Because what's not seen often gets stolen—or forgotten. In many Nigerian communities, the promise of public service ends at the announcement. Budgets are read, not implemented.
Roads are commissioned, not completed. Citizens hear numbers but don't see outcomes. At CISD, we believe transparency is not just about publishing data—it's about making that data speak to people's lived experiences, and equipping them to respond.
Accountability isn't a checklist; it's a culture. And we're working to build it from the ground up— community by community, one demand at a time.
A people-powered campaign that simplifies education and health budgets, training citizens to track funds from national allocations to local centers — turning budget tracking into action through community audits, policy advocacy, and public dialogues.
Local governments are often overlooked in transparency efforts. Our scorecards give communities simple, practical tools to assess how LGAs manage funds, deliver services, and meet local needs — co-created with residents and backed by data.
We're creating Nigeria's first subnational index measuring how transparent and usable state and LGA budgets truly are — not just by what's published online, but by how easily citizens can find, understand, and use budget data to demand better services.
Insights from community scorecard pilots in five LGAs across three states.
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