The Witzenberg Justice Coalition and OpenUp collaborated for the Codebridge Youth data literacy project, where youth were trained to collect data to make informed decisions. The project focused on service delivery in Witzenberg, and the youth created surveys on water, electricity, and health
In June 2022, OpenUp through the Codebridge Youth Program, hosted a two days workshop
in Witzenberg municipality. Codebridge Youth Project is focused on developing youth in
areas to have the necessary skills and knowledge to engage on issues affecting them. A pre
and post-workshop survey were conducted to assess the level of understanding of municipal
processes, reports, and civic tech tools. This report summarises the information obtained
from the two surveys, and the key findings and makes recommendations.
About Witzenberg municipality and workshop participants
Witzenberg municipality is located in the Western Cape province in South Africa. The map
below shows the size of the Witzenberg municipality compared to the surrounding Cape
winelands municipalities.
Openup aimed to have a total of 30 youth participating in the capacity-building workshop,
with at least 3 to 5 representatives from each town in the municipality. The Codebridge youth
workshop was hosted in central location in Ceres and was attended by fourteen participants
from the surrounding towns of Wolseley, Bella Vista, Nduli, Prince Alfred hamlet, Ceres
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