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Scaling civic tech for democracy, civic space and citizen action.
The CIVICUS Digital Democracy Initiative's Civic Tech Lab (CTL) is a scale-up accelerator for proven, Global South-led civic tech innovations. This page showcases the 26 solutions selected for the CTL's 2026–2027 cohort.
Spanning 17 countries and five thematic areas, these solutions counter misinformation, protect electoral integrity, enable digital organising, strengthen civic engagement and defend civic actors against digital threats. Through catalytic funding, targeted technical mentorship and peer learning, the CTL acceleration programme supports partners to turn their solutions into secure, scalable and sustainable public-interest infrastructure.
Countering Misinformation & Disinformation
Barometer
FALA
A monitoring system that tracks how political candidates and public actors communicate about climate and socio-environmental issues in Brazil, generating evidence to strengthen public debate, information integrity and advocacy.
Organisation Website: https://fala.art.br/en/
Solution Link: Public link not available yet
InfoResilience
Chequeado
A WhatsApp-based initiative that helps people identify, evaluate and critically respond to misinformation and AI-generated content, turning media and information literacy resources into interactive learning for underserved communities in Argentina.
Organisation Website: https://chequeado.com
Solution Link: https://chequeado.com/whatsapp
Muryanmu (Our Voice)
YandyTech Community
A civic technology platform that uses responsible digital and AI-enabled tools to help Nigerians access credible civic and electoral information, counter misinformation and engage more meaningfully with democratic processes.
Organisation Website: https://yandytech.org
Solution Link: https://muryanmu.org/
Electoral Integrity
SmartRR Civic
Big Family 360
A reporting and referral platform that enables citizens to report electoral violence and other civic incidents through mobile and USSD channels, including in low-connectivity communities, and connects reports with relevant response actors.
Organisation Website: https://bf360.org
Solution Link: https://www.smartrrapp.org
Digital Organising & Mobilisation
Urun Daya
Indonesia untuk Kemanusiaan (IKa)
A digital solidarity ecosystem co-designed with Women's Crisis Centres in Indonesia, using AI and DAO-inspired governance to recognise contributions, connect knowledge, volunteers, networks and funding, and enable community-led decision-making.
Organisation Website: https://indonesiauntukkemanusiaan.org/
Solution Link: https://urundaya.id
Civic Engagement
JanJaan
SpeakUp Nepal
A voice-first participation system on Nepal's first citizen petition platform. Citizens call one number, raise problems in their own language and support petitions with a single keypress, without needing literacy, a smartphone or internet access.
Organisation Website: https://speakupnepal.org
Solution Link: Public link not available yet
Justice Monitor Syria
Syrians for Truth and Justice (STJ)
Justice Monitor Syria builds on two existing STJ platforms, Data4Justice and Share4Justice, to make rapidly evolving legal and human rights information in Syria's transitional context accessible to non-specialist users.
Organisation Website: https://stj-sy.org/en/
Solution Link: https://share4justice.org/
CIV-CON (Civic Connect)
Centre for Climate Accountability and Transportation (CCAT)
A youth-led platform connecting citizens in underserved Ugandan communities with their elected leaders, using desktop, smartphone and feature-phone channels, local-language content and community media to support safe reporting and access to trusted information.
Organisation Website: https://c4cat.org
Solution Link: Public link not available yet
GovWatch JA
The Lesma Ellis Foundation
A free, non-partisan civic accountability platform that lets citizens across Jamaica's 14 parishes report community issues with photo and location evidence, creating a public record to track progress and engage responsible agencies.
Organisation Website: https://thelef.foundation/
Solution Link: https://govwatchja.com
Promise Tracker NG
AdvoKC Foundation
Promise Tracker NG tracks how elected officials in Nigeria deliver on their campaign promises, including at subnational level, giving citizens evidence to hold leaders to account.
Organisation Website: https://advokc.ng
Solution Link: https://www.promisetracker.ng/
Social Accountability Platform (SAP)
Social Accountability Lab Initiative (SALI)
The Social Accountability Platform enables communities in Nigeria to access information on public primary healthcare facilities, track Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF) funding and service delivery, and report issues, connecting citizens, Ward Development Committees, health workers and government.
Organisation Website: Public link not available yet
Solution Link: http://phccsap.com.ng/
CallBot Citoyen
OurVoice SARL
An AI-powered voice service that gives citizens in Benin reliable civic and public-service information through a simple phone call, without internet access or a smartphone, including in local languages such as Fon and Yoruba.
Organisation Website: Public link not available yet
Solution Link: https://callbot.bj/
Misión Ciudadana
Fundación InternetBolivia.org
A civic-tech platform that helps young Bolivians understand how the State works, access verified information about their rights and participate in democratic life, guided by Titi, an AI agent that answers questions and points to concrete civic actions.
