ACCOUNTABILITY LAB PAKISTAN
AL Pakistan has expanded our programs to include capacity building and accountability leadership training for local governments, in addition to our core programs including Integrity Icon and the Accountability Incubator. The regions we work in include some of the most neglected areas in Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
The AL Pakistan team has worked with more than 30,000 participants over the past year, successfully implementing our Integrity Innovation Lab, Accountability Incubator, Civic Action Teams and Integrity Icon. Through our programs, more than 350 government officials were trained on good governance, solidifying their commitment to accountability and transparency in their work. The Youth Peace Incubation program saw the participation of over 3,000 young individuals, 55% of them women, who were introduced to groundbreaking ideas to contribute to the peace of society effectively. To build community resilience to Covid-19, AL Pakistan engaged 339 women leaders who reached out to vulnerable and high-risk populations to help them cope with ongoing challenges linked to the Covid-19 pandemic. Read more about our work below.
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Pakistan has laws to protect children, but many cases remain unreported & systems fail children when they seek help. In her latest blog, Momal Nawab at Accountability Lab Pakistan, examines the gap between legal protection & what happens in practice.
🔗: ...https://pakistan.accountabilitylab.org/protecting-pakistans-children-why-are-children-still-vulnerable-to-abuse-and-what-happens-when-they-report-it/
Child abuse remains one of Pakistan’s most difficult protection challenges, not because the country lacks laws, but because the systems meant to enforce them often fail to reach children when they need help most. Many cases never enter official records, particularly when abuse occurs within ...families or other circles of trust where stigma, fear and social pressure can prevent disclosure.
In her latest blog, Momal Nawab, Program Officer at Accountability Lab Pakistan, explores the gap between Pakistan’s legal safeguards and their implementation in practice. The blog looks at underreporting, institutional gaps, access to justice and the need for a child protection system that can provide safety, support and accountability beyond the point of filing a case.
Read the full blog now.
Link: https://pakistan.accountabilitylab.org/protecting-pakistans-children-why-are-children-still-vulnerable-to-abuse-and-what-happens-when-they-report-it/
Pakistan’s youth are active, but their participation rarely translates into lasting influence. “Reviving the Role of Youth in Pakistan’s Social and Political Life” explores why, and what can help turn mobilisation into sustained public action.
Link: ...https://pakistan.accountabilitylab.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Reviving-the-Role-of-Youth-in-Pakistan-Policy-Brief.pdf
Young people in Pakistan are not short of political or social energy. They vote, campaign, organise, speak out online and take part in rights, student, climate and community movements. The challenge is what happens after the moment passes: without strong institutions and lasting networks, ...mobilisation often disperses before it can become sustained influence.
Our latest policy brief “Reviving the Role of Youth in Pakistan’s Social and Political Life” looks beyond the question of youth apathy to examine the democratic infrastructure that connects participation with representation, leadership and public influence. The brief considers what needs to change, from meaningful student representation and youth ownership in civil society to stronger local engagement, political leadership pathways and protection for young people who choose to participate.
read our full policy brief.
Link: https://pakistan.accountabilitylab.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Reviving-the-Role-of-Youth-in-Pakistan-Policy-Brief.pdf
Pakistan’s waste crisis is more than a sanitation problem. Weak waste management is putting public health, the environment and waste workers at risk.
Abeeha Rana examines the governance gaps behind the crisis and what needs to change.
Read: ...https://pakistan.accountabilitylab.org/pakistans-waste-crisis-how-garbage-is-becoming-a-public-health-and-environmental-emergency/
Pakistan’s waste problem is growing alongside its cities, but the challenge is not simply the amount of waste we produce. It is what happens after it leaves our homes, whether it is properly separated, recycled, safely disposed of or left to enter landfills, waterways and the air we breathe.
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In her latest blog, Abeeha Rana, Project Associate at Accountability Lab Pakistan, looks beyond waste collection to examine the public health, environmental and governance challenges created by weak waste management systems. The blog explores the risks faced by waste workers, the impact of plastic and hazardous waste, and the institutional gaps that continue to limit effective collection, segregation, recycling and disposal.
Read the full blog now.
Link: https://pakistan.accountabilitylab.org/pakistans-waste-crisis-how-garbage-is-becoming-a-public-health-and-environmental-emergency/