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Shehu Musa Yar'Adua Foundation

Abuja, Nigeria

Grants

2023 (1 year)
$413,000

The Shehu Musa Yar'Adua Foundation (SMYF) is a Nigerian nonprofit established in 1998 to promote national unity, good governance, and social justice. The previous award to SMYF supported a community of practice in amplifying corruption cases and using technology to galvanize collective action against corruption. Under this final award, SMYF consolidates its accountability work by documenting and disseminating anti-corruption success stories; updating the online Partners United Against Corruption tool (PUAC); strengthening its capacity to sustain PUAC as a repository of information after On Nigeria ends in 2024; and convening policy dialogues on transparency and accountability. SMYF coordinates the implementation of the project with other Foundation grantees. The award contributes to On Nigeria's goal of reducing corruption and strengthening accountability, transparency, and participation.

2022 (2 years)
$420,000

The Shehu Musa Yar'Adua Foundation (SMYF) is a nonprofit organization established in 1998 to promote national unity, good governance, and social justice. The previous award to SMYF protected Nigeria's civic space by empowering civic actors to respond to public and private sector repressions. With this final award, SMYF strengthens civic space by conducting a risk assessment survey, coordinating legal assistance for at-risk individuals and organizations, and providing access to psycho-social support and medical care. It also supports security and risk management. This project contributes to the Joint Civic Defense Fund of the MacArthur, Ford, and Open Society Foundations, and Luminate. SMYF is collaborating with other Foundation grantees to implement the project, which is expected to strengthen civic space and hold the government and the private sectors accountable.

2022 ( 10 months)
$37,500

The Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Foundation (SMYF) was founded in 1998 for the purpose of promoting national unity, good governance, and social justice. Previous support enabled it to deploy an election monitoring platform. In this project, Yar’Adua collaborates with other members of the On Nigeria Joinbodi cohort to reduce the incidents of vote buying and selling in the 2023 general elections. SMYF is conducting a desk review of policies and holding town hall meetings. This project strengthens electoral integrity and accountability.

2020 (3 years)
$700,000

Established in 1998, the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Foundation (SMYF) is a nonprofit that is committed to promoting national unity, good governance, and social justice. The previous award to SMYF enabled the amplification of corruption cases and galvanized collective action for accountability through creative technology use. This renewal enables SMYF to educate Nigerians and catalyze their involvement in anti-corruption and collaboration, and supports learning among Nigerian anti-corruption groups, including state and non-state actors. It is revamping Partners United Against Corruption, a web platform and repository for information-sharing and collective action. SMYF is also producing short vignettes on anti-corruption to mobilize citizen voices, foster a community of practice, and promote policy dialogues to inform and frame anti-corruption programs and priorities in the country. This award contributes to On Nigeria’s goal of reducing corruption by supporting Nigerian-led efforts that strengthen accountability, transparency, and participation.

2020 (2 years)
$350,000

Established in 1998, the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Foundation (SMYF) is a Nigerian nonprofit that is committed to promoting national unity, good governance, and social justice. This project contributes to the Joint Civic Defense Fund of the MacArthur Foundation, Ford Foundation, and Open Society Initiative for West Africa. With this award, SMYF is providing legal assistance, trial observation, and other forms of support for civil society activists who are detained in the course of their work. It provides resources for security and risk management, livelihood and medical support. The Fund is advised by a committee of representatives from the three foundations and other experts. SMYF is collaborating with other Foundation grantees in implementing the project. The project is recommended to strengthen civic space, which is necessary to hold government and the private sector accountable.

2018 (2 years 3 months)
$1,404,000

Established in 1998, the Shehu Musa Yar'Adua Foundation is a Nigerian nonprofit that promotes national unity, good governance, and social justice. With this award, the Yar’Adua Foundation is working with seven organizations to sustain and increase the momentum for anti-corruption and accountability as a national and state priority in Nigeria. By fostering dialogue, the project encourages widespread demand for accountability and reinforces an important foundation for anti-corruption efforts in Nigeria.

2017 (3 years 3 months)
$600,000

The Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Foundation was founded in 1998 for the purpose of promoting national unity, good governance, and social justice. Previous support enabled it to deploy an election monitoring platform which significantly contributed to the outcome of the 2015 general elections. With this award, the Yar’Adua Foundation is mobilizing communities and amplifying corruption-related investigative reports by developing anti-corruption messaging, infographics, and video vignettes of anti-corruption successes. It is also sponsoring town hall meetings and policy dialogues. The award contributes to the atmosphere of transparency, accountability and good governance by sharing examples of anti-corruption successes and expanding the reach of investigative reports.

2014 (3 years)
$350,000

The purpose of this grant is to establish a collaborative approach to a technology- driven, election management platform for Nigerian civil society organizations in order to promote more transparent and credible elections. Activities will include designing technological tools to facilitate and standardize the monitoring of elections in the country; testing the platform by deploying technology and observers in one state’s gubernatorial elections; refining the platform and deploying it in the 2015 general elections; and the publishing a report.

2009 (1 year)
$50,000

To support research on global citizenship.

2008 (1 year)
$50,000

To strengthen the Olusegun Obasanjo Research Library (over 18 months).

2005 (1 year 1 month)
$50,000

In support of the purchase of books and materials for the Olusegun Obasanjo Research Library.