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We strengthen the fight for social justice

Supporting civil society to use technology and data in strategic, effective and responsible ways.

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Social Justice & Equity | February 2024

New report: bridging the LGBTI digital divide

Our new research, conducted in collaboration with ILGA World, looks at how the digital divide impacts LGBTI individuals and organisations globally.

By Olivia Johnson,

Organisational Practice | October 2023

Learning from co-leadership

We may have developed our current shared leadership model as much from happenstance and opportunity as we have from any specific plan, but over a year and a half into this work, we’re taking a moment to reflect.

By Laura Guzman, Paola Mosso, Gillian Williams, Julia Keseru,

Emerging Tech, Tech & Data Tools | August 2023

Report: chatbots in humanitarian contexts

This research looks at the types of chatbots that have been used by humanitarian and civil society organisations, why they were introduced, and what challenges were faced in implementing them.

By Olivia Johnson, Barbara Paes, Laura Guzman,

Digital ID, Responsible Data | July 2023

Report: Biometrics in the humanitarian sector [2023]

In 2022-2023 we took a renewed look at the risks and benefits of biometric collection in the humanitarian sector.

By Quito Tsui,

Responsible Data | June 2021

Becoming RAD! Retention, Archiving and Disposal of Data

Developing RAD processes allows organisations to have a responsible and streamlined process for retaining, archiving and deleting data.

By Barbara Paes,

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Light-Touch Support

If you are an organisation working towards social justice and you have a specific question on how to use technology or data in your work, reach out to us for guidance, advice and contacts.

Research & Consulting

Through our research and consulting projects, we can support you to assess the opportunities and challenges of using certain technologies, re-think your internal infrastructure and data practices, strengthen your organisational security, adopt the right tools for your needs and more.

Intensive Support

We work with low-resourced organisations across Africa and Latin America over a period of three to six months, offering support on work that has a significant tech and data component. We select partners from organisations that have engaged with our Light-Touch Support.

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