Guide
How Codka Shacabka works
A short guide to raising your voice, supporting a cause, and answering when the government asks. If you’re new, read from the top — it takes about five minutes.
What is Codka Shacabka?
Codka Shacabka means “the people’s voice.” It connects the public and the government on the issues that matter across Somaliland. Everything here works in one of two directions.
Petitions
You raise a concern and ask a decision-maker to act. Others add their signatures to back you.
Consultations
A government office asks a question, and you tell them privately where you stand.
Petitions
A petition is a public request for change, backed by signatures. Here is the journey from idea to public campaign.
1. Start privately
Describe the problem, who it affects, and the change you want. Point it at the office or official who can act. At first, only you can see it.
2. Share your link
Send your private link to people you trust over WhatsApp, Telegram, or SMS. Every signature brings your petition closer to going public.
3. Reach 10, go public
At 10 signatures your petition publishes automatically and starts reaching a wider audience.
The waveform fills as signatures come in. A full wave means your petition has gone public.
Signing a petition
Adding your name is how you support a petition. You can sign with your name shown or stay anonymous, and leave a short comment if you like.
What the statuses mean
- CollectingStill gathering its first 10 signatures — visible only through the private link.
- LivePublic and open for anyone to sign.
- VictoryThe creator marked the goal as won.
- ClosedFinished — no longer collecting signatures.
Consultations
A consultation is the reverse of a petition: a verified government office asks a question, and citizens answer privately. This is where you help shape a decision before it is made.
How to respond
Pick where you stand…
…and add a reason if you want to explain your thinking. That written opinion is optional — your stance counts either way.
Your response is private
No one else sees it, and there is no public score. That is on purpose: it keeps you free to say what you truly think, without following the crowd.
You stay in control
While a consultation is open, you can change your response or withdraw it completely. You can also respond with your name shown, or anonymously.
After it closes
The office reviews every response and shares an official summary. Results come from them after the consultation ends — not from a live tally that everyone can watch.
Verified accounts & badges
A checkmark badge means an account’s identity has been reviewed and confirmed, so you always know who you are really hearing from. There are three kinds.
What verification unlocks
- A badge on your name everywhere you appear.
- Your petitions publish instantly — no 10-signature wait.
- Government accounts can open consultations.
How to get verified
Open Get verified, choose your type, and tell us who you are and how we can confirm you. An administrator reviews each application and adds your badge once it’s confirmed.
Your privacy
What’s public
- Petition pages and their signature counts.
- The names of people who chose to sign publicly.
- A government office’s own consultations.
What’s private
- Every consultation response — always.
- Anything you submit anonymously.
- Your email and password.
You choose each time: when you sign a petition or answer a consultation, you decide whether to show your name or stay anonymous. Anonymous responses stay anonymous — even to the office that asked.
For government accounts
If your account is a verified government office, you can run consultations from your dashboard.
1. Create
Write a clear question and the context behind it. It saves as a private draft.
2. Open
Publish it when you’re ready. Citizens can now respond.
3. Read
Watch the support / neutral / oppose split and read each response privately on your dashboard.
4. Close
End the consultation to freeze the results, then share your official summary.
Coming in v2
An AI layer will read the responses for you — grouping them into themes, gauging the overall mood, and drafting a summary you can act on. Your citizens’ words stay exactly as written.
Get started
Ready to take part? Pick a starting point.