Mission
& Vision
“To use the power of data to transform followership, leadership, business and lives across Africa.”
We the people
make the country.
I AM VOCAL Advocacy and Awareness Foundation is a non-profit, registered in Nigeria in 2018. We encourage accountability and transparency in governance through data capture and analysis: mapping causes across the country, measuring public sentiment through engagement metrics and focus groups, and turning what we learn into clear reports on local issues.
Since then we have built community engagement through polls and workshops, and tailored our programmes to the needs of the places we work. Our polling tools are designed around transparency, unique identity and verifiable records.
To use data to make the political process in Africa work better, by encouraging active citizen involvement and giving leaders accurate insight into what citizens need.
- Registered
- 2018, Federal Republic of Nigeria
- Founder
- Donald Okudu
- Headquarters
- Plot 151/160 Ordinance Road, Trans-Amadi, Port Harcourt
- Focus
- Accountability and transparency in governance, through data
- Approach
- Cause mapping, polls, focus groups and workshops
Core
Values
Every programme and record is guided by these four principles.
Integrity
We publish what we count, how we count it and where it came from.
Participation
Communities set the agenda. We facilitate; we do not decide for them.
Evidence
What is said in the room is documented so it can be revisited and verified.
Stewardship
Civic voice and environmental care are treated as one responsibility.
“What a community says should outlast the meeting where it was said.”
Strategic outlook
Board of
Trustees
The Board provides independent oversight of strategy, finances and safeguarding, and holds the foundation to the standards it publishes.
I AM VOCAL was founded by Donald Okudu, creative director and social entrepreneur.