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Thematic Area 04
CODE's education work is not about building schools. It is about making sure the money budgeted to build them actually does. We track education funds, train communities to monitor school infrastructure, advocate for gender-responsive education planning, and equip young people with the tools to participate in governance decisions that shape their lives. We pay particular attention to the children most likely to be left behind, girls in the north-east, children in conflict-affected communities, and young people in states where education budgets are allocated on paper but rarely followed to the classroom.
By the Numbers
800+
Volunteer Teachers
Mobilised in Sokoto State through community engagement.
3 Million
Radio Listeners
Reached through LEARN to Read radio broadcasts.
340
SMT Members Trained
Across Bauchi and Sokoto States.
22.6 Million
GEP Radio Listeners
Estimated listeners reached through GEP Bauchi radio episodes.
1,500
Female Teachers
Recruited in Kano State following CODE advocacy.
609
Schools Assessed
Across three senatorial zones in Kaduna State.
76
CSOs & LGEA Officials
Trained on school needs assessment and budget tracking.
2,000+
Young People Engaged
Across Nigeria's six geopolitical zones.
Nine signature programmes powering education and youth accountability across Nigeria.
Project 01
CODE's most active education programme operates across four LGAs in Bauchi State, Alkaleri, Bauchi, Ningi, and Zaki. Forty adolescent girls enrolled in structured mentorship covering communication, leadership, and digital skills. Twenty-two radio episodes produced, reaching an estimated 22.6 million listeners. A menstrual health intervention trained girls in reusable sanitary pad production, reaching 300+ girls in the pilot phase with plans to scale to 2,000 girls across five LGAs. CODE convened a Gender-Responsive Education Sector Planning workshop with senior government officials, securing commitments toward gender-responsive education planning and budgeting in Bauchi State. Four School Monitoring Teams deployed NomTrac to track 25 school projects and generate community-level accountability data.
Project 02
CODE led community engagement across Bauchi and Sokoto States, establishing School Monitoring Teams and strengthening community governance structures. 340 SMT members trained. 348 community members trained on budget processes and resource mobilisation using the Follow The Money model. 1,666 persons sensitised through community engagements including traditional leaders, religious leaders, teachers, women, and youth. Mini town halls organised across 42 LGAs with 1,397 participants. 800+ volunteer teachers mobilised in Sokoto alone. 15 radio episodes broadcast reaching 3 million listeners. The Sokoto SUBEB Chairman increased SBMC support funding from NGN 100,000 to NGN 150,000 as a direct outcome of CODE's advocacy. The Bauchi SUBEB Chairman committed to restored SBMC support that had previously been withdrawn.
Project 03
CODE provided Third Party Monitoring and M&E services across seven states, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Ekiti, Plateau, and Borno, delivering findings and recommendations that improved AGILE project performance and providing technical support to the National Project Coordinating Unit and State Project Implementation Units.
Project 04
Tracked NGN 500 million budgeted for school infrastructure across 23 schools in Kaduna State. Needs assessments conducted in 609 schools across three senatorial zones in four LGAs. 220,000 people reached across 20 communities. Monitoring tools developed and handed over to KAD-SUBEB, directly leading to the creation of the KAD-SUBEB Project Monitoring Dashboard, now the state government's primary digital tool for tracking school infrastructure delivery. Report submitted to the Executive Governor of Kaduna State.
Project 05
CODE evaluated government education policies in Adamawa State and produced advocacy materials on basic education spending to improve girl-child enrolment in secondary schools. School Monitoring Teams were capacitated to conduct online and offline advocacy. Policy engagement improved girls' secondary school enrolment outcomes across Adamawa State.
Project 06
Targeted advocacy in Katsina and Zamfara States to improve secondary school enrolment, retention, and completion rates for girls. Worked directly with state Houses of Assembly to influence legislative commitments on girls' education.
Project 07
A multi-year campaign increasing girl-child enrolment and advocating for free and compulsory 12-year education. Includes Gender-Responsive School Monitoring Teams across two LGAs in Adamawa, comprising Community-Based Associations and School-Based Management Committees who hold government accountable for gender-responsive school infrastructure and services.
Project 08
CODE engaged over 2,000 young people across Nigeria's six geopolitical zones, strengthening their capacity to engage decision-makers on youth-centred public service delivery. Participatory engagements held in Abuja, Akwa-Ibom, Borno, Enugu, Kaduna, and Lagos.
Project 09
In partnership with Youth YUB Africa, CODE launched a Youth Challenge Mini-Grant supporting six youth-led organisations across Nigeria's six geopolitical zones to implement sustainable community change initiatives.
Digital platforms powering citizen-led education monitoring across Nigeria.
Tool 01
CODE's school and infrastructure monitoring platform, used by School Monitoring Teams to track project implementation in real time and hold contractors and government accountable for delivery. Currently adopted for operationalisation in Jigawa State.
Visit NomTrac Platform
Tool 02
Enables community monitors to track education budgets, document school infrastructure failures, and demand accountability from local government education authorities.
Visit iFollowTheMoney
Tool 03
Trains young Nigerians in digital activism, civic technology, open data, and governance literacy, building the next generation of accountability advocates across Nigeria.
SDG 4
Quality Education
SDG 5
Gender Equality
SDG 10
Reduced Inequalities
SDG 16
Peace & Justice