#DataWork: From the Abstract to the reality
The Open Institute is excited to note that the brand new dispensary at Lanet Umoja, the first public dispensary in the area since Kenya’s independence
Category: Active Citizens
Bahati: a great start to the scale up marathon.
Following the success we had in Lanet Umoja location, where we worked with Chief Kariuki, our scale up process officially kicked off today as we
Focus on people to achieve the global goals – thats what we will do
At the Open Institute, we have grown to believe that the power to fight inequality in all its forms lies in people. It is in
The final link in the chain: Citizen participation through data
When we started the Global Goals for Local Impact programme, we had a simple hypothesis: that when citizens are involved in the collection of the
Checking in: visiting the experience
Sometimes, our blog posts are so high level that we forget to give the interesting minutiae and details of our experience when we go every
The long road to citizen power
Very frequently, and more so lately, our team gets up very early in the morning and prepares to set off to Lanet Umoja location in
Making Transparency Matter: What Citizens Care About
At the Open Institute, we have centered much of our work around transparency – making government and corporate data available to everyone. The argument is
The Devolution Twitter Chat Storify by The Open Institute and The World Bank
We are grateful to everyone who participated in the #Devolution Twitter chat at the World Bank Open Day at Nairobi Club. Here is a flavour
Global Goals for Local Impact: Chiefs’ Update
Yesterday we met the administration leadership of the whole division, where Lanet Umoja is. As you may recall from a previous blog post, a division
Developing the right tools for citizen participation
It’s always an exciting moment when an idea is formulated and the time to engage other users nears. The introduction of such a system needs