Locally Led Development (lld)

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Who we are

Established 2018

Locally Led Development (LLD) - A forward-thinking social enterprise.

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Locally Led Development (LLD) is dedicated to driving transformative change across Africa through governance, innovation, environmental sustainability, civic technology, and innovative financing. Our work is rooted in evidence-based solutions and powered by innovative financing models, ensuring measurable, scalable, and sustainable impact.

We prioritize local ownership and community-led solutions, fostering partnerships with governments, civil society, and the private sector to address pressing challenges. By aligning policy frameworks, strengthening institutions, and leveraging technology, LLD maximizes resource efficiency to empower communities and institutions to thrive in a rapidly changing world.

Collaboration

Our partners

Organisations we work with to deliver sustainable, locally led development.

Kaduna Mining Development Company (KMDC)

Zamfara Electrification Agency (ZEA)

PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)

Katsina State Investment Promotion Agency (KIPA)

What we do

Focus areas

Evidence-based work across governance, education, technology, and sustainability.

Governance

Enhancing public financial management, public sector management, policy and strategy development, citizen engagement...

Education Reforms

Strengthening education systems through policy alignment, capacity building, community engagement, innovative financing to improve access, quality of education.

Technology for Governance

Advancing civic and government tech (Civic Tech & Gov Tech) to strengthen democracy, governance, and transparency

Conflict Prevention & Stabilization

Addressing root causes of conflict, promoting stability, and fostering peace building for sustainable development.

Environment

Promoting community-led, sustainable, climate-adaptive solutions focused on conservation, water management, and disaster risk reduction

Data, Research & Evaluation

Leveraging data-driven insights, rigorous research, and evidence-based assessments to inform decision-making, strengthen program effectiveness, and promote accountability across sectors.

Economic Inclusion & Livelihoods Policy Advocacy & Reform Youth Engagement & Development

LLD empowers African communities and institutions with locally led solutions in governance, education, inclusion, sustainability, and technology.

Track record

Founder’s experience

Driven by a commitment to transparency and impact, our team brings years of experience leading initiatives that promote accountability, strengthen systems, and support sustainable development across Nigeria.

Facilitated Executive Council retreats for Kano State Government (2019, 2023).
Developed Political Economy Analysis on governance in Kaduna and Kano.
Developed and facilitated governance frameworks for local and national governments to improve accountability.

Supported review and design of the first publicly accessible anti-corruption database in Nigeria.
Developed and implemented research on civil society use of social media for advocacy in northern Nigeria.
Supported design and implementation of five Cohorts of the civic change makers fellowship programme.

Designed and developed the Conditional Cash Transfer Management Information System (CCT-MIS) for Kwara State AGILE, enabling efficient beneficiary registration, fund disbursement tracking, and performance monitoring for girls’ education incentives.
Designed and deployed SKUMONITOR (skumonitor.com.ng) a unified school monitoring system in Sokoto State to enhance evidence-based technical assistance and school-level accountability.
Developed a Project Monitoring Tracker for the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS) to support visibility, coordination, and oversight of approved projects

Supported the development of the Kano State Donor Coordination Framework and helped train civil society organizations in evidence-based advocacy.
Supported the development of Kano state teacher recruitment and deployment policy.
Facilitated the development of Mid-Term Sector Strategies for Heath, Agric, Education, water sectors.

Led the development of State Education Accounts for Adamawa, Bauchi, and Sokoto
Conducted training and development on participatory budgeting for various Ministries of Planning and Budget.
Developed Mid-Term Revenue Strategies and helped secure $11 million from the World Bank for Kano State

Review of Kano State Human Resource Policy
Conduct of Institutional Capacity Assessment for Federal & State Ministry of Education and SUBEB (Bauchi, Adamawa, Sokoto, Niger, Ebonyi, Gombe)
Facilitated the development of corporate plan for Kaduna State Primary Healthcare Development Agency.

Facilitated Data Management Training for the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC)
Delivered Data Analytics and Visualization Training for State Ministry of Education and State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) teams in Sokoto and Bauchi States
Conducted Microsoft Power BI Training for Management Sciences for Health (MSH) in Abuja to support data-driven decision making
Delivered Data Analysis Training (Open Data Kit - ODK and Stata) for the Kaduna Bureau of Statistics to support robust survey data collection and interpretation.

People

Meet the team

Experts working together for sustainable, locally owned development.

Impact

Social proof & milestones

2018

$50K Trust Africa Grant (2018) for the development of a publicly accessible anti- corruption database.

2020

$150K FCDO Grant (2020) to support the MODAC Project, aimed at improving civic participation through technology.

2024

$750K USAID Grant (2024) aimed at enhancing anti-corruption efforts and people-centered justice

2024

£250K FCDO (2024) to support organic fertilizer production in Nigeria.

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LLD Launches Nigeria’s First Gov-Tech Fellowship Programme to Drive Digital Transformation in Government

Locally Led Development (LLD) is delighted to announce the launch of Nigeria's first-ever Gov-Tech Fellowship Programme. This is a transformative initiative designed to strategically invest in the pr…

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