Case studies
Deep dives into public interest infrastructure around the community
Write for us! If you work in the public or social sector, in an NGO or a civil society organisation, or as a journalist, we want stories and case studies of great community action, social infrastructure, or civic tech at work in your communities.
Magamba: Building offline digital infrastructure for community access in Zimbabwe
Magamba Network uses civic tech to help disconnected rural communities in Zimbabwe curate and share information
Sparkable: Building social media that bridges rather than divides
Sparkable volunteers are developing social media tools that connect communities to share with anyone that needs them
The Bristol Cable/Newsmast Foundation: Deepening community for a UK news coop
The Newsmast Foundation helped community-owned news outlet The Bristol Cable develop an app in the UK
Mutante: Turning journalism into conversations about change in Colombia
Mutante is an independent media initiative in Colombia reimagining journalism as a participatory process
CGNet Swara & AI-R: Translating tribal voices into structured audio bulletins and datasets
CGNet & AI-R is a project in central India helping tribal communities to surface issues using AI and natural language tools to push for resolution
Tanzania’s JamiiAfrica: empowering citizens’ voices
A case study on JamiiAfrica, a social platform where posts save lives — and get government results