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1 OUR 2016 BIG STORIES F R O M R U R A L C O M M U N I T I E S F O L L O W T H E M O N E Y N G. O R G

2 STORIES F R O M C O M M U N I T I E S I n N i g e r i a n r u r a l c o m m u n i t i e s, o v e r t i m e, b i l l i o n s o f d o l l a r s h a v e b e e n a p p r o p r i a t e d f o r t h e p r o v i s i o n o f h e a l t h f a c i l i t i e s, t e a c h i n g a i d, w a t e r a n d c l e a n e n e r g y i n p u t s, a n d h a v e r e m a i n e d o n l y s p e n t " o n p a p e r ". 8 0 % o f s u c h f u n d s d o n o t r e a c h t h e s e c o m m u n i t i e s. M a n y t i m e s t h e y a r e n o t a w a r e, a n d a t t i m e s, t h e y d o n o t h a v e t h e w i l l / c a p a c i t y t o c h a l l e n g e a n d a s k q u e s t i o n s. I t ' s G a m e O v e r! T h e r e i s a n e w m o v e m e n t t h a t h a s b e e n e m p o w e r e d a n d o r g a n i s e d t o r e v e r s e t h i s t r e n d. T h i s i s a c o m p i l a t i o n o f w h a t t h e s e " c i t i z e n m o n i t o r s " w e r e a b l e t o a c h i e v e i n social media stats M O N T H L Y M E D I A R E A C H 1, 2 1 0, F A C E B O O K 8, T W I T T E R 1 3, OUR CHAMPIONS T h e y t a k e l e a d o n c a m p a i g n s i n t h e i r v a r i o u s c o m m u n i t i e s. T h e y e n g a g e t h e i r l o c a l, s t a t e a n d n a t i o n a l g o v e r n m e n t s b y o r g a n i z i n g t o w n h a l l m e e t i n g s ; s e n d i n g r e q u e s t f o r i n f o r m a t i o n l e t t e r s ( F O I ) ; e n g a g i n g c o m m u n i t i e s v i a t h e i r l o c a l m e d i a, a n d w i n n i n g a l w a y s. Y o u c a n b e c o m e o n e. W h a t m a t t e r s i s t h e l i t t l e t h i n g y o u c a n d o, b u t i t ' s i m p a c t c a n b e l o n g l a s t i n g i n y o u r r u r a l c o m m u n i t i e s. B e p a r t o f t h e s o l u t i o n t o d a y! C O M M U N I T Y P L A T F O R M I N 3 6 S T A T E S O F N I G E R I A

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4 REMARKS " O f c o u r s e t o a c h i e v e t h e S u s t a i n a b l e D e v e l o p m e n t G o a l s, w e n e e d t o F o l l o w T h e M o n e y " A M I N A M O H A M M E D, U N I T E D N A T I O N S D E P U T Y S E C R E T A R Y G E N E R A L " I a m d e l i g h t e d t h a t y o u w e r e a b l e t o a m p l i f y t h e v o i c e s o f t h e w o m e n a n d c h i l d r e n o f S h i k i r a, y o u r t e a m s u r p a s s e d m y e x p e c t a t i o n s o f a n y N i g e r i a n N G O " A B D U L L A H I K A T A K O, G A L A D I M A O F K A G A R A E M I R A T E C O U N C I L " I a m p r o u d t h a t w e c a n s t i l l f i n d a g e n e r a t i o n o f y o u n g N i g e r i a n s t h a t a r e c o n c e r n e d a b o u t e n s u r i n g t r a n s p a r e n c y a n d a c c o u n t a b i l i t y o n m o n e y f o r p u b l i c g o o d s i n r u r a l c o m m u n i t i e s " P A S T O R T U N D E B A K A R E " F o l l o w T h e M o n e y i s a s h o w c a s e o f s u p p o r t f o r d i g i t a l p a r t i c i p a t i o n, i t i s c r e a t i n g a n e w t y p e o f p u b l i c s p a c e w h e r e p e o p l e ' s r i g h t s, a s w e l l a s s t a t e a n d g o v e r n m e n t o b l i g a t i o n s, a r e d i s c u s s e d " J A N L U B L I