Registrations are now open for the People Powered 2025 Convening, happening April 23–27, 2025, in Nairobi, Kenya. The convening is for organizations, civil servants, researchers, advocates, and funders who are working to expand participatory and deliberative democracy, locally and globally. The agenda will include training, site visits, workshops, exchanges, networking, and the development of shared resources and programs. Register now!
Program
April 23–24: Professional Development Trainings & Partner Workshops—Join trainings to build practical skills and capacity, in areas such as facilitation, inclusion, and participatory democracy methods. We will also host workshops with partners to launch accelerator programs and address key global issues.
April 25: Site Visits—See participatory democracy in action and learn from local experiences, through guided visits to programs in Nairobi.
April 26–27: Collaborative Workshops, Discussions, & Networking—Explore topics like digital engagement, inclusion, and global governance innovations, while connecting with peers worldwide. Develop shared global resources and programs to address common challenges of participation.
Learn more about the program.
Why Attend?
This is a unique opportunity to gain new skills, build relationships, develop shared resources, and build a more participatory democracy. The convening will feature diverse practices of participation and deliberation, to support work on democracy renewal, participatory governance, and citizen participation. We also welcome people working on other issues, who are eager to use new democratic practices for your work.
People Powered convenings are practical, productive, and fun! If you’re a civil servant, researcher, advocate, funder, or civil society organization that wants to expand democracy and people’s power, this event is for you.
Partners
This year we are partnering with local host and People Powered member Institute of Public Finance, along with the Open Government Partnership and the National Endowment for Democracy.
Venue, travel and logistics
We will share the venue in Nairobi soon, including information on discounted hotel rates.
If you are traveling from abroad to the convening, please check the official Kenya E-Visa website for information on how to apply and what is required. If you need an official invitation letter for visa purposes, please indicate so in your registration.
Registration
Register by February 28 to take advantage of lower early bird registration fees. We have limited space for professional development trainings, so register soon to secure a spot in your preferred training.
You can register for the full April 23-27 event, or just the April 23-24 trainings or the April 25-27 site visits and workshops. Registration covers attendance, lunch, and evening receptions.
Ticket prices are on a sliding scale to make the event more accessible for people with less resources:
Sponsor: For people with income greater than $72,000 per year / $6,000 per month USD
Regular: For people with income $30,000–72,000 per year / $2,500–6,000 per month USD
Reduced: For people with income less than $30,000 per year / $2,500 per month USD
People Powered members also receive an additional 25% discount on all tickets. Staff will share the discount code.
These Early Bird discounted rates will increase March 1. Get your tickets now!
| Type | Price |
|---|---|
| Sponsor | $600 |
| Sponsor (Member Discount) | $450 |
| Regular | $400 |
| Regular (Member Discount) | $300 |
| Reduced | $200 |
| Reduced (Member Discount) | $150 |
| Type | Price |
|---|---|
| Sponsor | $400 |
| Sponsor (Member Discount) | $300 |
| Regular | $250 |
| Regular (Member Discount) | $188 |
| Reduced | $140 |
| Reduced (Member Discount) | $105 |
| Type | Price |
|---|---|
| Sponsor | $400 |
| Sponsor (Member Discount) | $300 |
| Regular | $250 |
| Regular (Member Discount) | $188 |
| Reduced | $140 |
| Reduced (Member Discount) | $105 |