Research & Policy
Track reports, budgets, legislation, institutions, elections, peace and public policy.
🛡 Join the observatory
Help build independent civic accountability.
SSLO welcomes researchers, writers, editors, election monitors, developers, designers, community volunteers, partners and supporters who want to contribute responsibly to South Sudan's public-interest civic space.
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Bring your skills, time, network or support.
Early contributors can help shape SSLO's research priorities, editorial standards, technology and civic programs.
Writing & Editing
Develop investigations, explainers, commentary, fact-checks and right-of-reply material.
Election Monitoring
Help document electoral readiness, political access, civic education and public evidence.
Technology & Data
Build web tools, trackers, data visualisation, accessibility and platform security.
Design & Multimedia
Create graphics, photography, video, social cards and visual explainers.
Support & Partnerships
Contribute resources, professional expertise, introductions, sponsorship or financial support.
Volunteer application
Tell us how you would like to contribute.
This is a lightweight “Know Your Team” profile — enough information to understand applicants and geographic representation without requesting identity documents or unnecessary sensitive data.
Privacy first.
Contact and location details are for volunteer assessment and communication. SSLO should not publish a volunteer's private email, WhatsApp details, exact address or other personal information without explicit permission.
Our contributor standard
Evidence matters more than allegiance.
SSLO contributors are expected to distinguish fact, allegation, analysis and opinion; use attributable evidence; correct errors; and apply scrutiny consistently to government, opposition, institutions and other public actors.