TRAC FM promotes accountability in Uganda

Get a behind-the-scenes look at Twaweza Uganda's partner TRAC FM at work in this video. The idea behind TRAC FM is simple: Radio hosts give their listeners a question regarding public service delivery. Citizens send their response via free SMS. Th... Read more...

Twaweza supports Tanzania National Auditor improve website

In the past, Twaweza has challenged the National Audit Office of Tanzania (NAOT) to make the work they do more accessible to the public. In 2011, the NAOT came to Twaweza to discuss ideas on how to make its website more user-friendly. Twaweza provide... Read more...

Contest rewards innovation in African digital media

The African News Innovation Challenge (ANIC) is offering up to one million dollars in grants to promote the development of digital media across the continent. Grants of between $12,500 and $100,000 will be awarded to the best projects. Read more...

The Community Together: Observations from Immersion 2012

In March 2012 the Twaweza East Africa team, in conjuction with Daraja, did a week long immersion in Njombe, in the southern highlands of Tanzania. During our immersion, we saw communities working together to bring change to their lives. In the absenc... Read more...

Twaweza Annual Report 2011

Our Annual Report for 2011, a year of the glass half full and half empty, has been released. In 2011 we failed to develop as many partnerships as anticipated, or enough of an ecosystem effect between partners, or spend our budget. At the same time... Read more...