Celebrating Courage Integrity & National Impact
The Gani Fawehinmi Impact & Integrity Awards celebrates changemakers, whistleblowers, and visionary leaders transforming society through courage and accountability.
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OUR PHILOSOPHY
“If we advocate punishment as deterrent for those found culpable in corrupt practices, we must also celebrate those citizens who, despite the temptations, the pressures and the forces of necessity still maintain dignity of an incorruptible living. Hence, if we punish dishonesty, we must recognize and celebrate honesty. We should deem it pertinent to also commend those who resist the temptations, with a view to encouraging selflessness, integrity, probity, transparency and accountability”
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW
About The Award
HEDA Resource Centre, with the support of MacArthur Foundation, has decided to institute an Annual Award called Gani Fawehinmi Impact and Integrity Award (GFIIA). The Award which is named in honor of late Human Rights activist, Chief Gani Fawehinmi is designed to reward act of Integrity, Accountability and Whistleblowing to deserving Nigerians of imperturbable characteristic, Courage, Selflessness and Honesty. To this end, HEDA presents its Annual Celebration and Honor for Integrity, Accountability and Whistleblowing to deserving Patriots.
The award aims to encourage, promote, celebrate and protect the uncommon principles of openness, honesty, probity, accountability and transparency in public and private life and whistleblowing to deserving persons and bodies.
The GFIIA 2026 is the 9th edition of the award
#GFIIA2026 NOMINATION
The search has begun. Identify and Nominate deserving Nigerians in any of the four above listed award categories. All nominations must be backed up with exceptional story of accountability, exceptional feat of transparency, honesty, dignity and every other indices of integrity.
PROGRAM CALENDAR
Award Night: Tuesday, 10 December 2026
About The Organizers
Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre) is a non-governmental and non-partisan human rights and development league. It has the mandate to defend, protect and promote universally recognized human rights and environmental justice in Nigeria and Africa, in accordance with international standards. These objectives are pursued through research and publications, campaigns, human rights education and empowerment projects and programs. At HEDA, we recognize the fact that there can be no sustainable economic development in an environment that is constantly pervaded with corruption and bribery. Thus the organization also focuses on programs to sustain democracy, based on accountability and participatory governance in the country.
