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Highlights from the Field: Wetaase Community Champions, Part 1
“It’s perfect!” I exclaimed immediately I had finished reading the application requirements. I guess it was…
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Promoting CivicTech through Community Champions
In February 2018, Pollicy launched Wetaase, a mobile and web platform designed to combat human trafficking…
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What does CivicTech mean for Women’s Participation?
The one narrative that is synonymous with civic technology today, and likely in the years to…
04 
We Just Turned One!
A year ago today, Pollicy started out in the SQ behind Neema’s house. Two months later,…
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How do you Introduce New Civic Technology Platforms into Local Communities?
This past week, Pollicy’s WeSpeak project ran a community sensitization and engagement outreach campaign in the…
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Data Ladies #1: The Gist!
One of this year’s goals at Pollicy is to build a data ecosystem by bringing together…
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We have a new Data Lead: Meet Lorna!
We’re excited to announce our newest team member, Lorna Aine, who will lead Pollicy’s data programs.…
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Digital Advocacy: The good, the bad and the UGLY
Digital advocacy is the use of technology to galvanize people towards a cause, whether it’s a…
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Call for Community Champion Volunteers in Kampala
Are you looking to make a difference in communities in and around Kampala? Do you have…
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Solving Uganda’s Challenges through Data & Service Design
Last week, we asked “What is Service Design?” and answered our question with “Service design is…
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What is Civic Service Design? A tale of Citizen Satisfaction in Uganda and beyond
As a taxpayer in Uganda, trying to access services that you are fully entitled to can…
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Pollicy Fellowship Highlight: Esther Ndagire chats about Human Trafficking, Partnerships and What’s Next!
The Pollicy fellowship programme, the first of its kind at Pollicy was started with the aim…
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Pollicy Fellowship Highlight: Jarvin Mutatiina chats about Data, CivicTech and What’s Next!
August 1st, 2017 marked the beginning of the Civic Technology Fellowship at Pollicy. I was beyond…
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Love Data? Love Fun?: What went down at Data Club Uganda #1
At Pollicy, we work with governments and civil society to effectively use data and technology to…
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Drowning in Waste: Whose responsibility is it to keep Kampala’s sprawl clean?
As Uganda’s population increases, and as many more people leave their ancestral homes to settle in…
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Does Access to Information ACTUALLY Affect Decision Making related to Human Trafficking?
Imagine you’ve just got off the phone with your cousin. She’s ecstatic! She’s just got a…
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We’re excited! Are you?: Uganda’s First CivicTech Breakfast
With the rising trend of civic technology globally, Uganda’s entrepreneurial market has also found it’s place…
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Internet Freedom in Africa: Where are We Now?
Attending my first event on Internet Freedom in Africa was an eye-opening experience. Not just to…
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Who do you talk to about đź’©?
Despite being an activity that we all partake in, hopefully daily, we can be quite uncomfortable…
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Access to Information in Uganda: A Right or a Privilege?
What is information? What is access to information? What is the quality and frequency of information…