In the months leading up to the election in Argentina last year, we supported organisations working to empower and inform voters. Watch how projects by Chequeado, Democracia en Red, Change.org Argentina, and Conocimiento Abierto drove meaningful civic participation through advocacy, fact-checking, and technology.
5 Episodes
01. Driving civic engagement in Argentina
02. Chequeado: Fighting misinformation with fact-checking
Chequeado's Laura Zommer explains Reverso, the first collaborative fact-checking project in Argentina which fought misinformation during the 2019 Argentine election.
03. Conocimiento Abierto: Informing voters about candidates’ positions
During last year's elections in Argentina, Conocimiento Abierto's Yo Voto Informado app helped more than 300,000 voters learn how their positions on key issues compared with those of the candidates.
04. Change.org Argentina: Giving people a platform to communicate with candidates
Change.org Argentina’s 2019 Elections Movement platform gave Argentines an easy way to have their voices be heard by candidates. Through the platform, people created 236 petitions, which received more than 8 million signatures.
05. Democracia en Red: Promoting participation in politics
Democracia en Red’s Causas Comunes platform gave Argentines a way to participate in the political process by providing feedback and suggestions to draft bills about everyday issues.
