2013 — 2017
KODUJ DLA
POLSKI
Coding as modern patriotism. Connecting citizens with developers to build civic technology for local communities.
CIVIC
HACKING.
Launched by Fundacja ePaństwo in October 2013, Koduj dla Polski was Poland's first national civic hacking initiative. It brought together developers and citizens to build civic technology for local communities.
The premise was simple: coding is not just a profession — it is a skill that can be a form of modern patriotism. We created spaces where people with ideas for solving local problems could meet programmers who had the ability to turn those ideas into working applications.
Role: Initiative Coordinator (Fundacja ePaństwo)
CODE FOR
AMERICA
Official international partner alongside Code for Ireland and Code for Japan.
On September 20, 2013, at TEDxCity 2.0, Catherine Bracy — co-creator of Technology for Obama (T4O) and head of the international programme at Code for America — announced Koduj dla Polski as an official partner.
Bracy personally attended the Kraków launch on October 25, 2013, at Stara Zajezdnia, marking the beginning of a movement that would spread across Poland's major cities.
THE PROJECTS
Built through hackathons and community groups
Pola
Consumer transparency app checking product origin and Polish capital share in ownership structures.
Futbol Kolektyw
A scouting tool allowing anyone to showcase football skills regardless of location or status.
Na 4 łapy
Mobile application for browsing and adopting shelter animals.
Wysadź Ulice
Platform for residents to intuitively redesign their own neighbourhood streets.
Smogalyzer
An open-source, cheap, and easy-to-build air quality sensor.
Wyrzuć to
A portal helping residents correctly dispose of different types of waste.
Metro dla wszystkich
Web and mobile application for checking metro accessibility for people with disabilities.
Bank Nasadzeń Drzew (BAND)
Community-driven tree-planting bank application for environmental action.
FOUNDING CHAPTERS
CEE HACK 2014
Regional civic hackathons organized as part of the initiative, bringing together the brightest minds from Central and Eastern Europe to solve public interest problems through technology.