N S K I, H E A D O F R E S E A R C H A N D E V A L U A T I O N A T D W A K A D E M I E " T h i s i n i t i a t i v e t h a t u s e s t h e i n t e r n e t t o p r o t e c t h u m a n r i g h t b y g o i n g t o v i l l a g e s t o f o l l o w u p o n p r o m i s e s m a d e b y p o l i t i c i a n s, a n d l a t e r p u b l i s h t h e i r f i n d i n g s o n t h e i r w e b s i t e i s o n e o f t h e g r e a t e s t i n n o v a t i o n w e h a v e s e e n a t t h e G l o b a l M e d i a F o r u m " T H O M A S S I L B E R H O N, P A R L I A M E N T A R Y S T A T E S E C R E T A R Y T O T H E F E D E R A L M I N I S T E R F O R E C O N O M I C C O R P O R A T I O N A N D D E V E L O P M E N T, G E R M A N Y

5 #WATERJEKE J I G A W A, N I G E R I A I n N o v e m b e r , t h e f o r m e r P r e s i d e n t, G o o d l u c k J o n a t h a n a n n o u n c e d a p r e s i d e n t i a l i n t e r v e n t i o n w o r t h 8 0 b i l l i o n N a i r a ( $ m ) f o r t h e G r e a t G r e e n W a l l ( G G W ) p r o j e c t i n N i g e r i a, w h i c h h a s a c o m p o n e n t o f p r o v i d i n g g r e e n a r e a s a n d w a t e r t o b e n e f i c i a r y c o m m u n i t i e s i n 1 1 f r o n t - l i n e s t a t e s. J e k e i n J i g a w a N o r t h e r n N i g e r i a w a s o n e o f t h e m, U m a r M u h a m m e d a n d A m i n a M o h a m m e d, m e m b e r s r e s i d i n g i n t h e s t a t e i n f o r m e d t h e t e a m t h a t t h e f o r e s t a r e a s i n J e k e w e r e i n e x i s t e n c e a n d t h a t t h e 6, i n h a b i t a n t s o f J e k e l a c k w a t e r, e v e n a f t e r o n e y e a r t h e f u n d s w e r e a p p r o v e d. T h e d a t a m i n i n g t e a m r e c e i v e d t h e b u d g e t a n d p r o j e c t d a t a a f t e r a m e e t i n g w i t h t h e N a t i o n a l A g e n c y f o r G r e a t G r e e n W a l l. C o n s e q u e n t l y, U m a r a n d A m i n a c o n d u c t e d c o m m u n i t y o u t r e a c h e s i n J e k e, h e l d t o w n h a l l m e e t i n g, a s w e l l a s f o c u s e d g r o u p d i s c u s s i o n s, W e h a d e x t e n s i v e e n g a g e m e n t s o n T w i t t e r a n d F a c e b o o k, a n d r a d i o a n d T V o n t h e p l i g h t o f J e k e p e o p l e. I n J u l y , J e k e c o m m u n i t y w a s p r o v i d e d w i t h a f u n c t i o n a l w a t e r p o i n t f a c i l i t y. " T h e o n l y s o u r c e o f c l e a n w a t e r i n t h i s c o m m u n i t y i s f r o m t h e M i l l e n n i u m D e v e l o p m e n t G o a l s W a t e r T a n k w h i c h o n l y p u m p s o u t w a t e r b e t w e e n 1 a n d 3 p m. T h a t w a s w h y w e m a d e o u r l a n d a v a i l a b l e f o r t h i s p r o j e c t t o s t a r t " Y A H A Y A H U S S E I N I M e n L e a d e r, J e k e b i t. l y / W a t e r J e k e

