Letter from Uganda: Must One Belong to a Political Party to Get a Job?

I got an email recently from Tumusiime Deo, a Ugandan journalist and human rights activist. Deo mentioned that while interviewing for a job, background searches, professional qualifications and references weren’t enough– employers wanted to know political party affiliation as well. At one organization it was demanded that he join his boss’s party. In Deo’s experience,…

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Indaba RFP Complete

We’re happy to announce the successful completion of our public Request for Proposals (RFP) process to build Indaba, our next-generation fieldwork platform. We are partnering with Croix Connect of Vienna, Virginia to build the new system. We’re kicking off system development this week with some all-day sessions to sketch out the data model and use…

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Notes from the Road: In the Solomon Islands, “Reform on Steroids”

Walking around downtown Honiara yesterday afternoon, Nathaniel and I were amazed at the hectic vibe of the city. Coming from Tonga’s capital of Nuku’alofa, with its more languid pace of life, Honiara seemed pulsing with activity. It turns out this bustle of activity extends to governance and anti-corruption reform as well. The city’s downtown infrastructure…

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