Governance and Civic Engagement

The Governance and Civic Engagement programme seeks to strengthen democratic institutions, enhance governance transparency, foster active citizenship, and promote sustainable development.

  • • Governance Innovation Lab: Experimenting with new approaches and technologies to enhance domestic accountability in line with local democratic contexts.
    • SDG Collaborative Action Forum: A platform for collaboration on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), involving a variety of stakeholders that include government, the private sector, and civil society.
    • Civic Engagement and Rights Protection Initiative: Supports journalists and activists, fostering public dialogue on civic rights and responsibilities to ensure active participation in governance.
    • Citizen-Led Accountability Initiative: Provides physical and virtual platforms for citizen-led action to promote accountability in Nigeria.
    • Strategic Convenings: High-level national and international dialogues focused on addressing the most difficult policy, democratic, and nation-building challenges facing Nigeria and Africa.

COVID 19

As a member of the Risk Communication and Community Engagement Committee of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, the Yar’Adua Foundation contributed significantly to creating awareness and driving behavioural change across Nigeria. The Foundation:

  • Deployed an online platform ( to support national surveillance efforts in the management of the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria
  • Launched #COVID19StopsWithMe campaign, reaching over 40 million citizens
  • Managed a team of volunteers to escalate confirmed reports to relevant health authorities
  • Supported seven implementing partners to promote awareness and government accountability in management of the COVID-19 pandemic, including use of the Foundation’s C19 Nigeria platform to report suspected cases within their target communities

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