What Is CitiMEMO
CitiMEMO is "The Citizens Memo" - a tool for social change through civic empowerment and development, providing people with a clear overview of development indices and trends in their communities (whether positive or negative), allowing them to connect and participate in development when necessary.
It is a leader-community social network designed for easy community access, civic engagement, and monitoring development progress in relation to leadership performance in a participatory manner.
CitiMEMO was developed to empower citizens to bridge the gap created by the political class, making their voices count and holding leaders accountable in an organized way.
Additionally, it facilitates easy access to NGOs, intervention, and development agencies worldwide, offering products and services to alleviate poverty. It bridges the communication and delivery gap between available aid and communities in need, breaking down barriers that limit community access to change-makers and vice versa.
"The bottom line in leadership isn't how far we advance ourselves, but how far we advance others" - John C. Maxwell. CitiMEMO is about choosing good leaders and ensuring they build people and communities with a sense of duty.
Our vision is “To create a world where every community and government is accessible, while leaders deliver good leadership due to public and systemic intolerance of incompetence."
Objectives
- Bring governance closer to the people.
- Make every community accessible to NGOs and change-makers.
- Enable participation in the community development process.
- Allow people to socially analyze their community development and leadership performance.
- Raise young leaders and prospective parliamentarian through the Model National Assembly, also called the "Blue Chamber."
- Stimulate development, responsiveness, transparency, and accountability to the people.
- Provide communities with a social channel to connect their citizens.
- Showcase communities' socio-cultural endowment to the world.
Main Players in CitiMEMO
1. Citizens: Ensure the community develops properly and that leaders perform their responsibilities as elected.
2. Communities: Maintain records of developments, events, and performance evaluations.
3. Leaders: Accountable to the citizens and communities they serve.
Components of Community Record
1. The Roots: Document and preserve the unwritten histories of communities.
2. Arts & Culture: Record cultural practices and customs, such as heritage, marriage, festivals, and beliefs, in multimedia formats.
3. Development Plan: Set and track community goals, detailing progress for citizens worldwide to follow and participate.
4. Development Indicators: Evaluate annual development in key sectors like education, health, infrastructure, agriculture, economy, and security.
5. Leaders Performance: Document leaders' achievements, projects, and programs, allowing communities to monitor and comment on performance.
6. Hall of Fame: Honor individuals who have positively impacted the community.
7. Blue Chamber: A Model National Assembly for discussing national issues and grooming future leaders.
8. Public Square: Enable communities to connect and engage with government at all levels and the real parliaments dynamically.
9. 2-Way Communication: Allow communities and leaders to communicate effectively and disseminate information as needed.
Components of Leaders' Public Record
- Achievements in their constituency (local, state, or national).
- Projects implemented.
- Programs initiated and executed.
- Communication with citizens and responsiveness to public concerns.
- State of development indicators during their tenure.
- Performance assessment against standard indices.
This initiative allows citizens to serve as community influencers (CSAs), promoting development and unity.
We invite you to join "The Citizens MEMO" as a good citizen to better unite our voices and actions for development.
Ayo Kolawole
Making Our World Better Together!
