Institutional failures are the products of poor policies. The term ‘corruption’ often gets in the way of analysis and it obscures potential solutions. Not everything will be solved by arresting and convicting baddies and throwing away the keys to their cells.
Integrity is the antidote we needWhat is clearly missing in the South African response to fighting corruption is emphasis by all actors on the importance of building a culture of integrity. We need personal integrity where individuals question and account for their own daily actions.
‘I chose this profession because I wanted to serve the community with integrity, so that people can trust in us as a public service. I want to transform people’s mindsets about us as the South African Police Service,’ says Warrant Officer Bongani Siyona.
Narayan Adhikari (Nepal country director and co-founder) and Sanjeeta Pant (programmes and learning manager) of Accountability Lab speak with Eresh Omar Jamal of The Daily Star.
Monrovia – Accountability Lab in its commitment to promote integrity in Liberia’s public service sector has awarded five public servants the Integrity Icons of the Year 2022.The Integrity Icon Awards is an annual event that recognizes and awards hone
*As five public servants receive integrity icons award The Country Director, of Accountability Lab Nigeria, Friday Odeh, has blamed the challenges bedevilling economic and national development on a lack of accountability and integrity. The Accountability Lab boss also awarded five public servants Integrity Icons of the Year 2022 as part of his commitment to promoting […]
Maverick Citizen has been a firm promoter of the Integrity Icons campaign. We have done so because without a committed and effective public service we cannot achieve social justice, and because in our day-to-day reporting we frequently come across public servants who work tirelessly and make gr...
The Integrity Icons awards present an alternative to the perception that public servants are corrupt and lazy, and showcase that some ‘go the extra mile’.
MONROVIA – The Accountability Lab Liberia has launched Integrity Icons 2022 to award some of the most dedicated civil servants across the country.This year marks the eighth edition of the Integrity Icon. It is an eight months-long program that will f