The TechVillage Innovation Centre

We recently travelled to Ghana... joining a growing community of transitional justice champions and organisations supporting transformative interventions in transitional justice processes across Africa. It was a deeply grounding experience. Being in spaces where people are actively working to reshape how justice is understood, documented, and practiced reminded us why this work matters.

During our time there, we shared our journey in building and rolling out our AI powered digital archive - Truthive and more importantly, opened up conversations around something we believe is critical:

How do we ensure that AI supports ethical, inclusive, and sustainable documentation, especially in sensitive contexts like transitional justice?

As AI becomes more embedded in how stories, histories, and data are captured, a few key reflections stood out:

1. AI can unintentionally reinforce bias, making already vulnerable perspectives even less visible
2. It can amplify dominant narratives while silencing nuance and lived realities
3. Without context, documentation risks becoming accurate, but not truthful
4. And without participation, communities risk becoming subjects of data, not owners of their narratives.

More than technology and AI, these are deeply human challenges.

At the The TechVillage Innovation Centre, we continue to approach technology as a tool for action and impact, one that must be designed with care, intention, and community at its core.

This journey with Truthive is still unfolding, and spaces like this remind us that we are not building alone. We are part of a wider movement working toward more just, inclusive, and accountable systems across the continent!