The Accountability Lab (USA)
The Accountability Lab engages young people to build the skills they need to improve their communities around the world. The organisation works to support active citizens and responsible leaders, providing them with the tools, knowledge, and networks they need to solve complex development challenges relating to health, education, clean water and much more.
The Accountability Lab’s approaches are solutions-oriented, positive and focused on building the “unlikely networks” that can lead to breakthrough initiatives and ensure a better life for future generations.
The Accountability Lab is a trans-local network, with local Labs registered in 12 countries that share ideas, lessons, values and a commitment to supporting young people from all walks of life. The Lab has won many prizes for its work around the world, including from the UN. The Lab is also supported by a range of governments, international organisations and foundations.
In 2021/2022, the Eurofins Foundation provided a grant for The Youth Incubator, a project that supports 100+ young people across ten countries through a year-long training, networking, knowledge-building and idea generation process to solve health issues, local development challenges and environmental degradation.
Through the Eurofins Foundation’s contribution, the Accountability Lab:
- Implemented a 14-module curriculum across 13 countries with 196 participants over three years, with their efforts reaching thousands of people. As an example, the Manyatta Youth Forum (Kenya) reached over 10,000 young and vulnerable people with their artivism approach.
- Activated a core team of network builders. The Accountability Lab created opportunities for strategic network building beyond the in-country training events with alumni as speakers/facilitators.
- Built a vibrant, global alumni network of“accountapreneurs” to support each other, share ideas, learn, and grow. These 'living connections' are time-consuming, but lay the foundation for more profound work. The Accountability Lab’s approach entails a strategic process connecting local change-makers to a growing network of individuals working to improve health, education, and the environment.
The Youth Incubator is co-funded by the Skoll Foundation, the Open Society Foundations and the Eurofins Foundation., which renews its support in 2022/2023.
This project contributes to the following United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
