2011
Oluseun meets Joseph, BudgIT joins CcHUB pre-incubation programme
We facilitate budget reforms at both national and subnational levels through stakeholder and institutional engagements, collaborations, partnerships, civic-tech innovation and active citizen mobilisation.
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We’ve spent the last ten years driving civic engagement and institutional improvement using innovative technologies.
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BudgIT is imprinting its footprints within Africa’s civic-tech space. In the last 5 years, we have expanded to Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Senegal and United States
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Brilliant. Resourceful. Diligent. These are the words that come to mind when you think about the Humans of BudgIT. No! It is not a farce. We go out of our way to hire the best minds.
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We facilitate civic engagement, budget reforms and effective service delivery using critical programs in 14 public institutions.
Our Mission
To use creative technology to simplify public information, stimulating a community of active citizens and enabling their right to demand accountability, institutional reforms, efficient service delivery and an equitable society.
A decade of budget transparency
2012
Occupy Nigeria, Budget Cut attracts 4,000 users in 60 hrs.
2013
BudgIT publishes its first research document
2014
BudgIT receives $400k grant from Omidyar Network, launches Tracka
2015
BudgIT commences advocacy for OpenNASS project
2016
BudgIT raises $3m grant from institutional partners.
2017
The Budget Padding Saga and Civic Hive Launch
2018
BudgIT engages policymakers; holds Investing in People project
2019
BudgIT launches LGA Alert, partners ICPC
2020
BudgIT Leads on Budget Reform Advocacy & Post COVID-19 Fiscal Options
Co-Founders
Joseph Agunbiade
Chief Technical Officer
Oluseun Onigbinde
Global Director
Our programs
We facilitate civic engagement, budget reforms and effective service delivery using key programs at the national and subnational levels of government.
A springboard of tools that make it easy to track the implementation of BHCPF and monitor PHCs across Nigeria.
CTAP is focused on COVID-19 fund transparency, vaccine advocacy, health accountability & strengthening local leadership in health systems
We are leading the coalition of CSOs working to reform Nigeria's governance.
Not every time Federal Government; ask your Local Government Chairman too.
Impact Stories
BudgIT Trains Journalists in the Extractive Sector on Investigative Journalism
On Tuesday, December 7, BudgIT with support from Oxfam Nigeria, engaged journalists in Calabar, Cross River State, in a 1-day capacity building session, on…
Fostering Democracy Across the World: How BudgIT Empowered Citizens in 2023
Fostering Democracy Across the World: How BudgIT Empowered Citizens in 2023 Imagine a world where every citizen, regardless of background, can understand how their…
BudgIT is Raising Active Citizens and Expanding Budget Access across West Africa
As we begin a new year, our focus remains on ensuring citizens know their country’s financial plan. BudgIT’s work across Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Ghana support the people’s…
Creative Communication for Civil Society
The Creative communications project is a MacArthur Foundation-funded initiative that supports civil society organisations (CSOs) in creative communications, report and data presentations. This project…
Where we Work
We are imprinting our footprints on Africa’s civic-tech space one country at a time. BudgIT has expanded to five countries – Ghana, Liberia, Senegal, United States and Sierra Leone
