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Year

Amount committed (US$)

The Accountability Lab

Civic Empowerment

Africa

2021

400,000

Area of work Civic Empowerment

Geographic focus Africa

Year 2021

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 400,000

Funding type Grant: US Public Charity

Funding purpose General Funding Grant

Description To support Accountability Lab's South Africa and Nigeria country programs for two years.

Tshisimani Centre for Activist Education

Civic Empowerment

Africa

2021

150,000

Area of work Civic Empowerment

Geographic focus Africa

Year 2021

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 150,000

Funding type Project Agreement

Funding purpose Project Agreement

Description To enable the Tshisimani Centre for Activist Education to grow their regional work, and to operate as an activist education centre across multiple African countries

University of Johannesburg

Data & Digital Rights

Africa

2021

100,000

Area of work Data & Digital Rights

Geographic focus Africa

Year 2021

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 100,000

Funding type Grant: Foreign Public Charity Equivalent

Funding purpose Program Grant

Description To support University of Johannesburg's Media Policy and Democracy Project (MPDP) to carry out advocacy and further investigative reporting of instances of state-surveillance in Southern Africa.

University of the Witwatersrand Foundation

Civic Empowerment

Africa

2021

215,000

Area of work Civic Empowerment

Geographic focus Africa

Year 2021

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 215,000

Funding type Grant: Foreign Public Charity Equivalent

Funding purpose Program Grant

Description To support the Civic Tech Innovation Network, a community of practice based at the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa that aims to advance research, learning, and application in the field of civic tech in southern Africa.

Viewfinder

Independent Media

Africa

2021

100,000

Area of work Independent Media

Geographic focus Africa

Year 2021

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 100,000

Funding type Project Agreement

Funding purpose Project Agreement

Description To support Viewfinder in scaling its model for long term, data-driven investigations.

Africa Check

Independent Media

Africa

2020

450,000

Area of work Independent Media

Geographic focus Africa

Year 2020

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 450,000

Funding type Grant: Foreign Public Charity Equivalent

Funding purpose General Funding Grant

Description To provide core funding to Africa Check for their factchecking work across the continent.

ALT Advisory

Data & Digital Rights

Africa

2020

100,000

Area of work Data & Digital Rights

Geographic focus Africa

Year 2020

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 100,000

Funding type Project Agreement

Funding purpose Other

Description To support Alt Advisory's research, analysis, and policy work on data and digital rights issues arising directly and indirectly from the COVID-19 pandemic.

amaBhungane

Independent Media

Africa

2020

375,000

Area of work Independent Media

Geographic focus Africa

Year 2020

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 375,000

Funding type Grant: Foreign Public Charity Equivalent

Funding purpose General Funding Grant

Description To provide general operating support to amaBhungane, a non-profit organisation that conducts and develops investigative journalism to promote free, capable media and open, accountable, just democracy.

amandla.mobi

Civic Empowerment

Africa

2020

600,000

Area of work Civic Empowerment

Geographic focus Africa

Year 2020

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 600,000

Funding type Grant: Foreign Public Charity Equivalent

Funding purpose General Funding Grant

Description To provide general support to amandla.mobi, which empowers anyone to initiate both online and offline campaigns to protest for a more just society and take co-ordinated, strategic action.

Atlantic Council

Data & Digital Rights

Africa

2020

45,000

Area of work Data & Digital Rights

Geographic focus Africa

Year 2020

Status Alumni Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 45,000

Funding type Grant: US Public Charity

Funding purpose Project Grant

Description To support the Atlantic Council’s Digital Forensic Research Lab (DFRLab)'s work to research and understand misinformation flows in Nigeria.

Black Stripe Foundation

Civic Empowerment

Africa

2020

400,000

Area of work Civic Empowerment

Geographic focus Africa

Year 2020

Status Alumni Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 400,000

Funding type Grant: Foreign Public Charity Equivalent

Funding purpose Project Grant

Description To support The Big Debate, a townhall debate TV show produced by the Black Stripe Foundation that provides a unique platform for public engagement that helps to promote informed discussion and accountability on critical topics.

BudgIT

Financial Transparency

Africa

2020

950,000

Area of work Financial Transparency

Geographic focus Africa

Year 2020

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 950,000

Funding type Grant: Foreign Public Charity Equivalent

Funding purpose General Funding Grant

Description To support BudgIT's core civic engagement, service delivery, and transparency programmes in Nigeria.