6 #EQUIPKANTUDU K A N O, N I G E R I A I n K a n o S t a t e, w e s t a r t e d t r a c k i n g t h e a p p r o v e d m i l l i o n N a i r a ( $ 4 3 5, ) f o r t h e r e n o v a t i o n o f P r i m a r y H e a l t h C e n t e r s ( P H C s ) i n F i l i n M u s h e, G w a l e a n d M a k o d a L G A s o f t h e s t a t e o n S e p t e m b e r 2, K a n o S t a t e i s s i t u a t e d i n t h e N o r t h W e s t e r n R e g i o n o f N i g e r i a, w i t h a p o p u l a t i o n o f 9, 4 0 1, a c c o r d i n g t o t h e P o p u l a t i o n a n d h o u s e h o l d c e n s u s i n N i g e r i a. K a n t u d u h a s o n e o f t h e 3 0 P r i m a r y H e a l t h c a r e C e n t e r s i n M a k o d a L o c a l G o v e r n m e n t. O u r c o m m u n i t y c h a m p i o n s i n K a n o l e d b y A l i I s a h a d w r i t t e n t o t h e s t a t e g o v e r n m e n t, h e l d t o w n h a l l m e e t i n g s, e n g a g e d c i t i z e n s v i a W a z o b i a F M, a n d F r e e d o m R a d i o, a s t h e f u n d s a r e y e t t o a r r i v e i n K a n t u n d u f o r t h e p r o v i s i o n o f d r u g s a n d e q u i p m e n t i n t h e h e a l t h f a c i l i t y. W h i l e t h e g o v e r n m e n t o f K a n o s t a t e p r o m i s e d t o e q u i p t h e h e a l t h c e n t e r a t t h e c o m m u n i t y, f o l l o w i n g o u r a d v o c a c y, t h e y a l s o p r o v i d e d t h e s u m m a r y o f t h e b u d g e t o f t h e s t a t e f o r , w i t h t h e e x p e c t a t i o n t h a t F o l l o w T h e M o n e y ( F T M ) c a n h e l p i n t r a c k i n g s o m e o f t h e e x p e n s e s. " W e h a v e r e a c h e d o u t t o t h e G o v e r n m e n t o f K a n o t w i c e o n t h e s t a t e o f t h e h e a l t h c e n t e r i n K a n t u d u, b u t t h e r e w a s n o r e s p o n s e. W e h o p e t h i s c a m p a i g n w i t h O N E a n d C O D E w i l l m a k e t h e G o v e r n m e n t o f K a n o t o l o o k a t t h e p l i g h t o f o u r h e a l t h c e n t e r, s o t h a t o u r p e o p l e c a n s t a r t u s i n g i t M A L A M A L I T h e M e d i c a l H e a d a t t h e P H C. b i t. l y / E q u i p K a n t u d u

7 #SAVESHIKIRA N I G E R, N I G E R I A I n A p r i l , G l o b a l R i g h t s r e v e a l e d t o u s t h a t 2 8 c h i l d r e n d i e d i n S h i k i r a, N i g e r S t a t e d u e t o l e a d p o i s o n i n g a n d t h a t t h e c o m m u n i t y n e e d e d a n u r g e n t c l e a n u p, b e f o r e h u n d r e d s o f l e a d p o i s o n e d c h i l d r e n i n t h e c o m m u n i t y w o u l d h a v e a c c e s s t o t r e a t m e n t. A l t h o u g h t h e f e d e r a l g o v e r n m e n t s e t u p a c o m m i t t e e t o q u i c k l y s o l v e t h e p r o b l e m i n S h i k i r a, t h e y e a r w a s c o m i n g t o a n e n d, a n d n o t h i n g h a d h a p p e n e d. A l h a j i U m a r w i t h o t h e r N i g e r c o m m u n i t y r e p o r t e r s o r g a n i z e d c o m m u n i t y o u t r e a c h e s, t o w n h a l l m e e t i n g s i n M i n n a a n d K a g a r a. T h e r e w e r e T w i t t e r a n d F a c e b o o k c a m p a i g n s ; w i t h r a d i o i n t e r v i e w s o n V o i c e o f N i g e r i a, M i n n a S t u d i o, W a z o b i a F M ; T V e n g a g e m e n t s o n A I T, C h a n n e l s T V a n d P T V ; a s w e l l a s s e v e r a l p r e s s r e l e a s e s t o a m p l i f y t h e v o i c e s o f S h i k i r a n s. I n J a n u a r y , t h e M i n i s t r y o f E n v i r o n m e n t i n c l u d e d m i l l i o n N a i r a ( $ m ) o n i t s b u d g e t t o c l e a n u p S h i k i r a. W e k e p t t h e c a m p a i g n o n g o i n g, a n d b y t h e e n d o f J u n e , f u n d s w e r e r e l e a s e d f o r t h e c l e a n u p o f t h e l e a d c o m m u n i t y, w