CivicHive Civic Tech Fellowship (West Africa)

✓ Civic tech innovations today play a critical role in advancing public participation, transparency, accountability, climate resilience, justice reforms, and efficient public service delivery. The CivicHive Civic Tech Fellowship exists to identify, nurture, and support the next generation of civic tech leaders responding to these challenges.
✓ The fellowship is an incubation programme designed to support early-stage civic tech ideas and solutions. We welcome ideas at any stage and scale—from local and hyperlocal initiatives to regional platforms—and encourage diverse uses of technology, including radio, SMS, print, artificial intelligence, and social media.

✓ Be citizens or residents of any West African country,
✓ Be individuals or teams working on a civic tech idea or solution,
✓ Must have tested the idea or been in operation for 1-3 years.
✓ The solution must align with one or more of the fellowship’s thematic areas.
✓ Demonstrate a clear public-interest or social impact focus, particularly in strengthening civic space, accountability, participation, or service delivery,
✓ Be available to fully participate in the fellowship activities for the duration of the programme,
✓ Be open to mentorship, peer learning, iteration, and collaboration within a regional civic tech ecosystem.

✓ Commit to the full duration of the program

The CivicHive Civic Tech Fellowship will incubate 15 civic tech solutions across West Africa. Selected fellows will receive:
✓ Technical, product, and legal support
✓ Mentorship from experienced civic tech leaders
✓ Access to a regional civic tech network
✓ A monthly stipend throughout the fellowship
✓ Support to prepare solutions for launch and early scaling
✓ Paid trip to attend the 2026 West Africa Civic Tech Conference