ACCOUNTABILITY LAB ZIMBABWE
Accountability Lab Zimbabwe supports citizens to build communities around new approaches for change. Among the initiatives under implementation are the Accountability Incubator, Civic Action Teams (CivActs), and Arts4Change programming which includes Voice2Rep Zimbabwe, the ALZ Film Fellowship, and the Integrity Icon Campaign. In particular, our CivActs have worked hard to protect informal markets, with the program seeing many successes such as the Goromonzi Council agreeing to provide vending bays for traders. Accountability mechanisms supporting citizen demands have also been strengthened, such as through the Harare City Council receiving censure from the Environmental Management Agency for uncollected refuse. In all areas, CivActs partners are working with communities to address these and other conflicts to repair the trust between powerholders and residents.
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Youth Participation in Matabeleland
Nonsikelelo Ndlovu-Fayayo is joined by Community Podium and Matobo Youth Development Initiative founders Nkosikhona Dibiti and Descent Deco Dube. This episode discusses the challenges young people in Matabeleland face, and the solutions they are implementing in the region.
WHAT’S HAPPENING
What happens when a sector built around donor funding is suddenly forced to rethink how it operates? Across the democracy, rights, and governance space, organizations are navigating shrinking budgets, project closures, and growing uncertainty. But this moment also presents an
As the democracy, rights and governance sector faces cuts, earlier funding models offer clues for what could come next
🎙️ What if one of the biggest barriers to collaboration is the system itself?
In the latest episode of the AccountabiliTea Podcast, Leah Shearman shares her reflections on how funding models have encouraged competition across the sector – and what that means for organizations
💭 Trust. Collaboration. Shared responsibility.
Join Accountability Lab, @rightsmetrics, and Digital Action for a conversation on the opportunities, challenges, and lessons that emerge when leadership is shared.
The conversation will also mark the launch of Accountability ...Lab's
As mission-driven organizations explore how to adapt to a changing sector, radical candor deserves a seat at the table.
At the 2026 #SkollWF, Cheri-Leigh Erasmus of the Accountability Lab made the case for leaning into difficult topics early on in exploratory conversations about
🎙️ What does meaningful change require in a time of uncertainty?
In this episode of the AccountabiliTea Podcast, @HodzaFay reflects on the importance of collaboration in responding to today's challenges:
"There was a realization that we cannot do this alone. You ...need to work in
📣 Applications for 2026 Atlantic Dialogues Emerging Leaders (ADEL) Program are now open!
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