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WATAG

Governance work in four areas

WATAG is the short name of Women Advocates for Transparency and Accountability in Governance, a Nigerian non-profit based in Abuja. Four areas frame the work: women political participation, budget and public spending monitoring, policy analysis and advocacy, and government accountability. Research comes first, training follows, and findings enter public discussion through campaigns and publications.
About WATAG
Campaigns

Four campaign subjects

Women political participation
Women political participation

Work on women candidacy, representation and participation in elected office.

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Budget and public spending monitoring
Budget and public spending monitoring

Work on budget records, allocations, expenditure and the monitoring of public spending.

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Policy analysis and advocacy
Policy analysis and advocacy

Work on bills, laws and policy documents, with analysis and documented advocacy positions.

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Government accountability
Government accountability

Work on public records, government decisions and accountability questions in public institutions.

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Programmes

Training programmes

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Women Governance Training

Training for women on governance, public decision making and participation in public institutions.

Programme
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Budget Tracking Training

Training on reading budget records, tracking allocations and following public expenditure.

Programme
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Advocacy and Leadership Training

Training on advocacy method, public positions and leadership in governance work.

Programme
Method

Research, training, advocacy

WATAG works through three connected stages. Each stage feeds the next.

Research

Budgets, policies and accountability records are studied and findings prepared for publication.

Training

Programmes train women and community participants in governance, budget tracking, advocacy and leadership.

Advocacy

Findings and policy positions enter public discussion through campaign work and engagement with institutions.

Publication categories

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Reports

Long-form studies on budgets, policies and accountability subjects.

Reports
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Policy briefs

Short documents on bills, laws and policy questions.

Policy briefs
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Budget monitoring

Publications on public budgets, allocations and expenditure.

Budget monitoring
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Accountability scorecards

Scorecards assessing public institutions against accountability measures.

Scorecards
Participation

Work with WATAG

Volunteering, joining the network, partnering with WATAG, and support are described under Get Involved.