Age
17
Country of Residence
Nigeria
Founding Story: What was the spark that led you to start your project? What was the "Aha!" moment that led you to get started and see the potential for this to succeed?
PACT started from a simple observation: citizens, especially young people, often have ideas, concerns, and solutions that could improve their communities, but there is no clear and consistent channel for those voices to reach government and be followed through. The “Aha!” moment came when I realized that the problem was not simply a lack of citizen participation—it was the gap between speaking up and being heard, and between government decisions and citizens knowing what happened next. That led to the idea of PACT: a civic platform designed to create a continuous conversation between government and citizens, allowing people to contribute ideas, raise concerns, and track how public input moves from conversation to decision and implementation. I saw the potential because PACT is not designed to be just another complaint platform. It is built around creating a transparent feedback loop where Government. Citizens. One Conversation.
How do you encourage other people to join your project or learn about the problem you’re working on? If you have a new idea, tell us how you will do this in the future.
I plan to encourage people to join PACT by making civic participation simple, relatable, and accessible. I will use social media and community-based conversations to explain the problem of citizens not being heard and show how better communication with government can benefit everyday communities. As the project develops, I will engage students, young people, community groups, civic organizations, and other stakeholders through discussions, demonstrations, and pilot testing of the platform. I also plan to collaborate with people and organizations already working in civic engagement to reach wider communities. The goal is not only to get people to use PACT, but to help them understand that their voices can contribute to better decisions and that they should be able to see what happens after they speak up.
How many people are on your team?
1
Impact: How has your project created impact / made a difference so far? Or, if at an early stage, what will impact look like?
As an early-stage project, PACT is still building toward its measurable impact. We will know PACT is making a difference when citizens have a clearer and more accessible way to communicate with government and can see what happens after they speak up. Our expected impact includes increased youth and citizen participation in local decision-making, better visibility into community concerns, and stronger feedback between citizens and public institutions. We also want to make it easier for communities to track the progress of issues they raise, from submission to response and implementation. Over time, PACT will measure impact through the number of citizens engaged, issues and ideas submitted, responses from relevant stakeholders, issues tracked to resolution, and evidence of citizen input influencing decisions. Ultimately, success for PACT means creating a culture where citizens do not just speak, but are heard, informed, and able to follow the journey of their voices into action.
Project Category
My project is a brand new / emerging idea
Project Stage
Pilot-Stage (We’ve tried an activity or two)
Project Summary: Describe your project in one sentence
PACT connects citizens and government through structured dialogue, turning public voices into transparent decisions, action, and measurable impact.
Project title
PACT
The Problem: What problem are you helping to solve? Why does it matter to you and your community?
The problem PACT is addressing is the gap between citizens and government in turning public concerns and ideas into meaningful action. Many Nigerians, especially young people, have opinions about issues affecting their communities, but often lack a clear channel to communicate those concerns, receive feedback, or know what happens after they speak up. This matters because participation should not end when citizens submit a complaint, vote, or share an opinion. When people feel that their voices disappear into a system without feedback or visible outcomes, trust and willingness to participate can decline. As a young Nigerian and student, this matters to me because the decisions made by government directly affect our education, opportunities, welfare, and communities. PACT is my attempt to help build a more transparent feedback loop where citizens can speak, government can listen, and both sides can track what happens next.
Website URL(s) or social media handles.
https://korededigitalz.floot.app
What’s Next: What are the next steps you plan to take to grow or strengthen your project over the next year? If your project is still in the idea stage, describe the steps you will take over the next three months to launch or begin developing it.
Over the next three months, I plan to move PACT from an early-stage concept to a functional prototype. First, I will conduct further research with young people and community members to validate the problem and understand their civic engagement needs. I will then refine PACT’s core features, including citizen submissions, government responses, issue tracking, and decision trails. Next, I will develop and test a working prototype with a small group of users, gather feedback, and improve the platform based on their experience. I will also begin identifying potential partners, mentors, civic organizations, and relevant public institutions that can help strengthen and test the solution. The goal is to launch an initial pilot, learn from real users, and build a stronger foundation for scaling PACT.
Your Innovation: What is different about your project compared to other programs or solutions already out there? How is your project new or innovative?
PACT is different because it is designed not just to collect citizen feedback, but to create a continuous, trackable conversation between citizens and government. Many existing civic platforms focus mainly on reporting problems, signing petitions, or sharing opinions. PACT goes a step further by connecting citizen input, government response, decision-making, and implementation tracking in one system. Its key innovation is the feedback loop and decision trail. Citizens can see what happens after they raise an issue: whether it has been acknowledged, reviewed, responded to, acted upon, or is still pending. This creates greater transparency and helps citizens understand how their contributions move through the process. PACT also places young people and local communities at the centre of civic participation, making it easier for their voices to become structured, visible, and actionable. The innovation is therefore not simply another platform for people to speak—it is a platform designed to help them see where their voice goes and what happens next.
Your Solution: How are you solving this problem? Share your specific solution.
PACT is a civic engagement platform that creates a structured feedback loop between citizens and government. Instead of simply collecting complaints or opinions, PACT allows citizens to raise issues, share ideas, and contribute to discussions on matters affecting their communities. The platform organizes citizen input by location and issue, making it easier to identify recurring concerns and understand what matters most to different communities. Government and relevant stakeholders can respond to these contributions, while citizens can follow the progress of issues from submission to decision and, where applicable, implementation. PACT also creates a decision trail so that citizens can see what action was taken, why it was taken, and what stage an issue has reached. This helps move civic participation beyond simply “speaking up” toward meaningful engagement, transparency, and accountability. The goal is simple: Government. Citizens. One Conversation.
Your team: What role(s) do your team members play? How do you share leadership with them?
PACT is currently founder-led, with me coordinating the project’s research, product development, civic research, and overall direction. As the project develops, I plan to build a small multidisciplinary team involving people with skills in technology, civic engagement, research, design, and community outreach. Leadership will be collaborative, with team members taking ownership of their areas while contributing to major decisions and the overall direction of PACT.
