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.
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Panel Three was on fire!
Digital resilience. Accountability. Real solutions.
Young experts unpacked how to fight surveillance, disinformation, and digital repression with energy that filled the room.
Watch the replay: https://t.co/zbbt5jbp2H
#GDCForum2026 ...#ThankYouDemocracy
GDC AFRICA REGIONAL FORUM
“One of the reasons I am encouraged by this forum is that it reinforces the understanding that Africa is not a monolith. Despite its diversity, there are shared challenges and aspirations. Platforms like this enable knowledge exchange and collaborative
March is our birthday month at the Lab and this year, we were lucky enough to be together to mark our 14th year in Naivasha, Kenya, at a global retreat. Colleagues from Nepal, Nigeria, Mali, Liberia, Zimbabwe, South Africa, the United States and Mexico spent a few days discussing
Join us in welcoming @ComninosSoheila as our Senior Non-Resident Fellow! 🎉
With 20+ years of experience across philanthropy, academia, and humanitarian field operations, Soheïla has managed global grant portfolios on justice, security, and civic space, and built coalitions
📣 Deadline Extended – Subgrants Cohort 2 | DDI South Asia
The deadline for submitting applications for the South Asia Diversity Fund (SADF) Cohort 2 under DDI South Asia has been extended to April 03, 2026.
This is an opportunity for civil society organizations, youth-led
What does it take for participation to build trust?
Inviting people in isn’t enough. Real influence, thoughtful design, and follow-through matter.
In a recent blog, @ComninosSoheila speaks with @joshalerner (@PeoplePowrd) to explore when participatory democracy works and when
In my consultations on global democracy over the past year, people repeatedly pointed to mistrust in institutions, a disconnect between elites and...
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