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About WATAG

Women Advocates for Transparency and Accountability in Governance

A Nigerian non-profit organisation in Abuja.
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Identity

Who WATAG is

WATAG is the short name of Women Advocates for Transparency and Accountability in Governance, a Nigerian non-profit organisation based in Abuja. Four areas frame the work: women political participation, budget and public spending monitoring, policy analysis and advocacy, and government accountability.

Four areas of work

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Women political participation

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

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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

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

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Government accountability

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

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Purpose

Mission and vision

Mission and vision guide the choice of subjects WATAG takes up.

Mission

Advance women participation in governance and press for transparency and accountability in public spending and public decisions.

Vision

Public institutions in Nigeria that answer to the people they serve, with women taking part in the decisions that shape their communities.

Method

How WATAG works

Research comes first, training follows, and advocacy puts findings into public discussion.

Research and publication

WATAG studies budgets, policies and accountability records and publishes findings as reports, policy briefs and scorecards.

Research

Training

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

Programmes

Advocacy

WATAG puts findings and policy positions into public discussion through campaign work and engagement with institutions.

Campaigns

Questions readers bring to WATAG

WATAG is a Nigerian non-profit organisation based in Abuja. Work covers four governance areas: women political participation, budget and public spending monitoring, policy analysis and advocacy, and government accountability. WATAG does not run candidates for office and does not take positions for or against political parties.

Subjects are chosen where public money, public decisions and women participation meet. Research comes first. Documented evidence determines which budgets, policies or accountability questions WATAG takes up, and which findings are published.

Published work includes reports, policy briefs, budget monitoring publications and accountability scorecards. Publications sit under Research and are grouped by category.

WATAG works on governance and accountability across institutions rather than on behalf of any party or candidate. Advocacy positions are documented separately from factual findings.

As a non-profit organisation working on public-interest questions, WATAG answers to the public it serves. Work is published so that findings, methods and positions can be examined by anyone.

Participation routes are volunteering, joining the network, partnering with WATAG, and support. Each route is described under Get Involved.
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See the four areas in detail

Each campaign sets out the subject, the documented activity and the related publications.
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