Uchaguzi
>> a nonprofit organization focused on election monitoring and crowd sourcing in Kenya <<
Project Type:
urban planning design strategy
other: this is an organization focused on election monitoring and crowd sourcing making it separate from typical design categorizations. the design is in the coordination and collaboration.
Project Mission/Goal:
improve the human spirit
address humanitarian crises
other: increase voting registration in Kenya
Project Description:
About Us
Uchaguzi is a technology platform that allows citizens and civil society to monitor and report incidences around the electoral process.
Uchaguzi provides web and mobile-based channels for citizens and civil society to report on electoral offences such as intimidation, hate speech, vote buying, polling clerk bias, voting mis-information etc. The reports are then sent to the electoral authorities or security personnel for action.
Uchaguzi recognizes the need for empowering citizens in the protection of democracy by inspiring individual and collective action in enforcing transparency, accountability and efficient electoral service delivery.
Uchaguzi is a collaborative action by:
The Constitution & Reform Education Consortium (CRECO)s mission is to promote constitutionalism, democratic governance and institutional development, through coordination and capacity building of the civil society.
Ushahidi is a not-for-profit software development company. Their software is used for collecting, aggregating and visualizing information from communities around the world. (www.ushahidi.com)
 The Social Development Network (SODNET) through its INFONET Programme that aims at strengthening the role of citizen's and civil society in the strategic use of technology. (www.sodnet.org)
Uraia is Kenya's National Civic Education Programme, whose mission is to facilitate the provision of quality civic education and practical mechanisms for citizen engagement in public affairs. (www.uraia.co.ke)
Uchaguzi is made possible with the generous financial and in-kind support of:
HIVOS (www.hivos.nl) and Twaweza (www.twaweza.org)
Video(s): http://vimeo.com/13862365
Links and Captions: http://uchaguzi.co.ke/main
Project Details:
Project Location: Kenya
Date(s): XX to XX
Project Phase: in Progress
Client: Kenyan Public
User Client: voter
Description and Number of Beneficiaries/Users:
Major Funding: HIVOS (www.hivos.nl) and Twaweza (www.twaweza.org)
Nominated by Vasilios Katsavrias
