CGG promotes the building of democratic institutions, transparency and accountability in government, active citizen participation in the political process, voter education, human rights, and the rule of law.
The Campaign for Good Governance was formally established in July 1996 after Sierra Leone's first multi-party democratic elections in three decades.
The founders of CGG were Zainab Bangura and Julius Spencer, Sierra Leonean human rights activists, and Joseph Opala, an American historian who lived in the country for many years.
During the lead-up to 1996 elections, the founders worked with other civil society groups to help organize citizen participation.
After she left that position in 2002, several others succeeded her, including Abdul Tejan-Cole, Olayinka Creighton-Randall, and Valnora Edwin, CGG's current Coordinator.