All Organisations

African Media Initaitive

A pan-African organisation that seeks to strengthen the continent’s private and independent media sector from an owner and operator perspective to promote democratic governance, social development and economic growth.

Akirachix

Organisation that aims to close the gender gap in the technology sector by educating, inspiring and equipping girls with the skills and tools for innovation and social change

ANCIR

Africa Network of Centers for Investigative Reporting

Apps and Girls

Initiative that seeks to bridge the tech gender gap by providing quality coding training (web programming, mobile app development game development and robotics) and entrepreneurship skills to girls in secondary schools via coding clubs, and to university level students at academic institutions.

Baobab Health Trust

Medical Records Software

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Foundation that aims to enhance healthcare and reduce extreme poverty, as well as to expand educational opportunities and access to information technology.

BudgIT

Simplifies budget and matters of public spending for citizens

Buni Innovation Hub

A technology Hub which fosters innovation and technology entrepreneurship through capacity building, mentoring programs and community empowerment.

Centre for Policy Analysis

Conducts public policy training, research, analysis and advocacy within the sphere of parliamentary democracy.

cMapIT

A company that designs mobile mapping solutions for eveyone to possibly localise and privatise their geospatial data management system

Code for Africa

Multiple projects all available on Github

Code for Ghana

Initiative which aims to use open data and technology to promote responsive, innovative and effective governance

Code for Kenya

Non-partisan civic data & civic technology 'change agent' that seeks to give citizens actionable information.

Code for Nigeria

Non-partisan civic data & civic technology 'change agent' that seeks to give citizens actionable information.

Code for Sierra Leone

A non-partisan civic data and civic technology ‘change agent’ that uses technology to boost active citizenry and evidence-based public discourse.

Code for South Africa

Multiple projects. All available on GitHub.

Code for Tanzania

Non-partisan civic data & civic technology 'change agent' that seeks to give citizens actionable information.

Codebridge

A civic tech incubator who's mission is to bridge the gap between grassroots activism, technology and data.

Commision for Science and Technology (COSTECH)

Parastatal organization with the responsibility of coordinating and promoting research and technology development activities in Tanzania. COSTECH offers and supports a vast number of services to R&D individual scientists and the general public, and also hosts Buni Innovation Hub. COSTECH is involved in a significant number of projects that use technology to promote citizen engagement and governance.

Community for Children's Rights (CCR)

Organisation whose purpose it is to equip city councils, schools, community groups and social workers to resolve the moral dilemmas that they face when trying to protect children from violence.

D-tree International

Organisation that aims to exploit the potential of mobile software to plug health-related knowledge gaps existing in many parts of the world. The agency focuses on improving standards of care, or clinical protocols, that serve to systematically diagnose, manage and treat illnesses common in the developing world.

Dar Ramani Huria & Humanitarian Open Street Map Team

Organisation that supports community mapping projects around the world and assists people to create their own maps for socio- economic development and disaster preparedness. Training governments, NGOs, students and volunteers. They organise and facilitates customized training workshops in open data and open source mapping and GIS tools. In Tanzania they work with Ramani Huria, a community-based mapping project that began in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, training university students and local community members to create highly accurate maps of the most flood-prone areas of the city

Data for Local Impact Innovation Challenge (DLI)

Award grants to Tanzanians (both individuals and organizations) who have creative ideas on how to use or combine data - including open data - in new ways to gain insights or empower people through access to life-changing information & promotion of new innovations in the health sector.

Data Lab (dLAB)

An open working space where data from multiple sectors and sources can be combined, processed, and shared to drive better policies and decision-making

Data Zetu

Organisation that aims to empower communities to make better, more evidence-based decisions to improve their lives. Through partnerships and collaborations with local communities, Data Zetu works with stakeholders to build skills and develop digital and offline tools that make information accessible to everyone.

Deltares

An independent institute for applied research in the field of water and subsurface that works on smart solutions, innovations and applications for people, environment and society.

Earth Journalism Network

An organization that empowers and enables journalists from developing countries to cover the environment more effectively.

Eletronic Books

FloodTags

Organisation that uses online media and user generated content to build monitoring tools for disaster management and food security.

Geekulcha

Organisation that focuses on empowering young skilled, creative and ambitious tech minds through ICT skills development and training while giving them industry exposure.

Global Investigative Journalism Network

An international association of nonprofit organizations that support, promote, and produce investigative journalism.

Google

A multinational technology company that specializes in Internet-related services and products, which include online advertising technologies, search engine, cloud computing, software, and hardware.

