By Benon Herbet Oluka In the early 2000s, Reagan Wamajji secured a lifetime opportunity to undertake an internship at Uganda’s parliament. That job placement inspired Wamajji and a group of […]
Ugandan citizen journalism outfit shares parliament’s untold stories Read More »
By Nkosinathi Mcetywa, Originally published in the Human Rights Pulse The divide between government and its citizens grows by the day in many parts of the world.
What Is Civic Tech, Really? Read More »
Uwajibijaki Pamoja (Accountability Together) is an integrated complaints referral mechanism operated by Transparency International Kenya in collaboration of more than 40 service providers including government and development
Uwajibikaji Pamoja – A citizens complaint plaform Read More »
Kubatana was founded in 2001 to strive for equal access to information and the inclusion of the general public in debate and discussion across Zimbabwe. It seeks
Kubatana: Expanding citizen access to civic and human rights information in Zimbabwe Read More »
Tracka is a platform designed by BudgIT to enable citizens to follow up on budgetary capital expenditure and constituency projects in their respective communities to enhance service
Tracka: Take the extra mile on public projects around you! Read More »
This study analyses the efforts of BudgIT, Nigeria’s creative start-up, in making the Nigerian budget simple and accessible to every citizen. This includes its classification of citizens
Grassroot is a mobile platform that allows individuals to organize and coordinate between one another for the causes they believe in. Founded in South Africa by Luke
Grassroot: Enabling participatory democracy in South African democracy Read More »
Amandla.mobi is a platform that aims to “turn every cellphone in South Africa into a democracy tool” by using Whatsapp, SMS, USSD, Web and social networking to run
Amandla.mobi – Action for Mzansi Read More »
MOPA is a platform through which citizens can request services directly from the municipal government using mobile phones. The data collected is sent to the City Council
A reporting tool for cleaner neighbourhoods Read More »
The Veza (a colloquial term for ‘reveal’ or ‘expose’) online tool is an open data platform developed by Corruption Watch with the goal of improving transparency and
Veza – Empowering public to hold South African Police accountable Read More »
