Digital Democracy Initiative · MERL

DDI Dashboard

CIVICUS-funded Regional Support Mechanism, implemented by OpenUp with CTIN and Wits Enterprise
Q2 2026

Programme Overview

The Digital Democracy Initiative for Sub-Saharan Africa (DDISA) is a CIVICUS-funded regional support mechanism, implemented by OpenUp in partnership with CTIN and Wits Enterprise. It provides financial and non-financial support (grants, capacity-building, mentorship and network access) to local civil society organisations working on digital civic participation, transparency and inclusive democracy across Sub-Saharan Africa, aligned with SDG 16. Two cohorts of local collaborators are supported across the programme’s twelve-month lifecycle, running to December 2026.

Applications → Shortlist → Award

136 received, 22 countries

Applications by region

136 total, self-reported activity country

Organisations by country

Application data, selected cohort(s)

Project focus areas

APP-23, multi-select

Cohort Profile

Organisations by country

APP-07, with flags

Years of civic-space experience

APP-14

Primary focus area

BL-14

Constituencies represented

BL-16, multi-select

Initiatives

CIVICUS Outcomes

OC1.1
Ecosystem support mechanisms established
OC1.2
Capacities of local collaborators strengthened

OpenUp Streams

Baseline Results

Indicator Status

Baseline submitted
N/A
Cohort 1, via GMS
Collected indicators
N/A
Application-sourced, mapped
Outstanding indicators
N/A
Progress Survey (T2), not yet fielded
01 · Source

Application Form · Baseline Assessment · Workshop Register · Social Media Metrics

02 · Register

MERL Indicator Register

03 · Dashboard

Overview · CIVICUS Outcomes · Streams · Cohort Profile panels updated

Fields currently wired into the dashboard, by register ID:

IDFeedsSource
IDIndicatorSourceCIVICUSStatus
OpenUp, CTIN, Wits Enterprise
Implemented by OpenUp, in partnership with CTIN and Wits Enterprise