Dev Case Studies

200 real development case studies from 117 countries — searchable, filterable, and fully cited.

Part of the ImpactMojo Learning Platform and the OpenStacks for Change initiative.

Features

• 200 case studies spanning 117 countries across the Global South and beyond
• Searchable — find case studies by keyword, country, or theme
• Filterable — narrow results by region, sector, or development outcome
• Fully cited — every case study includes verifiable sources and references
• Zero dependencies — built with vanilla HTML, CSS, and JavaScript

Tech Stack

Language	Share
JavaScript	49.6%
CSS	36.2%
HTML	14.2%

No build tools, no frameworks — just clean, standards-based web technologies.

Getting Started

Prerequisites

A modern web browser and one of the following local servers:

• Python 3.x, or
• Node.js / npm

Local Setup

Clone the repository and start a local server:

git clone https://github.com/Varnasr/dev-case-studies.git
cd dev-case-studies

# Option 1: Python
python -m http.server 8000

# Option 2: npx
npx serve

Then open http://localhost:8000 in your browser.

Project Structure

dev-case-studies/
├── index.html          # Main entry point
├── data/               # Case study data (JSON)
├── js/                 # Search, filter, and rendering logic
├── css/                # Styles and responsive layout
├── .github/            # Community health files
│   ├── CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
│   ├── CONTRIBUTING.md
│   └── SECURITY.md
├── LICENSE
└── CITATION.cff

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Whether you want to add a case study, fix a bug, or improve the interface, please read our Contributing Guidelines before getting started.

For case study corrections or content issues, please use the Content Issue template.

Citation

If you use this resource in your research or teaching, please cite it using the information in CITATION.cff.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See LICENSE for details.

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