h i l e i n A u g u s t , t h e t r e a t m e n t o f c h i l d r e n h a d s t a r t e d. " T h e s u m o f N m i l l i o n h a s b e e n i n c l u d e d i n t h e b u d g e t f o r t h e c l e a n u p o f t h e c o n t a m i n a t e d s i t e, b u t t h e t r u t h i s t h a t t i m e i s r u n n i n g o u t a s t h e r a i n y s e a s o n h a s j u s t b e g u n a n d w o u l d d i s r u p t t h e e x e r c i s e a n d s p r e a d t h e c o n t a m i n a n t s t o o t h e r n e i g h b o u r i n g c o m m u n i t i e s i f r e m e d i a t i o n d o n o t c o m m e n c e i m m e d i a t e l y " A M I N A M O H A M M E D N i g e r i a n M i n i s t e r o f E n v i r o n m e n t b i t. l y / S a v e S h i k i r a

8 #REVAMPSEKONA O S U N, N I G E R I A I n O s u n S t a t e, S o u t h W e s t N i g e r i a, w e t r a c k e d t h e p r o p o s e d m i l l i o n N a i r a ( $ 1. 5 m ) r e l e a s e d b y t h e W o r l d B a n k ' s S a v i n g O n e M i l l i o n L i v e s ( S O M L ) p r o j e c t w i t h t h e F e d e r a l M i n i s t r y o f H e a l t h t o t h e O s u n S t a t e G o v e r n m e n t, i n , w h i l e a d v o c a t i n g f o r t h e r e f u r b i s h m e n t o f t h e P H C l o c a t e d i n S e k o n a, E d e E a s t L G A o f O s u n S t a t e. T h e f a c i l i t y s e r v e s a t a r g e t p o p u l a t i o n o f 1 2, w i t h l e s s t h a n 1 - y e a r c h i l d r e n p o p u l a t i o n a n d e x p e c t e d m o n t h l y t a r g e t o f 4 2. A f t e r B a r a k a t B i d e m i, o u r c o m m u n i t y c h a m p i o n i n t h e s t a t e o r g a n i z e d t h e c o m m u n i t y m e m b e r s, h e l d f o c u s e d g r o u p d i s c u s s i o n s a t t h e P H C, w e w r o t e s e v e r a l F r e e d o m o f I n f o r m a t i o n A c t ( F O I A ) b a c k e d l e t t e r s, a n d u s e d f r e q u e n t T w i t t e r a n d F a c e b o o k c a m p a i g n s t o r a i s e c o n c e r n s o v e r t h e s t a t e o f t h e P H C. C o n s e q u e n t l y, t h e g o v e r n m e n t o f O s u n a t t e n d e d o u r t o w n h a l l m e e t i n g, v i s i t e d t h e d i l a p i d a t e d P H C a n d i n f o r m e d u s t h a t t h e y h a d n o t r e c e i v e d t h e $ 1. 5 m i l l i o n. T h e y a l s o r e v e a l e d t h a t t h e l o c a l g o v e r n m e n t c h a i r m a n h a d r e c e i v e d d i s b u r s e m e n t f o r t h e r e n o v a t i o n o f t h e P H C. D u r i n g a n e n g a g e m e n t f a c i l i t a t e d a t o u r t o w n h a l l m e e t i n g b e t w e e n t h e g o v e r n m e n t r e p r e s e n t a t i v e a n d c o m m u n i t y m e m b e r s, t h e g o v e r n m e n t o f O s u n d e c i d e d t o m a k e i t a p r i o r i t y t o m a k e t h e P H C a t S e k o n a w o r k b e t t e r, a s i t o f f e r s s e r v i c e s t o a l a r g e r p o p u l a t i o n. " W e n e v e r k n e w t h i s P H C s e r v e s 1 1 v i l l a g e s, a s s u c h w e w i l l p u t i t a s a p l a n t o u p g r a d e i t t o a G e n e r a l h o s p i t a l b u t i n t h e m e a n t i m e, a s k t h e l o c a l c o u n c i l c h a i r m a n t o r e n o v a t e t h e P H C a s h e m u s t h a v e s o m e f u n d s f o r t h i s " G B E N G A O Y E B O D E D i r e c t o r, H e a l t h P l a n n i n g, R e s e a r c h a n d S t a t i s t i c s b i t. l y / R e v a m p S e k o n a

