Video Content Creator Volunteer - [East Africa]

Open Gov Africa - (Office of The Citizens) is a decentralized collaborative platform dedicated to promoting transparency, accountability, and citizen participation across African governments. By leveraging open data, we aim to empower citizens, track government activities, and ensure that public officials are accountable for their actions.

• The definition of citizens here is not just limited to office holders. Every citizen is in office via the elected/appointed official(s) who are called to serve the people.
• It is pertinent to note that because of the decentralised and open source nature of this project, it will continue till bad governance in Africa is corrected.
• To ensure continuity, there will be numerous maintainers to continue the good work of holding leaders accountable.
  

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Every day across Africa, important stories about governance, public services, and accountability are unfolding. This is an opportunity to use your creativity to help tell those stories in ways that resonate with young people in your region.
Open Gov Africa is looking for youth volunteers across Africa who can create short-form digital content about governance, civic data, and public transparency in ways that resonate with young people in their region.
If you enjoy creating short videos, reels, visual explainers, or social media content about issues that matter in your community, we encourage you to apply below. We want creatives who can help translate complex civic topics into relatable, engaging, and visually compelling content.
This includes

• Short videos
• Reels / TikTok-style content
• Simple explanatory videos
• Visual explainers or graphics
  

Volunteers will help highlight local governance issues and civic stories from their region, making them easier for young people to understand and engage with.
What Volunteers Will Do

• Create short videos or reels explaining civic issues
• Produce relatable youth-focused social media content
• Design simple graphics or visual explainers
• Help translate complex governance topics into clear and engaging content
• Highlight local governance issues or stories from your country or region
  

Application Form
https //forms.gle/efwRxbYPffzihsq96
Ideal Candidates
We are looking for volunteers who

• Are based in Africa
• Are interested in governance, transparency, or civic technology
• Enjoy storytelling through video or visuals
• Are comfortable using tools such as
  • CapCut
  • Canva
  • Adobe tools
  • Mobile video editing apps
    

Bonus Skills (not Required)

• Graphic design
• Motion graphics
• Animation
• Journalism or storytelling
• Creating content in local languages
  

What Volunteers Gain

• Experience contributing to pan-African civic tech initiatives
• A portfolio of meaningful civic content
• Opportunities to collaborate with researchers, civic technologists, and media creators
• Exposure to open governance and transparency work across Africa
  

Application Process
To apply, please complete the application form below.
As part of the application, applicants will be asked to complete a short creative task (such as a short video, visual explainer, or concept idea) related to a civic issue in their country or region.
This helps us understand your storytelling approach and perspective.
Application Form
https //forms.gle/efwRxbYPffzihsq96
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