Bloggers of zambia
CIVIC TECH
Civic Tech provides digital platforms that facilitate citizen engagement, enabling people to voice their opinions, contribute ideas, and collaborate on community issues.
Bloggers of Zambia provides a platform for online spaces, crowdsourcing initiatives, and interactive decision-making tools.
Our Civic Tech Projects
Bloggers of Zambia CheckDesk with Code for Africa (Africa Fact Checking Alliance)
Bloggers of Zambia is a chapter of the African Fact-Checking Alliance (AFCA) under Code for Africa. Its mission is to fact-check and analyze public interest issues in Zambia using open-source intelligence (OSINT) techniques. Through the Bloggers of Zambia CheckDesk, the team conducts regular fact-checking and verification, utilizing data-driven analysis and digital storytelling to enhance accuracy and public awareness.
Safecity Lusaka
Safecity is a global initiative, available on Google and Apple apps, dedicated to building safer communities. It empowers citizens by highlighting potential risks in different neighborhoods through real-time crime hotspot data. The platform allows individuals to anonymously report incidents of sexual violence in a safe, judgment-free space.
Fighting misinformation and promoting democracy in Zambia
This partnership project, supported by PANOS Institute Southern Africa and the Open Society Initiative, ran from November 2020 to June 2021. It aimed to combat misinformation by developing and sharing verified information, training media, bloggers, and artists to fact-check and spread accurate details on COVID-19 and democracy, and fostering a network of citizens to promote reliable information in Zambia.