Sauti za Wananchi
Soma kwa Kiswahili hapa.
Sauti za Wananchi (Voices of Citizens) uses mobile phones to regularly collect information from a broad cross-section of Tanzanian, Ugandan and Kenyan citizens. The initiative allows survey data to be gathered quickly and efficiently, at low cost, to inform citizens of what's going on and to support policy-makers to be more responsive to the needs and aspirations of citizens. More
Technical Paper | Methodology and Approach - Tanzania
Technical Paper | Methodology and Approach - Kenya
Technical Paper | Methodology and Approach - Uganda
Surveys, the means by which policy makers and donors collect data on the effectiveness of interventions as well as the priorities of citizens, tend to be costly and time-consuming. They can often take as long as two years from concept to the data becoming available. Sauti za Wananchi aims to bridge this gap so that all interested parties can regularly access frequently updated data on citizens’ realities.
And while a number of these surveys are often restricted in scope and scale – from subject area to geographical inclusivity – Sauti za Wananchi aims to provide monthly data on a comprehensive range of topics for a representative sample of 2000 respondents from all regions of mainland Tanzania.
In order to ensure that the sample is representative of the entire country, mobiles phones and solar chargers will be distributed to participating households. Only households in areas lacking mobile phone network coverage will not be represented.
The initiative consists of two phases: during the first, a baseline survey with household interviews implemented in October – December 2012, 2000 respondents have been asked to become Sauti za Wananchi respondents and received the mobile phone and solar charger. During the second phase, starting February 2013, the respondents will be contacted monthly by a call centre with questions on a diverse range of topics.
Twaweza hopes that the rigorous and high frequency nature of Sauti za Wananchi will provide a powerful new way for citizens to inspire public imagination and to take precedence in the policy decisions of Tanzania and other countries. In addition to monthly reports, Twaweza aims to make the full dataset available online for researchers to conduct their own analyses.
Uganda: The haves and the have nots
25 Sep 2018
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Information, Governance & Citizen Action
This brief presents data on Ugandans’ views and opinions on poverty, fairness and inequality. It reports that over half (54%) of Ugandans say that the reason people are poor is laziness or a lack of personal effort. External factors such as social injustice (29%), luck (16%) and unemployment (11%) are mentioned by fewer people.
Kenya: A fair slice?
25 Sep 2018
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Information, Governance & Citizen Action
This brief presents data on Kenyans’ views and opinions on poverty, fairness and inequality. It reports that majority of Kenyans (95%) think that the gap between rich and poor is too big, and a similar number feel it is the government’s job to reduce this gap (85%).
Tanzania: Politics, demonstrations and participation
5 Jul 2018
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Information, Governance & Citizen Action
Across a range of indicators of democracy, the majority of citizens say there is less freedom now than there was three years ago. Citizens feel that freedom has diminished for: opposition parties to hold rallies and speak their mind (64%), the media to criticize or report government mistakes (62%), and for independent groups to voice their views, hold meetings (58%). Half of citizens also feel they personally have less freedom to voice their own political views (54%). But support for multiparty democracy remains strong, with 9 out of 10 citizens (84%) preferring to have many political parties.
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