Civic Tech Field Guide
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18 projects

Caught in the Web (CitW)

Caught in the Web (CitW) is a 26 month initiative supported by the Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office United Kingdom where Search for Common Ground, Hashtag Generation, and Centre for Equality and Justice work as a consortium to advance effective responses to gendered online hate speech and cyber sexual and gender based violence in Sri Lanka.

Colombo, Sri Lanka
2021
hate speech, Online Gender-Based Violence (OGBV)

Center for Policy Alternatives

The Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) was formed in the firm belief that there is an urgent need to strengthen institution and capacity-building for good governance and conflict transformation in Sri Lanka and that non-partisan civil society groups have an important and constructive contribution to make to this process.

Colombo, Sri Lanka
1996
human rights, Global South Alliance

Transparency International Sri Lanka

Transparency International Sri Lanka (TISL) is a National Chapter of Transparency International (TI), the leading global movement against corruption, with a mission to support the collective effort to eradicate corruption in order to build a future Sri Lanka that is equitable, peaceful, and just.

Colombo, Sri Lanka
2002

Centre for Monitoring Election Violence

CMEV was formed in 1997 by the Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA), the Free Media Movement (FMM) and the Coalition Against Political Violence as an independent and non-partisan organisation to monitor the incidence of election related violence.

Batticaloa
1997
preventing election violence

Delete Nothing

Delete Nothing aims to document technology-related gender-based violence in Sri Lanka, particularly but not limited to the experiences of girls, women, and queer and trans people in Sri Lanka.

Colombo, Sri Lanka
anti-trafficking, reports, anti-harassment, Online Gender-Based Violence (OGBV)

Ask Sri

A chatbot that answers common questions about sexual health, contraception, relationships, human development, sexual behaviour and, society.

Colombo, Sri Lanka
mental health, maternal health, women's health, health, LGBTQI, Good health and well-being, anti-harassment, Online Gender-Based Violence (OGBV)

Groundviews

Groundviews is a citizens journalism website based in Sri Lanka which uses a range of genres and media to highlight alternative perspectives on governance, human rights, the arts and literature, peace-building and other issues.

Colombo, Sri Lanka
1996
peace, democracy, human rights, "Peace, justice, and strong institutions"

Elixir

A platform to consolidate emergency medical needs across a country, create aid packages of medicines and supplies, centralize supplier quotations, select most cost-effective supplier, and match donors willing to fund aid packages.

Batticaloa
2022

Hashtag Generation

Hashtag Generation is a non profit organization and movement led and run by a group of young tech-savvy, socially conscious Sri Lankans advocating for the meaningful civic and political participation of youth, especially young women and young people from minority groups

Colombo, Sri Lanka
2015
Issue, hate speech, "Peace, justice, and strong institutions"