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10 REFURBISHLANTENWA Y O B E, N I G E R I A I n Y o b e S t a t e, N o r t h E a s t e r n N i g e r i a, w e t r a c k e d t h e m i l l i o n N a i r a ( $ 1. 5 m ) r e l e a s e d b y t h e W o r l d B a n k ' s S a v i n g O n e M i l l i o n L i v e s p r o j e c t w i t h t h e F e d e r a l M i n i s t r y o f H e a l t h, i n M a y t o t h e Y o b e S t a t e G o v e r n m e n t, w h i l e a d v o c a t i n g f o r t h e r e f u r b i s h m e n t o f t h e P H C l o c a t e d i n L a n t e w a, T a r m u w a L G A i n Y o b e S t a t e. O w i n g t o o u r F O I R e q u e s t s, t w i t t e r c a m p a i g n s, a n d F a c e b o o k a d v o c a c y o n # R e f u r b i s h L a n t e w a, t h e g o v e r n m e n t i n f o r m e d u s d u r i n g a t o w n h a l l m e e t i n g ( o r g a n i z e d b y o u r c o m m u n i t y c h a m p i o n M u a z u A l h a j i M o d u ) i n Y o b e, t h a t i t h a s a w a r d e d t h e c o n t r a c t t o r e f u r b i s h t h e h e a l t h c e n t e r a t L a n t e w a f o r t h e 7, c i t i z e n s w h o u s e t h e f a c i l i t y. L i k e w i s e t h e y s e n t t h e i r c o s t e d w o r k p l a n o n i m p r o v i n g t h e h e a l t h c a r e s y s t e m i n Y o b e S t a t e a n d m e n t i o n e d t h a t t h e y h a d n o t r e c e i v e d a n y f u n d s f r o m t h e $ 1. 5 m i l l i o n W o r l d B a n k l o a n. " W e h a v e n o m e d i c a l e q u i p m e n t, a n d r e c e i v e p a t i e n t s d a i l y, a n d w e e k l y. I h a v e r e p o r t e d t h e i s s u e t o t h e l o c a l g o v e r n m e n t a u t h o r i t y s e v e r a l t i m e s b u t n o r e s p o n s e, a s s u c h I w i l l c a l l o n o t h e r t i e r s o f g o v e r n m e n t t o p l e a s e r e n o v a t e a n d r e s t r u c t u r e t h e d i s p e n s a r y, p r o v i d e t o i l e t f a c i l i t i e s, p r o v i d e w a t e r s u p p l i e s, m e d i c a l e q u i p m e n t a n d b e d, a n d m e d i c i n e M U S A A L H A J I U M A R U H e a d o f t h e D i s p e n s a r y b i t. l y / R e f u r b i s h L a n t e w a

11 #WATERBACHAKA K E B B I, N I G E R I A I n N o v e m b e r , f o r m e r P r e s i d e n t G o o d l u c k J o n a t h a n l a u n c h e d t h e G G W p r o j e c t i n B a c h a k a, K e b b i S t a t e. A s p a r t o f o u r c o m m i t m e n t t o t r a c k t h e i m p l e m e n t a t i o n o f f u n d s m e a n t f o r t h e G G W, o u r c o m m u n i t y r e p o r t e r f r o m K e b b i i n f o r m e d u s o n t h e p r o g r e s s o f t h e p r o j e c t i n t h e c o m m u n i t y a n d t h e n e e d t o f a c i l i t a t e g o v e r n m e n t r e s p o n s e t o t h e a i l i n g p r o j e c t. A y e a r a f t e r t h e p r o j e c t c o m m e n c e d, d r y c r o p f a r m e r s t h a t d e p e n d e d o n t h e w a t e r p r o v i s i o n t o g r o w t h e i r c r o p s c o u l d n o t h a v e a c c e s s t o t h e w a t e r s u p p l y, a s i t h a d b r o k e n d o w n f o u r m o n t h s a f t e r i t w a s i n s t a l l e d. S i n c e N o v e m b e r , t h e t e a m h a d v i s i t e d t h e c o m m u n i t y o c c a s i o n a l l y t o d o c u m e n t h o w p r o g r