Application is currently open to Nigerians interested in joining Accountability Lab’s incubator programme for 2020.
The Incubator is the Lab’s flagship program for young civil society leaders to build sustainable and effective tools for accountability, participation and social impact in their societies.
Selected ‘accountapreneurs’ will undergo an accelerated one-year program with hands-on, comprehensive support for their ideas and initiatives.
The programme provides mentorship, fundraising and management support as well as access to a global network of leading institutions, foundations and donors.
The overall objective of the Incubator is to support individuals to strengthen accountability and support better governance in their countries at a local and national level.
In Nigeria, the focus areas are extractives, education and health. Women and young leaders from diverse backgrounds are especially encouraged to apply.
Odeh Friday, country director of Accountability Lab Nigeria, said that ”the lack of accountability in the extractives, education and health sector is a huge deficit for Nigerians and it is so alarming. Nigeria is not only losing financial revenues but also, the future of young Nigerians and generations unborn are now threatened by this anomaly in these key sectors,” he said in a statement. “Thus, the focus of this year’s accountability incubator edition is to address these accountability gaps through innovations led by women and young changemakers in Nigeria.”
The program is also active in Mali, Liberia, Nepal and Pakistan and the structure of the (AL).
The Incubator is the same globally but localised by the country teams according to their context and needs. Participants form part of a global network of change-makers.
Applications for the Incubator closes on October 31, 2019.
The Accountability Lab makes governance work for people everywhere by supporting active citizens, responsible leaders and accountable institutions. “We are reimagining how to build accountability to support a world in which resources are used wisely, decisions benefit everyone fairly, and people lead secure lives. We know there are no quick fixes, and this will be a generational change in partnership with many others – so we’re in it for the long haul,” AL in a statement.
