An education in civics itself, independent of tech, is a necessary precursor to effectively designing and building civic tech. Too many founders jump into democracy and government contexts with a favorite tech solution despite near-total ignorance of those sectors, their histories, or their inner workings. The projects here address traditional civic literacy education, often with a more modern and digital approach.
DoorashoKaab is a civic tech platform that empowers Somali citizens with accessible civic education, trusted voter information, and safe digital tools to learn, participate, and report during elections.
PulsivaHub is an African civic AI companion that answers questions about democratic rights and helps people verify potentially manipulated or AI-generated media.
A bill for an act relating to education; providing for a civic seal designation for high school students; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 120B.
O Farol da Cidadania é uma plataforma social sem fins lucrativos e suprapartidária que busca promover a cultura de transparência nas atividades legislativas de Florianópolis e incentivar o controle social do poder legislativo.
The Keseb Democracy Champions’ Pocket Guide is a digital resource hub offering key trends, frameworks, and strategic recommendations to advance democratic resilience and innovation.
The European Democracy Shield and the EU Strategy for Civil Society present measures to protect the key pillars of our democratic systems: free people, free and fair elections, free and independent media, a vibrant civil society and strong democratic institutions.
Student athletes and coaches are in a unique position as leaders to rise above the noise, elevate civic action, and reach a broad audience of voters on their campuses, communities, and beyond.
Wir setzen uns unabhängig von Parteistrukturen für konkrete Umgestaltung, Aufwertung oder Erhalt von öffentlichem Raum in Wien im Sinne von Klimaschutz, Gesundheit, aktiver Mobilität, Begrünung, Lebensqualität und Verkehrsberuhigung ein.
The Federalism Index Project began with a clear mission: to assist educators, state leaders, and ordinary citizens to better understand and appreciate the significance of federalism in the overall structure of the United States Constitution.
Apathy is Boring is a non-partisan, charitable organization that supports and educates youth to be active and contributing citizens in Canada’s democracy. Learn more
Harvard Kennedy School, John F. Kennedy Street, Cambridge, MA
The Allen Lab for Democracy Renovation aims to reinforce democracy through strengthening institutions, building interpersonal and informational trust, and reducing hyper-partisan affective polarization with research and field-building.
The Civic Innovation Fund (CIF) is a unique European pooled fund of THE CIVICS Innovation Hub. It pioneers new ideas in civil society, enhances their visibility, and integrates them into NECE, a growing pan-European network of civic educators.
THE CIVICS supports both citizens and civic educators to deal with the challenges of our time, such as threats to democracy, causes and effects of climate change, growing polarisation, and divides. Our goal is to strengthen the democratic competences, self-efficacy, and resilience of citizens across Europe.
Our Mapping Civic Education in Europe programme is a dynamic initiative continuously evolving by adding new countries to the first-ever pan-European virtual map of civic educators.
Our goal is to identify, categorize, and quantify existing organizations, networks, and funders who work to promote and protect healthy democracy in America. We aim to create a compelling, interactive resource that educates and empowers users to engage in democracy.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 🇬🇧
As well as your new MP, there are others who represent you in your area. We're working on a new experimental feature to explain who these people are and how everything from your council to your police force works.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 🇬🇧
A board game to energize participatory sessions in primary school classrooms, practically exploring various dimensions of citizen participation. Wander down the road of this game and improve your territory!
Creating space to build a democracy for all, through games, children and young people learn about participation and citizenship while they play. We are active in 7 countries: Portugal, Spain, Italy, Belgium, Hungary, Poland, and Mozambique.
Resource guide for children for learning political action skills that can help them make a difference in solving social problems at the community, state, and national levels.
A Próxima Geração, uma associação sem fins lucrativos, tem como objetivo revitalizar a democracia portuguesa. A Próxima Geração representa a primeira Academia apartidária com contexto global em Portugal.
This programme will support 100 people to become Everyday Democracy Champions, in turn catalysing the action of others in communities furthest from power, and creating tangible change across all four UK nations.