e s s i s b e i n g m a d e. T h e t e a m a l s o e n g a g e d t h e N a t i o n a l A g e n c y o n G G W ( N A G G W ) o n r a d i o a n d T V, a n d v i a T w i t t e r a n d F a c e b o o k c a m p a i g n s. S i n c e F e b r u a r y , t h e N A G G W h a d p r o m i s e d t h e c i t i z e n s o f B a c h a k a a n d t h e F T M t e a m t h a t t h e w a t e r s o u r c e w i l l b e r e s t o r e d i n t h e c o m m u n i t y. I n A u g u s t , a f t e r a n i l l u s t r a t i o n o n t h e s t a t e o f t h e G G W F u n d s, t h e h e a d o f t h e a g e n c y c a l l e d a n d s a i d t h e c o n t r a c t o r o f t h e p r o j e c t h a s b e e n i n s t r u c t e d t o g o o n t h e s i t e. C o n s e q u e n t l y, o u r c o m m u n i t y r e p o r t e r c o n f i r m e d t o u s t h a t t h e r e i s n o w a 5 - w a t e r p o i n t i n B a c h a k a. " T h e o t h e r w a t e r s o u r c e p r o v i d e d f o r n u r s e r i e s a n d f o r d r y c r o p f a r m e r s t o u s e a s a n i r r i g a t i o n m e c h a n i s m s p o i l t j u s t 4 m o n t h s a f t e r i t w a s i n s t a l l e d. T h e w i n d m i l l p o w e r e d s o u r c e l a s t e d f o r 2 m o n t h s b e f o r e i t w a s r e p l a c e d b y a s o l a r p o w e r e d p a n e l w h i c h e v e n t u a l l y w a s c a r t e d a w a y. S i n c e t h e n p l a n t s i n t h e n u r s e r i e s a n d o t h e r d r y c r o p s a r e g e t t i n g d r i e d u p. " A b u b a k a r C o m m u n i t y M e m b e r b i t. l y / W a t e r B a c h a k a

12 #RehabilitateAfiaNsit A K W A I B O M, N I G E R I A I n A k w a I b o m S t a t e, w e t r a c k e d t h e N G N m i l l i o n a p p r o p r i a t e d i n t h e b u d g e t b y t h e N a t i o n a l P r i m a r y H e a l t h C a r e D e v e l o p m e n t A g e n c y ( N P H C D A ) f o r t h e r e h a b i l i t a t i o n o f t h e P H C a t A f i a N s i t U r u a N k o i n N s i t I b o m L G A o f A k w a I b o m S t a t e, S o u t h S o u t h N i g e r i a. W e w r o t e F O I l e t t e r s t o t h e N P H C D A, t h e S t a t e M i n i s t r y o f H e a l t h, a n d m e n t i o n e d t h e p l i g h t s o f t h e c o m m u n i t y o n r a d i o, T w i t t e r a n d F a c e b o o k, a n d h e l d t o w n h a l l m e e t i n g s i n A f i a N s i t. N P H C D A r e s p o n d e d t h a t t h e p r o j e c t i s i n i t s c o n t r a c t i n g p h a s e, a n d t h a t t h e y w i l l l e t u s k n o w i m m e d i a t e l y w h e n w o r k s t a r t s a t t h e P H C. T h e a g e n c y h a s r e f u s e d t o p r o v i d e u s w i t h t h e i r c o s t e d w o r k p l a n c l a i m i n g t h a t t h e c o n t r a c t i s y e t t o b e a w a r d e d. A l b e i t, t h e c o n t r a c t i n g p r o c e s s s h o u l d h a v e b e e n c o n c l u d e d b y n o w. " I w a s n o t a w a r e t h a t t h e r e w e r e p r o v i s i o n s f o r t h i s h e a l t h c a r e f a c i l i t y o n t h e B u d g e t. A n d e v e n a t t h a t, t h i s i s O c t o b e r a n d t h e r e i s n o s o r t o f i m p l e m e n t a t i o n " T H E O F F I C E R I N C H A R G E A f i a N s i t U r u a N k o P r i m a r y H e a l t h c a r e C e n t r e b i t. l y / R e h a b i l i t a t e A f i a N s i t 2

