Liberia

BudgIT website

BudgIT's mission is to simplify the public budget and financial information, making it more accessible and understandable for citizens. The me.yourbudgit.com platform provides credible information on how the Nigerian financial system operates, the flow of funds across the three government levels of administration, revenue sharing formula, and funds allocated for developmental projects. It provides users with access to budget data, public financing information, and government expenditure breakdowns. The organization also uses creative and visually appealing infographics and data visualizations to present complex budget information in a user-friendly manner.

  • Organization: BudgIT

  • Year of tool creation: 2020

  • Area(s) of educational planning and management: Financing

  • ICT(s): Website

  • Website of the initiative: https://budgit.org/

Integrity Icon

This initiative, developed by Accountability Lab, allows users to nominate and vote for honest government officials, including teachers, who demonstrate integrity and ethical behaviour in their work. By highlighting positive examples of behaviour, the website aims to incentivise good behaviour and discourage corruption. Typically, citizens nominate public officials who they believe have demonstrated exceptional integrity, and an independent body or organisation selects the winners based on these nominations. Integrity Icon often uses various forms of media, such as documentaries, social media campaigns and events, to showcase the stories and achievements of these individuals, with the aim of inspiring others to uphold similar standards of integrity in public service.

  • Organization: Accountability Lab

  • Year of tool creation: 2014

  • Area(s) of educational planning and management: Teacher behaviour

  • ICT(s): Website

  • Website of the initiative: https://integrityicon.org/

EOL grantee: Follow the Money

Follow the Money empowers stakeholders to track education funding, advocate for equitable resource allocation, and hold the Government accountable for the effective and efficient use of public funds in the education sector. By providing citizens with access to information and advocacy tools, it contributes to efforts to improve the quality and equity of education. Launched in Nigeria in 2012, the initiative has expanded its reach to 10 countries across Africa. Follow the Money primarily uses social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram, as well as the use of data visualisation techniques and advocacy to raise awareness and put pressure on the Government to improve its accountability in areas such as education, health, gender, water, sanitation and the environment. The core of the project remains the monitoring of school construction and rehabilitation projects, but it also includes a digital platform with information on monitoring government spending and international aid.

  • Organization: Connected Development [CODE]

  • Year of tool creation: 2013

  • Area(s) of educational planning and management: Financing, School or university construction

  • ICT(s): Database/big data, Social media

  • Website of the initiative: https://followthemoneyng.org

Tracka Mobile 2.0 Application

Developed by the Nigerian non-profit organisation BudgIT as part of the Strengthening Civic Advocacy and Local Engagement (SCALE) project, with support from USAID, Tracka Mobile 2.0 Application aims to provide citizens with information and resources to increase their engagement with government projects and services. Users can access information on all federal projects in a given state for a given year. They can also search for and report on projects that directly impact their communities. In addition, the app provides visibility into monthly federal allocations to users' respective local government areas, and serves as an important platform for citizens to connect with their government. Users post about community needs and participate in voting processes to prioritise these needs.