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BudgIT

BudgIT

Geographic focus Africa

Type Non-Profit

BudgIT

BudgiT is a Lagos-based non-profit that promotes civic participation and fiscal transparency in Nigeria.

Find out more

http://yourbudgit.com/

Funding details

Name

Area of work

Geographic focus

Year

Amount committed (US$)

Term

BudgIT 2016 Renewal Grant

Financial Transparency

Africa

2016

1,500,000

37 months

BudgIT 2014 Grant

Financial Transparency

Africa

2014

400,000

28 months

BudgIT 2020 Renewal Grant

Financial Transparency

Africa

2020

950,000

36 months

BudgIT 2022 Renewal Grant

Participation & Dissent Information Ecosystems

Africa

2022

500,000

24 months

Total

US$ 3,350,000

Building an eco-system: why it matters

Watch some of our Nigeria-based investees talk about their work to increase accountability, reduce corruption, and ensure public funds are spent delivering the services the public really needs.

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BudgIT: Making budgets more accessible

Transparent government budgets promote accountability and allow the public to have a greater say in the delivery of services. However, getting access to budget information is not always easy.

Leading Nigerian Government Transparency Organization, BudgIT, Secures...

Omidyar Network announced today it is renewing and expanding its investment in the Lagos-based government transparency organization BudgIT.

Fighting Corruption in Nigeria Demands a Harder Look at States

President Buhari’s remarks at the “Tackling Corruption Together” event, a pre-event for the London anti-corruption Summit, on the efforts of the central government to fight graft does not tell the full story in Nigeria.