13 #UpgradeAkama E N U G U, N I G E R I A I n E n u g u S t a t e, S o u t h E a s t N i g e r i a, w e h a v e a c a m p a i g n h a s h t a g g e d # U p g r a d e A k a m a t h r o u g h w h i c h w e a r e t r a c k i n g t h e m i l l i o n N i a r a ( $ 1. 5 m ) r e l e a s e d b y t h e W o r l d B a n k s S O M L p r o j e c t w i t h t h e F e d e r a l M i n i s t r y o f H e a l t h t o t h e E n u g u S t a t e G o v e r n m e n t, w h i l e a d v o c a t i n g f o r t h e r e f u r b i s h m e n t o f t h e P H C l o c a t e d i n A k a m a, E n u g w u - N g w o, i n E n u g u N o r t h L G A o f t h e S t a t e. T h e P H C s e r v e s a b o u t 4 0 p a t i e n t s p e r d a y ( 1, p e r m o n t h ) e s p e c i a l l y u n d e r 5 a n d n u r s i n g m o t h e r s f r o m a r o u n d 3 v i l l a g e s. T h e G o v e r n m e n t o f E n u g u d i d n o t r e s p o n d t o o u r F O I r e q u e s t s a n d b o y c o t t e d o u r t o w n h a l l m e e t i n g a s i t r e g a r d s t h i s c a m p a i g n. H o w e v e r, o u r c o m m u n i t y c h a m p i o n i n E n u g u, N e b o C o l l i n s h a s b e e n f o l l o w i n g u p o n s e v e r a l F O I r e q u e s t s t h a t h a v e b e e n s e n t t o c o n c e r n e d g o v e r n m e n t a g e n c i e s. " T h i s P H C i s b a s i c a l l y e m p t y. W e h a v e n o w a t e r, e l e c t r i c i t y, s e c u r i t y, t o i l e t s, e m e r g e n c y t r a n s p o r t, q u a r t e r s f o r s t a f f e r s, a s w e l l a s l i m i t e d n u m b e r o f b a s i c d r u g s a n d b e d s " T H E O F F I C E R I N C H A R G E A k a m a P r i m a r y H e a l t h c a r e C e n t e r b i t. l y / U p g r a d e A k a m a

14 #DevelopOkengwe K O G I, N I G E R I A I n K o g i S t a t e, N o r t h C e n t r a l N i g e r i a, w e h a v e a c a m p a i g n h a s h t a g g e d # D e v e l o p O k e n g w e t h r o u g h w h i c h w e a r e a l s o t r a c k i n g t h e m i l l i o n N i a r a ( $ 1. 5 m ) r e l e a s e d b y t h e W o r l d B a n k s S O M L p r o j e c t w i t h t h e F e d e r a l M i n i s t r y o f H e a l t h t o t h e K o g i S t a t e G o v e r n m e n t, w h i l e a d v o c a t i n g f o r t h e r e f u r b i s h m e n t o f t h e P H C l o c a t e d i n O k e n g w e, O k e n e L G A o f K o g i S t a t e. T h e f a c i l i t y s e r v e s m o r e t h a n p a t i e n t s i n a m o n t h a n d h a s a C o m m u n i t y H e a l t h E x t e n s i o n W o r k e r, a M i d w i f e a n d o n e h e a l t h a s s i s t a n t, a n d d o e s n o t h a v e a s k i l l e d b i r t h a t t e n d a n t a n d s o u r c e o f c l e a n w a t e r s u p p l y. W e w e r e a b l e t o m o b i l i z e t h e c o m m u n i t y i n a t o w n h a l l m e e t i n g t o a i r t h e i r v i e w s o n a l o c a l r a d i o, w h i l e c a m p a i g n s o n s o c i a l m e d i a w e r e u n d e r t a k e n. 2 w e e k s a f t e r t h e t o w n h a l l m e e t i n g a n d m e d i a e n g a g e m e n t s, t h e g o v e r n m e n t o f K o g i c a l l e d t h e t e a m f o r a m e e t i n g o n i n f o r m a t i o n s h a r i n g, w h i l e a l s o s t a t i n g t h a t t h e y a r e i n t e r e s t e d i n t h e w o r k w e d o. U l t i m a t e l y, t h e y e m p h a s i z e d c o m m i t m e n t t o p r i o r i t i z e t h e P H