DIGITAL DEMOCRACY helps our partners achieve transformative change and works toward a world where all people

can participate in decisions that govern their lives.

Working at the intersection of human rights and technology, Dd uses the right tools in the rights places to catalyze community-driven solutions. Dd + Grassroots partners = Local solutions to human rights challenges.

THREE PROGRAM AREAS: 1. Direct implementation using our 3-step process

Digital Literacy

Digital Organizing

Digital Citizenship

2. Tool Building to create tech solutions necessary to empower our partners 3. Local to Global Engagement interactive events, workshops, and bridges between partners and supporters to scale opportunity TWO OF OUR MOST SUBSTANTIAL PROGRAMS: HAITI
Grassroots partners have gone from basic photo trainings under tarps to being leaders in addressing rape and sexual violence. Partners manage a database system and 24-hour sexual violence hotline in a country where 911 doesnt exist. Over 2000 calls elded on hotline. Close to 150 women trained and given access to new tools. Private/public Digicel collaboration key to building hotline call center.

BURMA/MYANMAR

In a country with < 1% mobile phone penetration, and where the rst successful government kill switch shut down internet and mobile phones ended peaceful protests, Dd worked to: Introduced concept and strategically advised launch of worlds largest Barcamp in Yangon. Launched rst Ushahidi instance for human rights data collection.

STRATEGIC FOCUS THROUGH 2013: MAPPING INJUSTICES & NETWORKING DATA with work in Haiti, Chiapas, New York City, and beyond