Greenstand

Organisation that works to enhance ecological health and integrity of degraded lands while supporting the welfare of local communities through active forestry restoration, ecological research, and social engagement

Hacks/Hackers Africa

Hivos

Organisation that provides financial support, advocacy, and it supports knowledge sharing in particular in the field of social change, digital activism and rural innovations.

Human Development Innovation Fund

Organisation that aims to identify and support innovations that have the potential to create social impact in education, health and, water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) across Tanzania

IBP (International Budget Partnership)

Organisation that collaborates with civil society around the world to analyze and influence public budgets in order to reduce poverty and improve the quality of governance

ICFJ (International Center for Journalists)

A non-profit, professional organization located in Washington, D.C., United States, that promotes journalism.

iHub

Innovation hub for ICT focused tech entrepreneurs and individuals who aspire to create companies that tackle some of Africa's biggest challenges.

IPPR (Institute for Public Policy Research)

Organisation with a mission to deliver research into social, political and economic issues that affect development in Namibia.

Jamii Africa Mobile Insurance Company

A mobile micro-health insurance company which offers basic, low-cost health insurance packages for the low income and informal sector and allows users to access cheap insurance via USSD.

Jamii Media

Media organisation that has developed Jamii Forums, a 'user-generated content' social media site that gives individuals the opportunity to share opinions and discuss political and news worthy issues. The platform provides anonymization of its users so that they can speak openly without fear of being tracked by the authorities.

Jembi Health Systems

African-based not-for-profit NGO based in South Africa focusing on the development of eHealth and health Information systems in developing countries

Kenyans On Github

Knight Foundation

A non-profit foundation dedicated to fostering “informed and engaged communities” which the foundation believes are “essential for a healthy democracy.”

Making All Voices Count

Organisation implemented by HIVOS, Ushahidi and the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) which works with a range of actors, including government, civil society, researchers, NGOs and private sector/technology companies to support initiatives that use innovation and technology to promote transparency, fight corruption, empower citizens, and harness the power of new technologies to make government more effective and accountable.

Map Kibera Trust

Trust who's mission is to increase influence and representation of marginalized communities through the creative use of digital tools for action.

Media Development Investment Fund

Organisation that provides affordable financing and technical assistance to independent news and information businesses in challenging environments, helping them to become financially sustainable

Media Monitoring Africa

An organisation which implements successful media strategies for change. We use technology, social media and data tools to make our work more efficient and effective.

Millenium Challenge Corporation

An innovative and independent U.S. foreign aid agency leading in the fight against global poverty. MCC forms partnerships with some of the world’s poorest countries. In Tanzania, MCC has supported several projects to improve public service delivery

Mobicure

A mobile health (mhealth) company creating mobile technology solutions to solve some of the most pressing healthcare issues plaguing Nigeria and other developing nations.

Moving Gauteng

We are a small team of public transport and data enthusiasts who set out to take on the challenge of creating integrated public transport data. We created Moving Gauteng to be a platform to help commuters to move around Gauteng. We spend evenings and weekends mapping Gauteng's public transport network, tracking buses and calculating schedule timings, and building services on top of the data that we create.

mySociety

Organisation that exists to invent and popularise websites and apps that enable citizens around the world to exert power over institutions and decision makers.

Mzalendo

Organisation that keeps an eye on Kenyan parliament.

Ndifuna Ukwazi

An activist organisation and law centre that works to advance urban land justice & the protection and promotion of access to affordable, well located housing in Cape Town;

Omidyar Network

A self-styled "philanthropic investment firm," composed of a foundation and an impact investment firm

Ona

ODK Compliant Data Collection Platform

Open Data Durban

A non-profit civic technology lab that implements and advocates for open data, open government, and civic technology through projects, events, workshops, and hackathons

Open Government Partnership

An initiative that aims to secure concrete commitments from national and subnational governments to promote open government, empower citizens, fight corruption, and harness new technologies to strengthen governance

Open Institute

Organisation that aims to support the inclusion of citizens in the governance and development of their society as well as support and promote efforts by responsive governments, particularly in Africa.

Open Knowledge International

A global non-profit organisation focused on realising open data’s value to society by helping civil society groups access and use data to take action on social problems.

Open Oil-UG

An open source reference for extractive industries.

Open Society Foundation for South Africa (OSF-SA)

An organization committed to promoting the values, institutions and practices of an open, non-racial and non-sexist, democratic, civil society.

OpenELIS

A community building laboratory information systems for resource-constrained international clinical and reference laboratories.

OpenHIE

Organisation that works to improve the health of the underserved through open and collaborative, development and support of country driven, large scale health information sharing architectures.

