Civic tech tools

#MineAlert is a website and mobile app that alerts residents and organisations to mining applications and licences in their regions. It aims to promote public- and private-sector accountability in the mining sector, to advance civil society and socio-economic rights, to protect the free flow of information, and to strengthen justice and equality. #MineAlert provides a centralised platform for users to access, track and share information and documents on mining applications and licences. Please use it.

4BM is a programme that seeks to provide young people in Africa with access to a variety of opportunities through the use of digital technology (WhatsApp Groups).

Abaaraha, meaning “drought” in Somali, is a crisis mapping platform that connects relief responders with drought victims in Somalia. The platform collects data through various channels, including text messages, phone calls, email, and social media, and displays it on a map to help authorities identify areas that require relief quickly.

Action for Transparency (A4T) is a pioneering project that fights corruption and mismanagement of government funds by putting the power to change in the hands of citizens.

ActiveCouncil is a robust and practical service delivery management platform. It helps create beneficial and enduring partnerships between municipal councils and their constituencies.

AdvoKC is a Civic Tech platform established to help citizens engage, track and hold elected officials accountable.

Using a mobile phone with Internet access, anyone is able to check the amount of government money pledged to each school and health clinic – and the amount actually spent

A gateway to data and information on Africa's social, economic, territorial and environmental development.

An independent platform that tracks the performance and effectiveness of African governments based on the pledges made in the manifesto and other important policy pronouncements.

An independent platform that tracks the performance and effectiveness of African governments based on the pledges made in the manifesto and other important policy pronouncements.

An interactive map of African digital research literature repositories.

Open access to picture storybooks in the languages of Africa.