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Bantu Watch

Bantu Watch is a joint initiative of civil society and (social) media activists in Zambia under leadership of SACCORD,with technical and strategy support from Hivos and SODNET Innovations (INFONET).BantuWatch has been developed based on are developed Ushahidi-based technology platform specific for elections,that allows citizens and civil society to monitor and report incidences around the electoral process in near real time.It provides channels for citizens and civil society to use mobile phone, social media and other internet-based channels to report on electoral offences such as intimidation,hate speech, vote buying, violence, tension, polling clerk bias and voting misinformation.

Nani Online

Nanionline.info has been developed by the social Development Network SODNET under the INFONET Social Development Network (SODNET) is a not-for-profit non-governmental organization registered in the Republic of Kenya under the Non-governmental Organizations
Coordination Act 1990. It was founded in 1994 and incorporated as a legally registered entity in June 1996…

Uchaguzi

Uchaguzi seeks to leverage on technology tools, especially web and SMS as the main channels for amplifying citizen’s concerns to authorities. Uchaguzi will provide a feedback space (dashboards) that aggregate concerns in a manner that enables authorities (Security, Electoral Commission) to easily understand and make timely responses. Citizen action and response from authorities will be widely publicized through print and electronic media in partnership with media houses.

Ugatuzi

Ugatuzi is a Kiswahili word meaning “devolution”.
The genesis of the budget tracking tool was a means of providing information to citizens on Constituency Development Fund, Local Authority Transfer Fund and other devolved funds. Its purpose was to provide the best possible means presenting information on available resources to the community within the premise of community involvement in projects planning, implementation and improvement of service delivery.

Huduma

HUDUMA is developed as a model for open governance that allows transparency and accountability in the provision of services. It seeks to facilitate especially the demand-side of service provisioning through encouraging active citizenship and citizen-state engagement. HUDUMA is open source and can be scaled up to any country or scaled down to individual institutions. For inquiry, please contact us on the available channels!

People Eye

People-eye is a joint initiative of civil society and (social) media activists in Zimbabwe, with technical and strategy support from Hivos and SODNET Innovation – INFONET. It is been developed based on a retweaked Ushahidi-based technology platform that allows citizens and civil society to monitor and report incidences around bribes and services process in near real time. It provides channels for citizens and civil society to use mobile phone, social media,freedom fone and other internet-based channels to report on Bribes.

Strengthening & Empowering

Civil Society and Citizen’s strategic use of technology through online web and mobile platforms in the area of Transparency, Accountability and Service delivery

Ugatuzi

Ugatuzi is a second edition of the Budget Tracking Tool designed by SODNET to enable citizens to engage in public finance…Read More…

Huduma

Huduma is both a strategy and a technology tool. The technology component entails the deployment of a web and mobile-based …Read More…

Uchaguzi

Uchaguzi is a citizen’s collaborative initiative of SODNET, USHAHIDI and HIVOs. It is a platform that enables citizen’s to amplify election related…Read More…

Nani Online

Nanionline.info has been developed by the social Development Network SODNET under the INFONET Social Development Network…Read More…

Our Funders

A Facility set up to promote democratic governance in Kenya primarily works through Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in recognition of the significant role that they play in ensuring that the aspirations of Kenyans are taken into consideration in the democratization process.

We help to reduce global poverty, limiting the risk of climate change, improving education for students in California and elsewhere, improving reproductive health and rights worldwide, supporting vibrant performing arts in our community.

Is a Dutch development organization that fights against poverty, oppression and discrimination.By Hivos does to support people who want to control their own future and take action themselves to improve their situation.

End poverty by 2015. This is the historic promise 189 world leaders made at the United Nations Millennium Summit in 2000 when they agreed to meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).The United Nations Millennium Campaign supports and inspires people from around the world to take action in support of the Millennium Development Goals.

Is a grant making foundation that funds technology-driven projects to bring about social change, largely in African countries. The Trust focuses mainly on innovation, transparency and citizen empowerment.

We are a philanthropic investment firm.We create opportunity for people to improve their lives by investing in market-based efforts that catalyze economic,social and political change.

Is a ten year citizen-centered initiative, focusing on large-scale change in East Africa. We believes that lasting change requires bottom-up action. We seek to foster conditions and expand opportunities through which millions of people can get information and make change happen in their own communities directly and by holding government to account.

We support the consolidation of democratic practices and institutions in developing democracies. We also specializes in parliamentary strengthening and political party development; works at national, regional and local levels.