacy and ecosystem-level infrastructure
🔲 Treat civic space protection as a funding priority
👓 Get into the details of the full report: https://bit.ly/4bB419H
📣 Accountability Lab is pleased to share that Beloved Chiweshe has been appointed as the Country Director of @Accountability Lab Zimbabwe.
Beloved succeeds McDonald Lewanika, who stepped down in December 2025 to take on the role of Executive Director for @Accountability Lab East and ...Southern Africa (ALESA).
With over 15 years of experience in democracy, human rights, and governance programming, Beloved brings deep institutional knowledge, having previously served as Deputy Chief of Party for the New Narratives for Accountability in Zimbabwe programme and as Programmes and Campaigns Manager at Accountability Lab Zimbabwe.
We thank our partners, stakeholders, and the broader accountability ecosystem for their continued support and look forward to the next phase of Accountability Lab Zimbabwe’s work under Beloved’s leadership.
🔗 Read the full official announcement: https://bit.ly/3LXtbF3
#MakingGovernanceWorkForThePeople #Leadership #Accountability #Zimbabwe
🌱 While the old system has broken down and the new system has yet to emerge, we have an opportunity not just to respond to crisis, but to rebuild the connective tissue that allows societies to adapt, learn and govern themselves. And If philanthropy can fund that tissue – relationships, ...legitimacy, shared infrastructure – then everything else becomes possible.
In a recent conversation on effective philanthropy AL co-CEO Blair Glencorse joined sector experts to explore how donors, whether individuals, foundations, or corporations, can maximize their impact.
The conversation was hosted by the Center for High Impact Philanthropy to launch their High Impact Giving Toolkit which highlights how resilience is collective, and that no organization, donor, or government can go it alone.
▶️ Dive into the full discussion here: https://bit.ly/3NWjCGV
🌱 How are women shaping economic leadership in their communities?
As part of its project “For Effective Mining in Mali,” Accountability Lab Mali is supporting locally led initiatives that strengthen dialogue and accountability in mining-affected communities.
Led by ...Accountapreneur, Kia Sissoko, the project “Future for Women” focuses on strengthening women’s economic autonomy and leadership in the urban municipality of Sadiola.
The initiative works with women to build skills in management, advocacy, leadership, and financial education, while encouraging economic solidarity and collective action. To date, 20 women have strengthened their capacity to advocate for their priorities and participate more actively as actors of local development.
By supporting women to organise, lead, and engage, this work contributes to more inclusive approaches to accountability and development in mining-affected communities.
#AccountabilityLabMali #Accountapreneur #MiningAccountability #SustainableDevelopment
📣 Learning opportunity!
The Governance Action Hub, in partnership with the University of Maryland, is offering a free virtual course on climate, democracy, and development.
From Feb 2 – May 4, participants can join weekly live sessions, collaborate with peers globally, and ...earn a certificate of completion. The course is led by Mario G. Picón, PhD, Senior Director at the Governance Action Hub and Lecturer at UMD.
If this is relevant to your work or interests, registration is now open.
🔗 https://bit.ly/4sKFDZr