Etiqueta: Civic capacities

02/Swap

Farming Democracy, Harvesting Sustainability

01/Swap

Farming Democracy, Harvesting Sustainability

03/Exchange

Farming Democracy, Harvesting Sustainability

01/Exchange

Farming Democracy, Harvesting Sustainability

WeVis: We Visualize Data for Democracy

This practice, led by WeVis, aims to empower Thai citizens to participate in political life through the use of open data, civic technology, and creative storytelling. Using digital tools such as maps, data visualizations, and simulations, the organization simplifies access to complex public information and promotes deliberative processes such as deliberative polling and civic imagination.

Sowing The Seed of Deliberation

The initiative combines deliberative methodologies with accessible technology, amplified through media partnerships, to build metaconsensus—understood as possible agreements between people who think differently, without requiring unanimity

ARTvocacy Movement

This project worked with youth aged 18 to 35 in informal settlements of Nairobi and Kisumu, aiming to develop effective ways to include them in democratic processes. Barriers identified included deep mistrust in government institutions, poverty, and participatory platforms that lacked feedback mechanisms. Despite these challenges, traditional structures like barazas (community meetings), WhatsApp groups, and bunges (informal parliaments) were already serving as local spaces for civic expression and were seen as opportunities to be strengthened and modernized.