Introducing Wakamoso! 

What if communities were not just the subjects of research, but active contributors to the evidence shaping decisions about their lives? Wakamoso is a research platform designed to make this possible.  

Using familiar technologies such as WhatsApp, alongside an offline-capable fieldwork application, it enables organisations to collect community-level data and translate it into insights for researchers, policymakers, municipalities and development practitioners. Its approach makes research more accessible, particularly in communities where conventional data collection can be costly or difficult. 

Wakamoso is a tool that enhances Evidence-Informed Decision-Making (EIDM) in several ways. Firstly, it helps to fill gaps in evidence by providing geographically specific and continuously updated data. This information allows decision-makers to gain a deeper understanding of local needs, inequalities, and challenges in service delivery. Secondly, Wakamoso adopts a community-centered approach, fostering a more participatory and equitable EIDM process. 

Wakamoso’s potential is not simply to generate more data, but to make communities more visible in the decisions that affect them. Learn more about Wakamoso here.