Shehu Musa Yar'Adua Foundation

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.