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Thematic Area 01
CODE has spent over a decade building the infrastructure for citizen-led accountability across Africa. From tracking public funds in rural communities to deploying election observers across an entire country, our work starts from a simple conviction, governments perform better when citizens are watching.
By the Numbers
₦1T+
Public Funds
Public funds tracked across Nigerian states and African countries.
20,491+
Citizens Trained
Trained as community monitors, advocates, and budget watchdogs.
20,000
Election Observers
Deployed across Nigeria during the 2023 general elections.
22
Policy Wins
Legislative and policy wins secured across multiple African countries.
12
African Countries
Active Follow The Money presence across the African continent.
The largest citizen-led accountability movement in Africa.
Launched in 2012, Follow The Money connects over 9,000+ active community monitors across 12 African countries through the iFollowTheMoney platform. Citizens use it to track government spending, document service delivery failures, and demand accountability from public officials at federal, state, and local government levels.
The platform turns ordinary citizens into auditors of their own communities, transforming the way public funds are scrutinised across the continent.
What we have tracked to date
Our Facts About FAAC series translates Federal Account Allocation Committee data into accessible weekly breakdowns showing how federal funds flow to states and local government areas, giving citizens the tools to track money from Abuja to their community.
CODE treats elections as a governance accountability moment, not a one-off event.
Through Uzabe and trained volunteer networks, CODE has built one of Nigeria's most credible independent election observation systems, extending coverage from Nigeria to Liberia and the United States.
Twenty-two policy and legislative wins across Africa. Among the most significant:
Niger State WASH Bill passed into law.
Kano State Child Protection Bill passed, with the age of consent recommended at 18.
Osun State Disability Bill passed into law.
Yobe State Disability Bill passed into law.
Cross River State FOI domestication commitment secured.
Delta State FOI domestication commitment secured.
Updated National Emergency Procurement Guidelines issued nationally.
Federal Audit Service Bill campaign launched with 651 petition letters submitted.
Kaduna State Citizens Eyes and Ears App launched in partnership with state government.
United Nations General Assembly, 2025
AEMA Black Prize Award received at the United Nations General Assembly
Ten signature programmes powering accountability across Nigeria and Africa.
Project 01
CODE tracked constituency projects in Kaduna State, empowering Community Monitoring Teams to nominate, track, and demand accountability for public funds. Over three years, 50+ communities monitored, 68% citizen participation in project nomination, 791,000 indirect beneficiaries reached, and 2.9 million people reached through radio broadcasts. An MoU was signed with the representative of Kaduna North Federal Constituency.
Project 02
Scaled CODE's social accountability model across six states, Anambra, Bayelsa, Jigawa, Kwara, Osun, and Yobe, mobilising Communities of Practice, deploying NomTrac monitoring tools, filing FOI requests, and engaging government MDAs and elected legislators to reduce trust deficits and strengthen accountability systems across Nigeria.
Project 03
A six-month accountability initiative tracking Basic Health Care Provision Fund disbursements at federal and state levels through the NCDC Gateway under BHCPF 2.0, improving transparency and utilisation of primary healthcare financing in Nigeria.
Project 04
Strengthened democratic practices by improving transparency and accountability in subnational Houses of Assembly in Oyo, Kwara, and Yobe States, promoting direct citizen-legislature engagement at sub-national level.
Project 05
Tracked NGN 500 million budgeted for school infrastructure across 23 schools in Kaduna State. Needs assessments conducted in 609 schools. 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.
Project 06
In partnership with BudgIT, CODE conducted landmark research on the donor-funding landscape in Nigeria, Ghana, and Cameroon, advocating for equitable and sustained funding for African civil society organisations. Produced audio-visual documentaries, conducted enumerator training across four states, and engaged multilateral agencies to expand investment in locally-led development across Africa.
Project 07
Trained a civil society partner in Sierra Leone on the FTM model, adapted the FTM Citizen's Manual to Coursera and Udemy, and activated a 20-state Neighbourhood Watch campaign across Nigeria tracking project implementation at community level.
Project 08
84 campaigns activated across Yobe, Kano, Plateau, Borno, Kaduna, and Adamawa States. 1,276,780 people reached. NGN 523 million in public funds tracked. Citizens provided with data on funds earmarked for capital projects in their communities.
Project 09
Mobilised citizens against corruption and drove a nationwide advocacy campaign calling on the President to assent to the Federal Audit Service Commission Bill, designed to reposition and strengthen the Auditor-General's independence and mandate, ensuring all MDAs submit yearly audited financial accounts.
Project 10
Strategic core funding strengthening CODE's financial and organisational systems to sustain delivery of the Follow The Money model and transparency programming across Nigeria and Africa.
SDG 16
Peace & Justice
SDG 17
Partnerships
SDG 10
Reduced Inequalities