Gender-based violence, limited access to healthcare, and barriers to reproductive rights are some of the most pressing challenges women face worldwide. While these issues affect all women, they hit even harder for vulnerable groups like refugees and migrants, who often struggle to navigate unfamiliar healthcare and legal systems without clear guidance.

As we step into 2025, we’re excited to continue our work in strengthening democracy worldwide by providing local election observation organizations and independent observers with our Vote Monitor tool. Vote Monitor is a tool dedicated to independent observers and international organizations who engage in election monitoring. Commit Global ended 2024 on a high note, with the application having been used by over 7,000 observers across 21 election rounds.

On 23 January 2025, the European Union Delegation to Armenia announced the launch of three new projects designed to address the needs of refugees from Nagorno Karabakh. These initiatives, implemented by local and international civil society organizations (CSOs), demonstrate the EU’s ongoing commitment to fostering economic integration, promoting social inclusion, and safeguarding the fundamental rights of refugees.

From 28 November to 2 December, Commit Global is hosting Agora Election Observation for orientation and post-observation debriefing at our Hub in Bucharest! 🇷🇴 Agora is a nonprofit that empowers young people as international election observers, fostering a democratic, inclusive, and participatory Europe. 

In Georgia’s historic 2024 parliamentary elections, the Vote Monitor tool played a crucial role in enhancing transparency and accountability. Used by over 30 local and international organizations, including the My Voice coalition and Public Movement Multinational Georgia and European Platform for Democratic Elections, Vote Monitor empowered thousands of observers to document and report election irregularities in real time. This technology enabled rapid, widespread reporting, contributing to an unprecedented 4,424 violation alerts and a comprehensive picture of election integrity. Vote Monitor's multilingual accessibility further ensured inclusive monitoring, providing essential oversight in one of Georgia’s most closely watched elections.

Photograph: Zurab Tsertsvadze/AP

At Commit Global, we are proud to present our Ecosystem of Free Digital Solutions for the 2024 European Parliament Elections. Our mission is to empower citizens and promote transparency and democracy through innovative technology. There are two digital solutions available for the entire EU now, replicable for the whole world, and two more solutions available for Romania, but ready to be replicated anywhere in the world where they are needed.

The German Federal Foreign Office is funding the Code for Romania / Commit Global's project "Digital Infrastructure for Humanitarian Aid" to build a global platform with €1.35 million. Today, 28 May, at the residence of the Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany in Bucharest, H.E. Dr. Peer Gebauer, presented the project in partnership with Code for Romania / Commit Global.

The event was attended by about 70 representatives of Romanian authorities, international organisations, embassies, companies, NGOs and public institutions. Germany reiterated its commitment to support and expand this important initiative, recognising the transformative potential of the Digital Humanitarian Infrastructure project in revolutionising the way vulnerable populations receive aid.

We are launching today Mobifree, an ambitious research and piloting project dedicated to improving software systems for mobile devices. Coordinated by the E Foundation, the project aims to change the way we use mobile software by promoting ethical practices, user autonomy and sustainability. The humanitarian aid ecosystem developed by Commit Global will be integrated into the project's software systems with key applications in the operating system of the new devices.

Code for Romania / Commit Global continues to expand the Infrastructure of Good worldwide with "Website Factory: NGO" through the Pan-African Alliance for Citizenship, a first step towards strengthening civil society in Africa and supporting NGOs to effectively respond to today's global challenges.