75 new members: One growing movement for participatory democracy
/Over the past year, more than 75 new members have joined People Powered, from public servants and movement organizers to digital innovators and community leaders.
Together, we’re making democracy more participatory, inclusive, and just. From building resources to providing expertise and mentorship to our capacity-building programs, they’re part of a growing global movement to bring People Powered democracy into government.
We’re thrilled to welcome this latest wave of changemakers into our network.
Who joined this year?
Our members come from every region of the world and every level of government and civil society. Since mid-2024, we’ve welcomed:
Civil servants designing more participatory policy processes.
NGOs, foundations, and civic tech groups advancing transparency and participation.
Activists and community leaders working at the grassroots to shift power.
Academics researching the characteristics and outcomes of participatory democracy.
Meet the 40 new organizations
Logos of new members by alphabetical order from left to right
Accountability Lab — Washington, United States
Active Inquiry — Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ArtLords — Ashburn, United States
Asociación Civil por la Igualdad y la Justicia (A.C.I.J.) — CABA, Argentina
Centre for Environment Education — Pune, India
Centre for Peace Advancement and Socio-Economic Development (CPAED) — Kaduna, Nigeria
Centre for Public Impact — London, United Kingdom
Civic Tech Field Guide — Lisbon, Portugal
Colectivo de Diseño Disruptivo — Salvador, Brazil
DemNet Hungary — Budapest, Hungary
Democracy Works Foundation — Johannesburg, South Africa
DemocracyCo — Adelaide, Australia
Digidem Lab — Gothenburg, Sweden
Federation for Innovation in Democracy – North America — Washington, United States
Foundation for Rural Proletariat and Community Advancement — Abuja, Nigeria
Fundación CoMunidad — Panama City, Panama
Fundación Datalat — Quito, Ecuador
Indigenous Women for Health and Equality (IWHE ONG) — Uvira, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia Participa (INCT Participa) — Porto Alegre, Brazil
Iswe — Stroud, United Kingdom
Janaagraha Centre for Citizenship and Democracy — Bangalore, India
Missions Publiques — Paris, France
Nigeria Youth SDGs Network — Yaba, Nigeria
Participatory Budgeting Oregon — Portland, United States
Participatory Budgeting Project — Boston, United States
Partners for Dignity and Rights — New York, United States
PartnersJordan — Amman, Jordan
PATTIRO Semarang — Semarang, Indonesia
Platform for Citizens' Assemblies Czechia — Prague, Czech Republic
Pokecode — Verges, Spain
Pratt Center for Community Development — Brooklyn, United States
ProSociedad. Hacer bien el bien que haces — Guadalajara, Mexico
Prossima Democrazia APS — Firenze – Sassari, Italy
Society for Participatory Research in Asia (PRIA) — New Delhi, India
Solidarity Research Center — Los Angeles, United States
The International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) — Stockholm, Sweden
The SocLab Foundation — Bialystok, Poland
Theater der Unterdrückten Wien — Vienna, Austria
Unang Hakbang Foundation Inc. — Mandaluyong City, Philippines
Youth Alliance for Sustainable Development (YASD) — Lilongwe, Malawi
Meet the 35 new individual members
Photos of new members by alphabetical order from left to right.
Aaron Landsman, United States, School for Participation
Alan Smith, United States, Consumer Reports
Alekz Aguila, México, Climate Justice Project Officer
Ana Luisa de Moraes Azenha, Germany, Humboldt University of Berlin / University of Konstanz
Arturo García Jiménez, Mexico, Coordinadora Nacional de Ejidos y Comunidades
Brendan Halloran, United States, Independent
Celia Ramírez Aréchiga, México, Secretaría de Planeación y Participación Ciudadana
David Pulido, Mexico, Secretaría de Participación Ciudadana del Gobierno del Estado de Nuevo León
Doreen Mennom Oho, Nigeria, Development of Educational Action Network (DEAN Initiative)
Elisha Mavodyo, Zimbabwe, University of Zimbabwe
Ellen Haustein, Germany, University of Rostock
Francisco Reynoso, Mexico, Citizen Participation Secretariat of the State of Nuevo León
Hans Asenbaum, Australia, University of Canberra
Ieva Cesnulaityte, Netherlands, DemocracyNext
Izabel Sabino de Sousa, United States, Arizona State University
Javier Morales, France, Optimy
Jim Labbe, United States, Participatory Budgeting Oregon
Jonathan Fox, United States, Accountability Research Center, School of International Service, American University
Marcella Nery, Brazil, Delibera Brasil and German Chancellor Fellow at HWR Berlin
María Candela Grec, Argentina, Municipality of the City of Mendoza
Maria Jagaciak, Poland, Chancellery of Sejm
Maria Tazi, France, Make.org
Matthew Slaats, United States, Richmond City Council
Meri Harutyunyan, Armenia, Yerevan Municipality
Michael P. Cañares, Philippines, Step Up Consulting
Oli Whittington, United Kingdom, Our House / Independent
Patricia García Leiva, Spain, University of Malaga (Spain)
Reema Patel, United Kigndom, Elgon Social
Ricardo Fabrino, Brazil, UFMG
Risham Waseem, Pakistan, Maati TV
Rodney Schwartz, United Kingdom, Delib
Rodrigo Mousinho, Brazil, Agente-lab
Samuel Kasereka Kagheni, Republic of the Congo, Aide et Action Pour la Paix
Sofía Valdez Franco, Mexico, Secretaría de Participación Ciudadana
Vijayendra Rao, United States, Development Research Group, The World Bank
You can be a part of this community!
With over 200 members across the globe, People Powered is a growing hub for peer learning, collaboration, and global support for democratic innovation.
We’re here to connect you with the tools, knowledge, and community you need to make change from wherever you are, whether you're inside the government, organizing on the outside, or somewhere in between.