Zimbabwe

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.

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.