OpenMRS

The global OpenMRS community works together to build the world's leading open source enterprise electronic medical record system platform

OpenUp

A South African civic technology non-profit that empowers citizens to improve their lives and communities

OSIEA

Encourage open, informed dialogue about issues of public importance; support individuals and groups to participate in matters that affect them in order to demand fair treatment, delivery of services and accountability from their leaders and institutions.

OSIWA

A West African organization which promotes democratic values.

Outbox Hub

Innovation and technology infrastructure hub that supports African entrepreneurs.

Oxpeckers

The Oxpeckers Center for Investigative Environmental Journalism is Africa’s first journalistic investigation unit focusing on environmental issues.

Pollicy

Organisation that works with governments, civil society, NGOs and the private sector re-design services around citizen needs and demands and to innovate government service delivery across Africa.

Praekelt Foundation

An African nonprofit organization dedicated to using mobile technology to improve the lives of people living in poverty.

President's Emergency Fund for Aids Relief

A United States governmental initiative to address the global HIV/AIDS epidemic and help save the lives of those suffering from the disease, primarily in Africa.

Public Sector Systems Strengthening (PS3)

A five year USAID funded project in Tanzania. The overall objective of PS3 is to strengthen the government systems at both national and local levels to improve the access, use and quality of service delivery across health, education and agriculture sectors, with a focus on the underserved populations.

RapidPro

RapidPro is a hosted service allowing organizations to visually build scalable interactive messaging applications.

RootIO

Sahara Sparks/ Ventures

A project management consulting firm that manages projects and initiatives that create value to the community by addressing their key pain points

SeaSensors

Sea Sensors is an acoustic data project that collects underwater blast data to help provide quantitative spatial information on the incidence of the problem over time, that will enable targeted enforcement.

She Codes for change

A Tanzanian tech mentorship project aims to close the gender gap in the technology sector by educating, inspiring and equipping high school girls with the skills and tools for innovation and social change

ShuleDirect Tech

An organisation that provides mobile educational learning content for students and teachers in Tanzanian secondary schools via mobile app, desktop learning, and SMS.

Shuttleworth Foundation

A small social investor that provides funding to dynamic leaders who are at the forefront of social change.

Society of Environmental Journalists

An organization whose mission is to strengthen coverage of environment, energy, health and climate news, by supporting the journalists who report that news.

Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA)

A government agency working on behalf of the Swedish parliament and government, with the mission to reduce poverty in the world.

Taarifa

Organisation building the Taarifa Platform. An open source web API, designed to close citizen feedback loops.

Tanzania Bora Initiative

A collaborative effort of Tanzanian individuals who share common objectives of development in social, political and economic aspects. TBI develops ICT tools and media shows for youth awareness in governance issues

Tanzania Open Data Portal

Portal established by Tanzania's government to provide civic data in a machine readable format to be used and re-used by anybody.

The Engine Room

Organisation that helps activists, organisations, and other social change agents make the most of data and technology to increase their impact.

The Indigo Trust

Donor organisation using digital technologies to improve transparency and accountability in sub-Saharan Africa

The Open Data Institute

Organisation whose mission is to connect, equip and inspire people around the world to innovate with data.

The World Bank - Africa

The World Bank supports Tanzania’s growth through policy analysis, grants and credits with focus on private sector and infrastructure. The World Bank has been supporting different open data initiatives in Tanzania and is currently hosting the Tanzania Open Data Initiative (TODI) and supporting initiatives such as Ramani Huria and Tandale mapping projects.

They Work For You

Organisation that mon­i­tors and re­ports on the work of the Par­lia­ment of Uganda.

Tigo

A leading telecommunications company in Tanzania

Twaweza

Organisation that works on enabling children to learn, citizens to exercise agency and governments to be more open and responsive in Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda.

Uganda Parliament Watch

Par­lia­ment Watch is a non-profit or­ga­ni­za­tion that mon­i­tors and re­ports on the work of the Par­lia­ment of Uganda.

Uhurulabs

An organisation that works to leverage technology and innovation for development.

UK Aid Direct (UKAID)

A United Kingdom initiative of the DFID that supports small and medium sized civil society organisations, based in the UK and overseas, to achieve sustained poverty reduction

University of Dar es Salaam

The oldest and the largest University in Tanzania.

US Embassy

USAID

An independent agency of the United States federal government that is primarily responsible for administering civilian foreign aid and development assistance

Ushahidi

Multiple projects all available on Github

Via Water

Organisation that supports projects with innovative solutions for water problems facing affected African cities

Vizzuality

Organisation of data engineers, designers, strategists and scientists creating unique tools and applications with a lasting benefit to society and the environment

Zye Labs

Data science firm that develops apps & tools.