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LAWAL Hamzat 2022

Hamzat LAWAL

“Follow the Money” anticorruption initiative from Nigeria, Democracy Innovation Award Winner in 2019

Nigeria

Hamzat Lawal is an activist who has successfully led campaigns in over 40 African countries with over 15 years experience in the non-profit sector and specializes in practical issues associated with Climate Change, Open Data, advocacy campaigns and development policies as it affects rural and deprived grassroots communities. He is also the Founder of Follow The Money, the largest Pan-African grassroots data-driven movement and leads a team of technology and innovation-driven campaigners to amplify the voices of marginalized grassroots communities in promoting accountability. Hamzat was recently appointed on Beyoncé’s BeyGood Global Citizen Fellowship as an Advisory Board Member. He was also recognized amongst the 100 most influential Africans in 2019. He is currently leading a global education campaign to accelerate girl’s’ education and ending girl-child marriages.