"Civil society organisations working on the frontlines of governance and accountability issues across much of the developing world are often the first to spot an opportunity for innovation. After all, they live and breathe the problem day-to-day, and have often faced it personally, making them – more often than not – the best people to find the best solution.

Ideas, though, are cheap – or so the saying goes. Articulating it, funding it and resourcing it are often the biggest barriers for most grassroots organisations. Ironically, the larger international NGOs, which often have the skills and resources to play the system, lack the same insight. This makes identifying and supporting local innovators – the ‘unusual suspects’ as we like to call them – a priority for the Making All Voices Count team." Read More Here >> 

You can find out more about the Programme, check out the current vacancies, or get yourself on the Register through the Making All Voices Count website.

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Team Ushahidi