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.

LATEST PODCASTS

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

🎙️ New episode drop | What Stays Human?

As civil society organizations use AI, which decisions should stay in human hands?

On the latest episode from @accountlab, Co-CEO Cheri-Leigh Erasmus speaks with Danai Nhando, Human Rights Lawyer, Responsible AI Governance Expert, and

Who benefits from Mali’s mining wealth – and what say do communities have?

From making mining information accessible to documenting environmental concerns and supporting women’s participation, @accountlabML's accountapreneurs are connecting transparency with community

We’re excited to share that Accountability Lab Nepal is co-hosting the Possible Now #ShiftThePower Global Summit, taking place from 2 to 4 December 2026 in Kathmandu, Nepal.

At a time when existing systems are exhausted and our imagination is limited, a different kind of future

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People Behind the Summit — Possible Now #ShiftThePower Global Summit

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Shrinking development funding has revealed the structural weaknesses of a top-down funding framework. It has also created an opportunity to reorganise models around frontline actors for long-term resilience.

In her piece, Building Resilience through Transitions: A New Model for

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RESEARCH & REPORTS

ZIMBABWE

ANNUAL REPORT 2021

ZIMBABWE CIV ACTS CAMPAIGN

APRIL 2022

ACCOUNTABILITY LAB STRATEGY

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