Citizens' Gavel

Civic Empowerment

Africa

2020

50,000

Area of work Civic Empowerment

Geographic focus Africa

Year 2020

Status Alumni Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 50,000

Funding type Project Agreement

Funding purpose Other

Description To support Citizens' Gavel's Covid-19 legal empowerment work in Nigeria.

Connected Development (CODE)

Financial Transparency

Africa

2020

400,000

Area of work Financial Transparency

Geographic focus Africa

Year 2020

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 400,000

Funding type Grant: Foreign Public Charity Equivalent

Funding purpose General Funding Grant

Description To provide core operating support to Connected Development, to support their work to empower citizens in Nigeria to participate in holding government accountable for public spending.

LightboxAfrica

Independent Media

Africa

2020

270,000

Area of work Independent Media

Geographic focus Africa

Year 2020

Status Alumni Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 270,000

Funding type Project Agreement

Funding purpose Other

Description To support an impact and awards campaign for Lightbox Studio's documentary film "Softie".

Media Monitoring Africa

Independent Media

Africa

2020

450,000

Area of work Independent Media

Geographic focus Africa

Year 2020

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 450,000

Funding type Grant: Foreign Public Charity Equivalent

Funding purpose General Funding Grant

Description To support MMA's media monitoring, policy submissions, strategic litigation, and stakeholder engagement.

Open Institute

Financial Transparency

Africa

2020

282,000

Area of work Financial Transparency

Geographic focus Africa

Year 2020

Status Alumni Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 282,000

Funding type Grant: Foreign Public Charity Equivalent

Funding purpose General Funding Grant

Description To support Open Institute's operations and the Active Citizen Data and Government Responsiveness programmes.

Open Secrets

Financial Transparency

Africa

2020

450,000

Area of work Financial Transparency

Geographic focus Africa

Year 2020

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 450,000

Funding type Grant: Foreign Public Charity Equivalent

Funding purpose General Funding Grant

Description To provide general operating support for Open Secrets' continued investigations and litigation against economic crimes.

OpenUp

Civic Empowerment

Africa

2020

650,000

Area of work Civic Empowerment

Geographic focus Africa

Year 2020

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 650,000

Funding type Grant: Foreign Public Charity Equivalent

Funding purpose General Funding Grant

Description To support tool development, open data, and data training to support an active citizenry and help communities and governments work better.

Paradigm Leadership Support Initiative (PLSI)

Financial Transparency

Africa

2020

250,000

Area of work Financial Transparency

Geographic focus Africa

Year 2020

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 250,000

Funding type Grant: Foreign Public Charity Equivalent

Funding purpose General Funding Grant

Description To provide core operating support to Paradigm Leadership Support Initiative, a civic organisation working to promote citizens’ active participation in the Nigerian public audit through its Value for Money project to foster public accountability, good governance, and development of rural communities.

Platform to Protect Whistleblowers in Africa (PPLAAF)

Financial Transparency

Africa

2020

280,000

Area of work Financial Transparency

Geographic focus Africa

Year 2020

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 280,000

Funding type Grant: Foreign Public Charity Equivalent

Funding purpose General Funding Grant

Description To provide core support to the Platform to Protect Whistleblowers in Africa, which defends and supports whistleblowers, and conducts strategic litigation and advocacy on their behalf where their disclosures speak to the public interest of African citizens.

Rhize

Civic Empowerment

Africa

2020

150,000

Area of work Civic Empowerment

Geographic focus Africa

Year 2020

Status Alumni Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 150,000

Funding type Grant: US Public Charity

Funding purpose General Funding Grant

Description To support Rhize's coaching and mentoring efforts geared towards building more people-powered movements that amplify the voices of historically marginalised groups and communities.

Viewfinder

Independent Media

Africa

2020

100,000

Area of work Independent Media

Geographic focus Africa

Year 2020

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 100,000

Funding type Project Agreement

Funding purpose Other

Description To provide rapid response grant support to Viewfinder to continue and expand their investigations into police abuses and impunity.

Yiaga Africa

Civic Empowerment

Africa

2020

50,000

Area of work Civic Empowerment

Geographic focus Africa

Year 2020

Status Alumni Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 50,000

Funding type Program

Funding purpose Other

Description To support Yiaga Africa's operations and activities of its Centre for Legislative Engagements during Covid-19.

Africa Check

Data & Digital Rights

Africa

2019

64,952

Area of work Data & Digital Rights

Geographic focus Africa

Year 2019

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 64,952

Funding type Project Agreement

Funding purpose Project Grant

Description To support the Digital Africa Research Lab in addressing the threat posed by the misuse of social media in the 2019 Nigerian general election and post-election period.

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