We're a civic technology organisation: we build tools, open up data, and provide training that support active citizenry and help communities and government work together. Our founding principles are based on [the right to Access to Information, section 32 of the Constitution](http://myconstitution.co.za/en/02.html# access-to-information).

We're a non-profit, but that doesn't mean our services are free: we pay decent salaries and invest our profits back into our community and partners.

As a team, we are a group of post-corporate, tech and media professionals who cut our teeth in the commercial sector and now want to use our skills for social good. We know that technology is a means to an end, not the end itself. We're a small team, around 10 people, so everyone gets to contribute in multiple ways. We work with a diverse range of partners, including national and provincial government, municipalities, non-profits and the media.

We care about our people and believe in personal development. Every Friday we make breakfast together. Weekends are for family, friends and you--not for work.

Our tech and dev process

All our code is open sourced on GitHub and we talk at local and international conferences. We play with data a lot and Python is our programming language of choice. We believe in building tech that matters.

We work in small teams and deploy multiple times a day.

Our hiring process

We'll chat over Google Meet, and there will be a small, practical, programming challenge. We care a lot about cultural fit and interest in improving South Africa, and we want you to be happy with us, too.

What we build

We build stuff like:

• Wazimap.co.za for making census data more accessible
• MunicipalMoney.gov.za to help people understand Municipal financial performance
• OpenByLaws.org.za and OpenGazettes.org.za because laws and gazettes should be freely available