Kompass Kollektive
Independent civic projects for Berlin.
We build multilingual, source-based information for Berlin — factual, neutral, and designed to make politics and administration easier to navigate.
Our projects
Map views: 100,000+
Languages: 3
Wasser-Kompass makes free drinking water in Berlin visible: the map brings together hundreds of public spots — fountains, Refill points and dispensers. In parallel, the project helps residents push for new drinking fountains.
Figures as of September 2026
- Running
Users: 4,300+
Languages: 11
Wahl-Kompass places positions from the official party programs side by side — with no endorsement and no party affiliation. Official texts appear only in German; we make them available in languages spoken in Berlin.
Figures as of September 2026
- Research phase
Kommunal-Kompass
Kommunal-Kompass aims to help Berliners reach local authorities on municipal issues. The project is still in research — guides and tools are taking shape.
Who we are
We build practical tools that make political and administrative information in Berlin clearer and multilingual — independent and source-based.
Nina Harz
Communications, editorial & researchNina brings over ten years of experience in communication, content creation, and project coordination at international tech startups. Today she writes at Eco Berlin about environmental and urban policy and advocates for political participation in Berlin.
Masha Waldenberg
Product & engineeringMasha brings many years of experience in project management and in building web and mobile tools for citizen science and environmental data. Today she designs the tech behind Kompass Kollektive and works for accessible digital participation in Berlin.
Made possible by
INA programme2024 – 2025Club Dialog e.V.INA — Information. Nachdenken. Aktivierung. — is a Club Dialog e.V. programme for political education of Russian-speaking Berliners. It supports participants in developing and carrying out their own civic initiatives.
Kommunal Aktiv programme2026 – nowBVREKommunal Aktiv is a BVRE pilot programme for democratic participation of people with a migration background. It makes municipal structures easier to understand and accompanies engaged people nationwide as they turn local ideas into practice.
Questions, press, partnerships, translations?
Write to us — we reply in German, English, or Русский.