About Our Organization
Founded in 2017, we are a not-for-profit organization dedicated to strengthening governance systems across Africa by leveraging data, technology, and storytelling. Our work promotes transparency, accountability, and civic participation through innovative, evidence-based approaches.
We harness data-driven storytelling, digital tools, and strategic partnerships to empower citizens, challenge injustice, and influence meaningful policy reforms. Collaborating with journalists, civil society, technologists, and public institutions, we transform information into tools for action and reform.
Committed to impact and inclusion, we build platforms that elevate citizen voices and foster open, responsive governance across the continent.
Our Vision
A data-driven Africa where digital innovation fosters transparency, accountability, justice, and civic empowerment.
Our Mission
To strengthen governance systems through data-driven storytelling, digital technology, strategic partnerships, and citizen engagement across Africa.
Our Core Focus Areas
Transparency & Accountability in Governance
- Leverage data journalism and technology to track government performance in key sectors (Education, Health, Mining, Agriculture)
- Increase citizen participation through accessible government data analysis
Investigating Transnational Crime & Financial Flows
- Expose organized crime including drug trafficking, illegal mining, and human trafficking
- Investigate illicit financial flows like trade misinvoicing and money laundering
Digital Rights & Inclusion Advocacy
- Protect digital rights with focus on data governance and digital inclusion
- Drive policy change around data privacy, cybersecurity, and online harassment
Gender Equality & Violence Prevention
- Track and report cases of violence against women and girls
- Strengthen partnerships to address gender-based human rights violations
Anti-Corruption & Human Rights Protection
- "Together Against Corruption" project to build citizen capacity for justice
- Link citizens with pro bono legal services and train journalists in investigative techniques
Ocean Conservation & Climate Action
- Track ocean conservation through our UN-accredited Ocean Action desk
- Support climate initiatives including the 10 billion trees project
- Increase awareness of NDCs, climate policies, and carbon markets