Organisation Website: https://internetbolivia.org
Solution Link: https://misionciudadana.internetbolivia.org/
EDUKLAN My Voice
Innovative Clan
An AI-powered platform that enables students and underserved youth in Cameroon to safely share experiences, raise concerns and contribute ideas on education, using AI to identify emerging issues and connect youth voices with decision-makers.
Organisation Website: https://iclan.cm
Solution Link: https://myvoice.eduklan.com/
ParticipaBOt 2.0
Lab TecnoSocial
A digital platform, first launched in 2020, where Bolivian citizens propose and prioritise ideas for collective civic agendas, with a focus on accessibility, security and the inclusion of young people, women and underrepresented communities.
Organisation Website: https://labtecnosocial.org
Solution Link: https://participabot.labtecnosocial.org/
9jaTalks
Kimpact Development Initiative (KDI)
A civic-tech platform enabling Nigerians to assess governance performance, identify priority issues and report community experiences, turning citizen-generated information into actionable civic intelligence for advocacy and dialogue with decision-makers.
Organisation Website: https://kimpact.org.ng
Solution Link: Public link not available yet
Gweth
Suvira Africa
Gweth converts scattered public requirements into plain-language guided pathways, each with its official source and verification date, helping Kenyans navigate the institutions governing their economic life, supported by an AI navigation assistant and a citizen reporting channel.
Organisation Website: https://suviraafrica.org
Solution Link: https://gweth.suviraafrica.org/
iFollowTheMoney
Connected Development (CODE)
Africa's largest citizen-led social accountability platform, tracking public and donor funds to ensure they reach communities, as a mobile, multilingual tool that works for Nigerians regardless of language, literacy or internet connectivity.
Organisation Website: https://connecteddevelopment.org
Solution Link: https://www.ifollowthemoney.org
Artivist Stafetë 2.0
KREO Association
Artivist Stafetë brings together young people, artists and activists in Albania to share stories about issues shaping their communities, with digital tools to report local concerns, navigate civic rights and opportunities, question misleading information and organise collectively.
Organisation Website: https://organizatakreo.org
Solution Link: https://artiviststafete.eu/
Digital Threats to Civic Space
DECORUM Civic OS
DECORUM ASBL
A sovereign civic technology infrastructure safeguarding human rights defenders and civil society networks in the DRC, using secure on-premises servers and offline Edge AI that keep working through network blackouts and protect data provenance.
Organisation Website: https://www.decorum-ai.site
Solution Link: https://www.decorum-ai.site
SPACEUG Threat Monitoring Module
Rural Smiles Foundation
The SPACEUG Threat Monitoring Module supports anonymous reporting, early warning, threat classification and referral coordination, helping human rights defenders, journalists, women and youth civic actors in Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania report threats safely.
Organisation Website: https://ruralsmiles.org
Solution Link: https://threat.spaceug.org
IRO SPACE
Integrated Refugee Organization (IRO)
A refugee-led digital protection ecosystem in Uganda combining a digital security helpdesk, a secure civic engagement platform, an assisted-access hub and a digital resilience academy for refugees, exiled human rights defenders, journalists and grassroots actors.
Organisation Website: https://integratedrefugee.org/
Solution Link: https://helpdesk.integratedrefugee.org/
MambaOnline Rights Watch Lab
MambaOnline Foundation
A mobile-first digital service from South Africa's longest-running LGBTQI+ media platform, enabling LGBTQI+ people to report rights violations, access support resources and document patterns of discrimination and hate crimes.
Organisation Website: https://www.mambaonline.com/
Solution Link: Public link not available yet
HateMap Kosovo
Sbunker
An interactive digital tool on Sbunker's ex-sbunker.org platform that documents and maps hate-based incidents in Kosovo, bringing scattered information into one resource. Responsible reporting, human verification and privacy safeguards support evidence-based discussion and community action against hate.
Organisation Website: https://sbunker.net
Solution Link: https://ex-sbunker.org/
Connect Journalists
MKAAJI MPYA asbl
A secure platform and mobile app protecting journalists, women, Indigenous Peoples, local communities and human rights defenders in the DRC by enabling safe reporting of threats and rights violations, with legal referral and community relays.
Organisation Website: https://mkaajimpya.org
Solution Link: https://connectjournalists.org/
Civic Signals Lab 2.0
Daily Humanity
Civic Signals Lab equips civic organisations to monitor their own information environment, build verified evidence and advocate from it, using MAIRA, Daily Humanity's AI-assisted risk monitoring platform.
Organisation Website: https://dailyhumanity.dk
Solution Link: https://maira.one/
