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Fighting for the Right to Know in South Africa
Wendy Trott spoke with Right2Know’s Ghalib Galant about the organisation’s upcoming priorities and what it has learned since the Secrecy Bill in 2010.
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The future of public contracting in Nigeria
Luminate is proud to announce a new three-year grant of $900,000 to PPDC that will support their continued work on open contracting and enabling citizen engagement in public financial management.
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Driving positive narratives about change and accountability
There is a pressing need for tools that counter the perception of futility, open channels of engagement, and celebrate positive elements in government and civil service.
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Recasting modes of engagement on governance amongst Kenya's youth
Well Told Story's research findings add to the body of knowledge on youth in Kenya and will help them to develop the next phase of their governance work with a focus on building youth agency and confidence in all aspects...
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Lifting the lid on economic crimes
Open Secrets works to expose private sector economic crimes and to build accountability for those responsible through investigative research, advocacy, and litigation.
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Difficult conversations to build a shared vision for South Africa
We look forward to another season of the Big Debate stimulating difficult, uncomfortable, nuanced, and absolutely critical conversations about how to build a more just, fair, and inclusive South Africa.
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Exploring how to address the shortcomings around devolution in Kenya
Devolution in Kenya provides, in theory, a major opportunity for more equitable distribution of public goods and services and improved government accountability. However, it seems to be failing to live up to its promise.
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Supporting independent media in South Africa
Independent media in South Africa has been critical to unraveling what happened in the recent 'state capture' scandal and calling for those responsible to be held to account.
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Why we invested: Civic Tech Innovation Network
Civic Tech Innovation Network is a community of tech innovators in civil society, the private sector and the public sector in South Africa who share learnings that help them tackle similar problems from different perspectives.
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Working for social transformation through the Kenyan Constitution
Kenya’s 2010 Constitution brought many changes to the country aimed at making the government more accountable to its citizens. These changes included implementing a more decentralized government, limiting presidential powers,...
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What is next for the media eco-system in Kenya?
It is no secret that the media industry in Kenya is going through challenging times. While in the past, Kenya’s media has frequently been cited as the strongest in East Africa, thanks to constitutional protections...
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Using mobile action to power change
Amandla! Awethu! This popular South African rallying cry was a powerful symbolic act against oppression during the fight against the apartheid regime - a demand that the people govern themselves. Meaning “Power!...
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