Inform · Engage · Empower
A responsive, data-driven democracy where equitable citizen participation directly enhances accountable governance, transparency, and service delivery
JamiiAfrica builds and protects secure civic infrastructure, strengthens independent media and civil society, and carries citizen evidence into public institutions.
Headquartered in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania · Partner organizations in Kenya, Uganda, and Zimbabwe
Five Pillars
Strategic Plan 2025–2030
Five pillars, one test
Our work is organized in five pillars. Each one starts from the citizen and ends with a response she can see. Open any tile to read that pillar in the plan.
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Pillar 1: Civic Technology, Innovation, and Citizen Access
Secure, inclusive digital channels a citizen can use on a basic phone, in Swahili, without internet.
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Pillar 2: Civic Space, Media, and Civil Society Strength
Training, shared tools, protection, and coalitions for the newsrooms and organizations that carry citizen voice.
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Pillar 3: Regional Learning and Dialogue
Working solutions shared with partner organizations in Kenya, Uganda, and Zimbabwe, and brought back home.
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Pillar 4: Accountability, Integrity, and Institutional Response
Citizen evidence carried into public institutions, with the response tracked from report to resolution.
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Pillar 5: Security of People and Systems
The people, partners, and systems that carry citizens’ words, protected and audited every year.
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Our Approach
Strong institutions and systems are key to ensuring healthy, productive lives for citizens
By combining digital platforms with offline community engagement, JamiiAfrica works toward a civic ecosystem in which citizens are heard and institutions respond. We aim for a more informed citizenry, more responsive public institutions, and wider citizen participation in governance, livelihoods, and the digital economy. Five approaches guide the work.
Encourage people to embrace their role as citizens and hold inclusive, evidence-based, meaningful and honest conversations
Partnering with like-minded entities (CSOs, government, private sector, and development partners) to deploy citizen-centric governance methods
Collaborating to integrate innovative, digital-first democratic tools directly within traditional government structures
Strengthening the capabilities of civil society and independent media in modern, data-driven advocacy approaches
Our Core Values
Guidance to JamiiAfrica’s culture, behavior, and decision-making
Defending every citizen’s right to seek, receive, and share information through secure, human-centric infrastructure.
Acting as a verified, trusted signal in a landscape of disinformation
Engineering privacy into every channel from the first line of code, so that the people who report and the people who speak are protected.
Working with citizens, civil society, media, and public institutions, on a non-partisan basis, to drive lasting improvements in policy and practice.
Ensuring marginalized voices have seamless access to civic participation
Respecting the confidentiality of information from our community of stakeholders, grounded in human-rights-centered privacy principles. Sources are protected without exception.
Our Blog
News from our work with citizens, media, civil society, and public institutions
JamiiAfrica Welcomes Sweden’s Ambassador-Designate to Tanzania for Strategic Engagement
On 30 September 2026, JamiiAfrica had the pleasure of welcoming H.E. Ingrid Teresia Johansson, Ambassador-Designate of Sweden to Tanzania, and
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JamiiAfrica and Viamo Launch AVA to Expand Access to Trusted Information Without Internet Connectivity
On 29 September 2026, JamiiAfrica, in strategic partnership with Canadian technology company Viamo, officially launched Ask Viamo Anything (AVA), an
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IDUAI: JamiiAfrica Convene Stakeholders to Advance Access to Information and Information Integrity
The Coalition on Right to Information (CoRI), with coordination and support from JamiiAfrica, in partnership with the Media Council of
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Meet some of our strategic partners
