ED @ldriafrica & Snr. Fellow at @Results4Dev. Making practical, inclusive & evidence-informed actions to end hunger, poverty & inequality more possible.
Tourism Minister Rodney Sikumba has announced that Zambia is fully prepared to host the RightsCon 2026 Summit, scheduled to take place in Lusaka from May 5 to 8 next year.
Uasin Gishu County is recognized at the #ogpsummit2025 for their efforts to increase fiscal transparency and participatory budgeting. I am delighted to see Kenya's county governments stepping up to the challenge to open up government in meaningful ways.
Congratulations to the government and people of Nandi County for winning yet another Open Government Award at the #ogpsummit2025 in recognition of their work to strengthen access to information.
@Affinity@CASIPSKAS Those of us who are trying to purchase a license for our v2 have to wait for 26 days?! We will have found another solution by that time. We need a fix to this issue urgently.
The Women in Data Summit is back—bigger and bolder than ever!
🗓️ 19th–21st August 2025
📍 Naivasha, Kenya
We’re bringing together #GenderDataChampions from across the region to explore how gender data can drive inclusive development. Register today! https://t.co/2yhthiz6kx
It should be worrying to a govt when young people start posting “before I die tomorrow” videos. Those youth are part of or relatives of the civil service. They are your kith & your kin. The neighbor. The friend. And quickly starting to see the govt as a problem. Be very worried.
The launch of the Hamburg Declaration on Responsible Artificial Intelligence at the #hsc2025. @jumuiya Secretary General @SGNduva and Irene Mwendwa ED at @PollicyOrg sharing the thoughts on its importance for Africa and the EAC in particular.
"I found myself at the very bottom, and then I heard knocking from below." - A probably Polish proverb.
In some ways, as a country, we seem to find new places below rock bottom to inhabit.
On #WorldHealthDay, Siddharth Chatterjee, UN resident coordinator in China, reveals his health journey. In March 2020, he weighed 85kg with hypertension and prediabetes. By integrating Daoist practices, Confucian wellness, Buddhist meditation and yoga pranayama, he lost 25kg in 5 years, achieving a resting heart rate of 35-40 beats per minute, similar to the level of an elite athlete.
During Day 1 of the meeting, Mzalendo convened OGP civil society actors from across the continent to explore how civil society engagements can be sustained for Open Government.
The OGP-CSO actors took part in groups discussions on the following four themes:
☑️Public Participation: Strengthening civic engagement in governance processes
☑️Strengthening CSO and Government Engagement: Enhancing partnerships for effective policy implementation
☑️Funding and Resiliency: Sustainable financing models for long-term CSO engagement
☑️Shrinking Civic Space: Addressing legal and political challenges facing CSOs
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