Democracy Defenders Network

The Democracy Defenders Network is our new global community for activists who have participated in Citizen OS civic engagement programmes, as well as like-minded individuals dedicated to promoting democratic values.

This volunteer-driven, participatory network is designed to help members build skills, foster collaboration, and launch new initiatives that enhance democratic participation while amplifying the impact of civil society leaders worldwide.

Democracy Defenders Network

The Democracy Defenders Network is our new global community for activists who have participated in Citizen OS civic engagement programmes, as well as like-minded individuals dedicated to promoting democratic values.

This volunteer-driven, participatory network is designed to help members build skills, foster collaboration, and launch new initiatives that enhance democratic participation while amplifying the impact of civil society leaders worldwide.

Build civil society resilience

Improve the quality of civic space (safeguarding civic freedoms, raising democratic awareness, increasing the impact and quality of civil society initiatives, etc)

Encourage young people to lead and take the initiative in designing and delivering civic engagement processes

Harness the power of technology to make participation more accessible, deliberative and outcome-oriented

Initiate strategic and international cooperation to tackle civil society challenges together.

Membership is free of charge and the initiative is fully non-profit!

The application process

Fill in the application form.

A member of the Citizen OS team will get in touch with you to schedule a short online call to get to know each other.

Once the online call is done and there is a good match, your onboarding will start.

We need a coordinated effort to:

Build civil society resilience

Improve the quality of civic space (safeguarding civic freedoms, raising democratic awareness, increasing the impact and quality of civil society initiatives, etc)

Encourage young people to lead and take the initiative in designing and delivering civic engagement processes

Harness the power of technology to make participation more accessible, deliberative and outcome-oriented

Initiate strategic and international cooperation to tackle civil society challenges together.

Membership is free of charge and the initiative is fully non-profit!

The application process

Fill in the application form.

A member of the Citizen OS team will get in touch with you to schedule a short online call to get to know each other.

Once the online call is done and there is a good match, your onboarding will start.

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Have questions? Get in touch!

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Agustina Iskandar Crombach

Partnerships & projects lead

Building bridges and connections everywhere, across the continents.

agustina@citizenos.com

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