M2A2 – User Feedback via Surveys and Interviews

This milestone focuses on collecting qualitative and quantitative feedback to better understand user satisfaction and experience. The objective is to gather reliable insights to guide design decisions. Completion will be verified by achieving a minimum 85% response rate from targ…

M2A3 – Implementation of Key UI Improvements

This milestone implements priority user interface updates based on usability testing and feedback, including layout, color schemes, and navigation improvements. The objective is to address the most impactful user needs. Completion will be verified when at least five user-requeste…

M3A1 – Reporting Workflow and Interface Design

This milestone focuses on designing the end-to-end workflow for submitting misinformation reports, including submission, verification, and trust scoring steps. The goal is to ensure a clear, user-friendly interface that meets stakeholder requirements. Completion is verified throu…

M3A2 – Backend Structure for Report Submissions

This milestone aims to build a reliable backend for storing, categorizing, and timestamping user-submitted reports, ensuring alignment with future AI classification. Completion is verified by successful submission of at least 50 test reports without errors, supported by submissio…

M3A4 – Moderation Dashboard Initial Development

This milestone develops core features of the moderation dashboard, including an incoming reports feed, filtering and search tools, trust score display, and validation actions for moderators. Completion is verified when the MVP dashboard is functional internally, with usage logs a…

M4A1 – Technical Product Development Session

This milestone ensures the team’s participation in the Venture Fund’s cohort-wide technical product development sessions. The objective is to strengthen technical capacity and identify improvements for the platform roadmap. Completion is verified through UNICEF-confirmed attendan…

M4A2 – Quarterly Work Plan Review and Update

This milestone focuses on revising the project work plan at the end of the first quarter to reflect implementation progress and feedback from UNICEF evaluations and cohort sessions. The objective is to ensure alignment with updated priorities and learning outcomes. Completion is…

M4A3 – Karma Project Profile and Registration

This milestone establishes the official company profile and project record on the Grantee Accountability Protocol (Karma) platform in compliance with UNICEF guidelines. The objective is to enable transparent reporting and monitoring. Completion is verified when the profile and pr…

M5A1 – Monthly Social Media Content Publication

This milestone focuses on maintaining consistent monthly visibility of project progress and team milestones through social media storytelling. The objective is to share branded content aligned with UNICEF Venture Fund communication guidelines and clearly reflect the partnership.…

M6A1 – Open Source Licensing Strategy Applied

This milestone defines and applies an appropriate Open Source Initiative–approved license to the project’s public source code repository. The objective is to ensure legal clarity and compliance for open-source contributions. Completion is verified when a selected license (e.g., M…

M6A2 – Open Source Project Charter Creation

This milestone establishes a foundational governance document for the open-source component of the project. The objective is to clearly define the project’s vision, mission, community principles, licensing strategy, and key trademarks. Completion is verified through publication o…

M6A3 – Public Repository README Documentation

This milestone focuses on creating clear and consistent README files for all public repositories to support developer onboarding. The objective is to document repository purpose, setup instructions, system context, and dependencies. Completion is verified when each public reposit…

M6A4 – Public Open Source Documentation Deployment

This milestone enables transparent and accessible technical documentation through a publicly available documentation site linked to a source code repository. The objective is to automate documentation deployment using continuous integration tools. Completion is verified when the…

M6A5 – Open Source Quality Assurance Process Setup

This milestone establishes a quality assurance framework for open-source development, including testing practices and documentation standards. The objective is to ensure code reliability and maintainability. Completion is verified through documented QA workflows, unit test covera…

M6A6 – Open Source Code of Conduct Adoption

This milestone sets ethical standards for open-source participation by adopting and publishing a Code of Conduct across all public repositories. The objective is to promote respectful and inclusive collaboration. Completion is verified through the presence of a CODE_OF_CONDUCT fi…

M6A7 – Pull Request Contribution Workflow Adoption

This milestone standardizes contribution and review practices through a pull request–based workflow. The objective is to ensure code quality and accountability for both internal and external contributors. Completion is verified when all code merges follow a documented PR review p…

M7A1 – Data Privacy and Security Training

This milestone ensures the project team gains awareness awareness of UNICEF’s data privacy, data protection, and cybersecurity standards. The objective is to build baseline compliance knowledge across the core team. Completion is verified when at least three core team members com…

M7A2 – Privacy Impact Assessment Completion

This milestone focuses on completing the UNICEF-provided Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) for the product or service. The objective is to document data processing practices, data flows, storage methods, potential privacy risks, and mitigation measures. Completion is verified when…

