MyPayam
Report
About MyPayam

Civic infrastructure
for every Payam.

A public participation platform for the Republic of South Sudan. Citizens report local problems; the officials responsible for that place see them, respond, and are seen to respond. Modelled on FixMyWard.org and rebuilt around South Sudan's administrative structure.

CoverageRSS
States
10
Administrative Areas
3
Geographical Constituencies
102
Payams
~540
Bomas
~2,500
01 / Process

From a report to a response

  1. 01

    Locate

    Choose your State or Administrative Area, Geographical Constituency and Payam - and your Boma if you know it.

  2. 02

    Describe

    Say what is wrong: water, sanitation, roads, health, education, security, electricity, markets, agriculture, environment or governance.

  3. 03

    Publish

    The report goes public so neighbours can confirm and support it, and the Member of Parliament, County Commissioner and Payam Administrator can act.

  4. 04

    Track

    Follow the report through each stage until it is resolved, with official responses posted on the issue itself.

Issue lifecycle
  1. Reported
  2. Acknowledged
  3. In Progress
  4. Resolved
02 / Structure

Mapped to how South Sudan is governed

Every report is placed in the administrative hierarchy, so it reaches the office that is actually responsible. Counties sit between States and Payams; constituencies follow county boundaries, with populous counties split into several.

  1. State / Admin Area13
    10 States and 3 Administrative Areas
  2. Constituency102
    Geographical constituencies declared by NEC
  3. Payam~540
    Second-lowest division, 25,000+ residents each
  4. Boma~2,500
    Village-level unit, optional on a report

Payam and Boma counts as of 2017.

Constituencies by StateSource · NEC
  • Jonglei · incl. Greater Pibor Admin Area17
  • Central Equatoria14
  • Upper Nile12
  • Warrap · incl. Abyei Admin Area12
  • Eastern Equatoria11
  • Northern Bahr el Ghazal9
  • Western Equatoria8
  • Lakes8
  • Unity · incl. Ruweng Admin Area7
  • Western Bahr el Ghazal4
Total102
03 / Identity

Justice, Liberty, Prosperity

The interface takes its colours from the flag of the Republic of South Sudan and nothing else. They are used sparingly - to carry meaning, such as an issue's status, rather than to decorate.

#000000
BlackThe people
#CE1126
RedBlood shed for freedom
#078930
GreenThe land
#FFFFFF
WhitePeace
#0F47AF
BlueThe Nile
#FCDD09
YellowUnity
04 / Privacy

What is public, and what is not

Public
  • The report, its location and category
  • Status, support count and discussion
  • Official responses from authorities
  • Your name - only if you choose to give one
Private
  • Phone numbers and email addresses
  • Seen only by the officers responsible for that area
  • Used only for follow-up on your report
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