C i n t h e i m p l e m e n t a t i o n o f t h e W o r l d B a n k F u n d a s r e q u e s t e d b y t h e c o m m u n i t y. " I h a v e r e p o r t e d t h e s i t u a t i o n s h e r e t o t h e L o c a l G o v e r n m e n t f o r m o r e t h a n 3 t i m e s a n d y e t t h e y d i d n o t t a k e a n y a c t i o n s. I c a n n o t l e a v e t h i s p l a c e b e c a u s e I a m t h e o n l y h o p e o f t h e p e o p l e. I w o u l d b e g l a d i f F o l l o w T h e M o n e y t e a m c a n h e l p u s a m p l i f y o u r v o i c e s t o t h e g o v e r n m e n t, f o r t h e l a t t e r t o a n d r e n o v a t e t h e h e a l t h o u r f a c i l i t y. " C H I E F M E D I C A L P E R S O N N E L O k e n g w e P H C b i t. l y / D e v e l o p O k e n g w e

15 Lessons learnt I t i s n o t e n o u g h t o c r e a t e d a s h b o a r d s a n d w e b s i t e s c o n t a i n i n g d a t a o n g o v e r n m e n t e x p e n d i t u r e o r b u d g e t, m o r e e m p h a s i s s h o u l d b e o n m o b i l i z i n g c o m m u n i t i e s t o u s e s u c h d a t a, t h r o u g h c o m m u n i t y e n g a g e m e n t a n d c a p a c i t y b u i l d i n g. A v a i l a b i l i t y o f e x p e n d i t u r e d a t a a n d p r o c u r e m e n t d a t a i s v e r y i m p o r t a n t f o r o u r F o l l o w T h e M o n e y w o r k a n d t h e r e i s a d e a r t h o f s u c h d a t a a t t h e s t a t e a n d l o c a l g o v e r n m e n t l e v e l s. T h u s r e d u c i n g t h e i m p a c t o f o u r w o r k a t t h e s u b - n a t i o n a l l e v e l. C i t i z e n s a r e s t i l l a f r a i d o f b e i n g h a r a s s e d b y g o v e r n m e n t o f f i c i a l s, w h e n t h e y a s k q u e s t i o n s o n t h e e x p e n d i t u r e o f t h e l a t t e r, a s s u c h p r o v i d i n g p l a t f o r m s f o r t h e m t o e x p r e s s t h e i r g r i e v a n c e s w o r k s b e t t e r t h a n l e a v i n g t h e m t o f a c e t h e g o v e r n m e n t a l o n e. C i t i z e n s b e c o m e e n g a g e d a n d i n t e r e s t e d i n c a m p a i g n s w h e n s t o r i e s a r e f o c u s e d o n p e r t i n e n t i s s u e s a b o u t t h e i r c o m m u n i t i e s e s p e c i a l l y o n s o c i a l a m e n i t i e s s u c h a s h e a l t h, e d u c a t i o n, w a t e r a n d s a n i t a t i o n. A g o o d w a y f o r g o v e r n m e n t t o s h o w c o m m i t m e n t t o c i t i z e n s i s t h r o u g h s h a r i n g t i m e l y i n f o r m a t i o n o n h o w p u b l i c f u n d s a r e b e i n g u s e d. W h e n g o v e r n m e n t r e s p o n d t o t h e r e q u e s t o f i n f o r m a t i o n b y c i t i z e n s o n t i m e ( a n d b y d e f a u l t ), e n s u r i n g a c c o u n t a b i l i t y o n g o v e r n m e n t a l e x p e n d i t u r e b e c o m e s e a s i e r. B a s e d o n t h e i n a d e q u a c i e s o f c l o s e d W h a t s A p p g r o u p i n e n g a g i n g o u r c o m m u n i t y c h a m p i o n s a n d f o r s y s t e m a t i c u p d a t e s o n o u r c a m p a i g n s, w e m i g r a t e d t o a n o p e n s o u r c e p l a t f o r m, w w w., s o t h a t o t h e r s t a k e h o l d e r s c a n v i e w r e p o r t s, p i c t u r e s a n d v i d e o s i n r e a l t i m e.

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