Habeeb Adewale is a social development practitioner with over 5 years of experience working on a series of projects aimed at advancing governance and sustaining democracy through community engagement and youth empowerment. As a Senior Programme Officer at Brain Builders Youth Development Initiative, he played a pivotal role in the origination of civic technology innovations, ingeniously shaped by the outcomes of rigorous research endeavors. He led a dedicated research team in a comprehensive study evaluating the dynamics of youth engagement within Nigeria's democratic processes. This investigation culminated in the creation of the YVoteNaiia civic tool, strategically designed to mobilize heightened youth involvement in Nigerian democratic affairs. Additionally, the research efforts led to the development of the FactCheck Election civic tool, instrumental in mitigating the dissemination of misinformation and disinformation surrounding national elections in Nigeria. This technological intervention, in turn, fortified the participation of a broader demographic of youth in the electoral process.