M5A2 – Quarterly Project Blog Post Publication

This milestone aims to publish one in-depth blog post at the beginning of the quarter introducing the project’s vision, goals, and early technical progress, while highlighting alignment with UNICEF innovation themes. Completion is verified through publication on the official webs…

M2A4 – Cross-Device UI Testing and Validation

This milestone validates the effectiveness of UI improvements across devices and screen sizes. The objective is to ensure increased user satisfaction and engagement. Completion will be verified through improved satisfaction scores, higher click-through rates, reduced bounce rates…

M3A3 – Trust Scoring Logic Prototype

This milestone focuses on designing and prototyping a trust scoring system that combines submission accuracy and peer participation validation. The prototype defines how trust is computed using simulated data, validation workflows, and conceptual models without requiring full sys…

Q2M1A1

Translate interface and content into Amharic & Afaan Oromo

Q2M1A2

Optimize typography, font rendering, and input support for local scripts (replaces RTL/LTR task)

Q2M1A3

Conduct linguistic and cultural validation Localized content validated for tone, cultural sensitivity and relevance.

Q2M1A4- Review and finalize localized content

Hire native speakers to review and finalize localized content Hire and train 2 Amharic + 2 Afaan Oromo reviewers; develop a standardized review rubric and have each item reviewed by 2 reviewers (cross-review).

Q2M1A5 - Use AI-assisted consistency checks

Use AI-assisted consistency checks (human-in-loop) Use LLM/tools for consistency checks (glossary enforcement, untranslated strings detection). AI only suggests; final decisions by human reviewers.

Q2M2A1 - Finalize user reporting system

Finalize user reporting system Fully functional crowdsourcing platform allowing users to report misinformation and flag content.

Q2M2A2 - Implement admin moderation tools

Implement admin moderation tools (flag, verify, archive, etc.) Complete moderation dashboard with key features: report queue, trust scoring prototype, and moderator notes.

Q2M2A3 - Develop moderation tools

Develop and deliver training materials for moderation tools Create a training kit (slides, short video, quick guide) explaining how to use the moderation dashboard, review reports, and apply flags.

Q2M2A4-Train team on using moderation tools

Train internal team on using moderation tools Train 6 internal moderators (2 community managers, 2 QA analysts, 2 data annotators). Each completes hands-on practice with 50 simulated reports.

Q2M2A5 - Launch publicly with onboarding tutorial

Launch publicly with onboarding tutorial Public crowdsourcing system launched with integrated onboarding tutorial for new users (short interactive guide).

Q2M3A1 - Curate multilingual training dataset

Scope Definition: Draft a Data Charter defining misinformation labels (binary/multi-class), domain scope (e.g., general Ethiopian news), and data types (text, source, date). Data Collection: Source from legitimate local news outlets and flagged user content/social media. Ensure d…

Q2M3A2 - Develop and train initial AI model

Develop and train initial AI model for pattern detection Build and train a machine learning model to detect misinformation cues (language patterns, source credibility, and content similarity).

Q2M3A3 - Integrate with moderation dashboard

Integrate with moderation dashboard Connect AI inference pipeline to the live moderation system to display AI-generated flags and confidence scores for each report.

Q2M3A4 - Launch testing and feedback loop

Launch real-time testing and feedback loop Deploy a feedback system allowing human moderators to confirm or correct AI flags, creating data for model retraining.

Q2M3A5 - Define roadmap for Q3–Q4 AI enhancements

Define roadmap for Q3–Q4 AI enhancements Develop roadmap for multilingual expansion, contextual detection (e.g., satire, misinformation typology), and bias testing.

Q2M4A1 - Revision of the work plan

Revision of the work plan at the end of the second quarter Review and refine Q3–Q4 work plan based on AI development progress, feedback, and performance data.

Q2M4A2 - Update quarterly progress on Karma

Ensure accurate quarterly progress documentation and impact reporting on the UNICEF accountability platform.

Q2M4A3 - Complete mid-term narrative report

Complete mid-term narrative report Prepare and submit detailed progress report summarizing technical, operational, and financial achievements.

Q2M5A1 - OSI-Approved License for Repositories

All public repositories published under an Open Source Initiative-approved license.

Q2M5A2 - Create Contributing Guidelines

Establish clear community contribution rules and workflow.

Q2M5A3 - Public Issues and Feature Tracking

Increase transparency by tracking issues and planned features publicly.

Q2M5A4 - Public Project Management Board

Enhance open collaboration and transparency of development process.

Q2M5A5 - Developer/User Documentation Expansion

Expand documentation site to include API, architecture, and deployment guides.

Q2M5A6 - Open Source Quality Assurance

Improve software reliability through automated testing.