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Liberia

Food from This Soil

[lazy_youtube url="https://youtu.be/NU3u0eZaivg" title="Food from This Soil" thumbnail="https://www.opengovpartnership.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/2_40244370182_8e35bed645_k_ed-1.jpg"]   Summary Citizens fight to understand and wield their land use rights. Submitted by: Open Government Partnership As Liberia recovers from years of conflict, see how citizens are fighting to retain their rights…

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Costa Rica

Our Voice Must Be Heard

[lazy_youtube url="https://youtu.be/wl0Cjj7Y0LM" title="Our Voice Must Be Heard" thumbnail="https://www.opengovpartnership.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Costa-Rica-2018-OGP-1024x683.jpg"]   Summary An experienced mother and grandmother and a new government official commit to listen and learn to protect indigenous communities and the environment. See how two women work to empower citizens,…

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Paraguay

Citizen Councils Renew Hope in Paraguay

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Serving Citizens Means Empowering Citizens

Open and free societies are under threat. There are fewer and fewer communities that empower people to engage politically, prosper economically, and thrive socially—and a lack of accountable leadership, commitment to civic space, and strong public services needed to build…

Madrid, Spain · Spain · Liberia · Paraguay · Mongolia

Introducing CitizENGAGE – How Citizens Get Things Done

In a world full of autocracy, bureaucracy, and opacity, it can be easy to feel like you’re fighting an uphill battle against these trends. Trust in government is at historic lows. Autocratic leaders have taken the reins in countries once…

Mongolia

Rooms to Learn

There is one person per 24 head of livestock in Mongolia. This makes the country the least densely populated on earth, with unique challenges to delivering public services and working with citizens. See what happens when the government invites parents in to help improve their children’s education.