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Verified members answer each question with Yes or No, and can change their answer until the vote closes. Your vote is secret unless you choose to show your name.
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Propose a Yes/No question for the community. Members support the ideas they want to vote on. At the end of each round the Hizbi team reviews the most-supported ideas and opens them for voting.
Results
Results are published when a vote closes. Totals are public; individual votes stay secret unless the voter chose to show their name.
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About Hizbi
Hizbi (ህዝቢ, "the people") is an independent platform that helps people's voices be heard and lead to change. It starts with the Eritrean community, inside the country and abroad, and will later open to Ethiopians.
Anyone can register for free. The Hizbi team checks each registration against an official document, and verified members receive a Hizbi code. Members suggest questions, support the ones that matter to them, and vote Yes or No on political, social and cultural topics. Results are published openly.
Trust
Every member is checked by hand, so each vote comes from a real person.
Openness
Results and our rules are public.
Fairness
One verified person, one vote in each question.
Register
Create a free account and enter your details as they appear on your official document.
Get verified
The Hizbi team checks your details, then gives you the verified mark and your Hizbi code.
Share ideas
Propose questions and support the ones you want to vote on.
Vote
Answer Yes or No. Results are published when the vote closes.
Registration
- Registration is free and open to people 18 or older from the communities Hizbi currently serves.
- Register only once, with your own real details.
- Your identity document must be valid. It can be Eritrean or from the country where you live.
- Giving false information or using someone else's document leads to removal from Hizbi.
Verification and your code
- The Hizbi team checks every registration by hand. Verified people receive a numbered Hizbi code and a digital member card.
- The photo of your document is deleted as soon as it has been checked.
- Anyone can check a Hizbi code to see if it belongs to a verified member. The check never shows your name.
- When your ID document expires, your account becomes view-only until you send an updated document and the team approves it.
Voting
- Only verified members can vote. Each question is answered Yes or No.
- Each member has one vote per question and can change it until the vote closes. Votes normally stay open for a fixed number of days.
- Your vote is secret. Nobody, including the Hizbi team, can see how you voted unless you choose to show your name.
- Results are published only when a vote closes, with the turnout. Breakdowns by country, age or sex are shown only for groups of at least 20 voters, so nobody can be singled out.
Questions
- Questions come from members' ideas. The most-supported ideas are reviewed by the team at the end of each round.
- The team may adjust the wording to keep it neutral and add a short explanation, but the question is always answered Yes or No.
- When the same idea is shared twice, the team may merge them so that all supports count together.
- Respect people. Disagree with ideas, not with people. No insults, mockery or name-calling.
- No hate. No attacks on anyone because of their ethnic group, religion, region, sex or language.
- No threats or violence. Never threaten, encourage or celebrate violence against anyone.
- Protect privacy. Do not share anyone's personal details, photos or addresses.
- Be honest. Do not spread information you know is false, and do not pretend to be someone else.
- No spam or advertising. Stay on topic.
How we moderate
- Posts with blocked words, or that an automatic check finds abusive, are held until a moderator reviews them.
- Anyone can report a post. Moderators review every report.
- If a moderator removes your post, you see the reason and can appeal once.
- Moderators can give warnings. After 3 warnings an account is suspended and can only view.
- Every team action is recorded in a log.
Is my vote really secret?
Yes. Nobody can see how you voted, not other members and not the Hizbi team. Only if you tick "Show my name with my vote" does your name appear in the results.
Who runs Hizbi?
Hizbi is run by an independent team. It belongs to no political party, government or organization, and it does not take sides on any question.
Is Hizbi free?
Yes. Registering, sharing ideas and voting are free.
Why do you need my identity document?
To make sure every member is a real person who votes only once. Only the verification team sees it, and the photo is deleted as soon as it has been checked.
I live outside Eritrea. Can I join?
Yes. Eritreans inside the country and abroad can join. You can use an Eritrean document or an official document from the country where you live.
Can I use a nickname?
Yes. In My Hizbi you can choose a nickname that is shown on your ideas and comments instead of your real name.
How are questions chosen?
Members share ideas and support the ones they like. At the end of each round the team reviews the most-supported ideas, keeps the wording neutral and opens them for voting.
Can I change my vote?
Yes, as many times as you want until the vote closes.
What happens with the results?
Results are published on the Results page with the turnout, and can be shared. When results are sent to organizations or lead to a response, the team adds it under "What happened next".
What if my identity document expires?
Your account becomes view-only until you upload your new document in My Hizbi and the team approves it. We send you an email reminder.
- Keep your vote secret. Only tick "Show my name with my vote" if you are sure it is safe for you.
- Use a nickname in My Hizbi if you prefer your real name not to appear on your ideas and comments.
- Sign out on shared phones and computers, and do not let the browser save your password there.
- Use a strong password that you do not use anywhere else, and never share your login code.
- Hizbi will never ask for your password by phone, WhatsApp, Telegram or email.
- Think before you write. Do not put personal details about yourself or others in comments.
- Check the address. Only enter your details on hizbi.org.
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