Voices of Open Government

Young people have become increasingly influential in the government space, pushing campaigns and leveraging powerful tools such as social media.  Ebenezar Wikina has spent his life advocating for positive change.  Today Ebenezar tells us how he has managed to engage young people in civic and governmental  issues that affect their everyday lives. -- For any questions, please email [email protected] Twitter: @opengovpart  |  Facebook: @opengovernmentpartnership  |  LinkedIn: @opengovernmentpartnership  |  Instagram: @opengovpartnership

Today we’ll take a look at Estonia, a country that is successfully building open government initiatives after being occupied by Russia for over half a century. Our guest is Taimar Peterkop, the country’s Secretary of State and he tells us how he was inspired to dedicate his life to public service after his country reclaimed its independence in 1991. -- For any questions, please email [email protected] Twitter: @opengovpart | Facebook: @opengovernmentpartnership | LinkedIn: @opengovernmentpartnership | Instagram: @opengovpartnership

We are experiencing unprecedented heat waves, floods and droughts in many places around the world. The Escazu Agreement aims to address the lack of environmental democracy in the region and protect environmental defenders. Today’s guest is Felipe Pino, an environmental lawyer based in Chile. He explains how his organization is working to implement Escazu and why this agreement is so significant to advance environmental democracy. -- For any questions, please email [email protected] Twitter: @opengovpart | Facebook: @opengovernmentpartnership | LinkedIn: @opengovernmentpartnership | Instagram: @opengovpartnership

Gender-based violence and femicide are serious global problems, but they are especially acute in Latin America. The region is home to 14 of the 25 countries with the highest rates of femicide in the world, according to the United Nations. Yet, official government data on gender-based violence and femicide is often absent or incomplete. Today’s guest is gender activist and researcher Helena Suárez Val. She created a publicly available database that compiles lethal gender-related violence cases in Uruguay . In our conversation, Helena takes us back to Latin America’s history of women’s activism and shares what led her to create her own database. We also discuss the role of the state on gender-based violence and why data is important to change public perception and policy. If you want to learn more about Helena Suárez Val’s work visit feminicidiouruguay.net and datoscontrafeminicidio.net -- For any questions, please email [email protected] Twitter: @opengovpart | Facebook: @opengovernmentpartnership | LinkedIn: @opengovernmentpartnership | Instagram: @opengovpartnership