Civic tech for the Middle East & North Africa.
Discover the organizations, projects, tools, funding and guides advancing digital rights, open government and democracy across MENA — from Morocco to the Gulf.
The directory
Everything, organized
Curated and structured across eight categories — start where it's useful.
Organizations
Civil society organizations, think tanks, universities, innovation labs and institutions advancing civic technology in MENA.
Projects
Digital democracy, open data, GovTech and AI-for-good projects from across the region.
Resources
Curated civic technology resources — platforms, portals, toolkits and frameworks used across the MENA region.
Tools
Software and platforms for civic participation, transparency, accountability and digital rights.
Funding
Grants, accelerators, fellowships and innovation funds supporting civic technology in MENA.
Glossary
Clear definitions of key civic technology, digital rights and open government concepts.
A growing, open knowledge base
- Organizations
- 18
- Projects
- 8
- Resources
- 16
- Tools
- 12
- Funding
- 9
- Glossary
- 28
- Countries
- 19
- Topics
- 18
Organizations
Projects
Resources
Tools
Funding
Glossary
Countries
Topics
Themes
Explore by topic
The issues shaping civic technology across the region, from open data to digital rights.
Geography
Explore by country
Country-level snapshots of the civic tech ecosystem across MENA.
Journal
Read up on civic tech
Plain-language explainers, practical guides and regional analysis.
How monitoring, open results data and parliamentary tracking make elections more transparent across MENA.
Practical, threat-based digital-security habits that help activists and journalists in MENA stay safer online.
The core principles of open government — transparency, participation and accountability — and what they mean in practice.
Knowledge that strengthens civic space
We make civic technology in MENA easy to find and use — for the civil society groups, researchers, journalists, funders and builders working toward more open, accountable societies.