Complete a Civic Improvement Project
12 weeks · 3 milestones
Identify a civic problem, organise a response, and deliver a measurable improvement. Proof: before/after documentation plus impact summary.
Milestone map
Milestone map
3 milestones
Identify a specific, localised civic problem — a broken piece of infrastructure, a missing service, an unsafe public space, a gap in community provision — that you do not have institutional authority to fix on your own. Map the stakeholders who are affected and the stakeholders who have the authority to approve or enable a solution. Get the plan approved by at least one stakeholder with relevant authority (a council representative, a school principal, a community board) before starting work. The approval requirement distinguishes a civic project from an individual act: you are working within a civic system, not around it.
Proof required
Share a written description of the civic problem: what it is, where it is, who is affected, and how you know it is a real problem (not just your perception). Share a stakeholder map: who is affected, who has authority to enable a solution, and how you contacted each group. Share written evidence of plan approval from at least one stakeholder with relevant authority — an email, a meeting minutes reference, or a formal letter.
What gets checked
- The civic problem is specific and localised — 'fix the broken streetlight on Station Road outside the library' is specific; 'improve public safety in our area' is not.
- Plan approval is from someone with relevant authority — a friend who agrees it sounds good is not civic approval.
- The stakeholder map distinguishes between people affected by the problem and people with authority to enable the solution — these are often different groups.