Say hello to 39 of our newest members in 2024!
/The People Powered community is growing stronger! So far this year, we have welcomed 39 new members from more than 20 countries and six continents.
People Powered members are the world’s leading organizations, practitioners, policymakers, civil servants, researchers, and advocates building participatory democracy.
We're thrilled to introduce you to the latest new members below. Their diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives bring a wealth of knowledge, ideas, and energy to our collective work together.
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Please meet our 12 new member organizations:
Association des Jeunes Engagés pour l'Action Humanitaire (AJEAH), based in Anie, Togo.
Center for Economic Democracy, based in Boston, United States.
Citizen OS Foundation, based in Tallinn, Estonia
Green Governance Zimbabwe Trust, based in Mutare, Zimbabwe.
Green Institute, based in Chipinge, Zimbabwe.
MKAAJI MPYA asbl, based in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo.
Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue, based in Vancouver, Canada.
OPEN MOSAIC, based in Dubrovnik, Republic of Croatia.
Polanda Association, based in Krakow, Poland
Smarter Together, based in Uccle, Belgium
Voca, based in Geneva, Switzerland.
Voice of the People, based in Washington, DC, United States.
And 27 new individual members:
(Portraits in no particular order)
Abu Antuonogwen Mahama is the Metropolitan Development Planning Officer at the Sekondi - Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly, based in Sekondi - Takoradi, Ghana.
Alina Miruna Milos from City Hall Timisoara, based in Timisoara, Romania.
Bess Lee is an independent civic hacker based in Taipei, Taiwan.
Caron Atlas from Arts & Democracy, based in Brooklyn, United States.
Claucia Piccoli Faganello from PUCRS, based in Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Edwin Msewa from Jappa-Nigel Consulties, based in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Gabriela de Brelaz is an associate professor at the Paulista School of Economy Politics and Business of the Federal University of Sao Paulo and is based in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Gustavo Moreira Maia from Colab, based in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Hector Alejandro Villarreal Lozoya from Facilitacion Virtual, based in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
Iolanda Romano is the Founder at Avventura Urbana, Expert on Public Participation at Open Government Task Force, and president at Scuola Capitale Sociale. She is based in Torino, Italy.
Isabel Luciano is the Director of Training & Curriculum Design at the Participatory Budgeting Project and is based in New York City, United States.
Janice Da Silva from One Dress One Smile, based in Paia, Cabo Verde.
Lodewijk Gelauff from Stanford University, based in Stanford, United States.
Madison Rock from Rural Arizona Engagement and Rural Arizona Action, based in Arizona, United States.
Melisa Ross is a Postdoctoral Researcher at Universität Bremen and Co-Lead at the Global Citizens' Assembly Network and is based in Berlin, Germany.
Nicole Curato from the University of Canberra, based in Canberra, Australia.
Oluchi Igili from the University of Amsterdam, based in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Rebecca Marcus from Local Initiatives Support Corporation, based in Rhode Island, United States.
Rodrigo Sartori Bogo from São Paulo State University, based in São Paulo, Brazil.
Ron Hayduk from San Francisco State University, based in San Francisco, United States.
Savaş Zafer Şahin from Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli University and Citizen Assembly of Ankara, based in Ankara, Turkiye.
Sonia Bussu from the University of Birmingham, based in Birmingham, United Kingdom.
Stéphane Dubé is an ecosystem and organizational developer specializing in public participation, social innovation, and governance processes. He’s based in Montréal, Canada.
Stephanie McNulty from Franklin and Marshall College, based in Lancaster, United States.
Tabz O’Brien is the Lead Strategist at the National Health Service Greater Manchester & Greater Manchester Combined Authority and is based in Manchester, UK.
Tatiana Cárdenas Arciniegas, an independent consultant based in Barcelona, Spain.
Su Yun Woo is an Assistant Professor at the University of Twente and is based in Utrecht, the Netherlands.
If you are working on participatory and deliberative democracy, join the community! Learn more and apply to become a member now.
