Over the past year and a half, The Engine Room supported the creation of a new organisation and their flagship anti-corruption project. The organisation, Japiqay, grew out of the deep political convictions and intense passion of its three woman co-founders: Gabriela Flores, Lourdes Chavez, and Lia Flores.
This post was written by Tom Walker and Fieke Jansen, with input from Rachel Rank and Lorena Klos. For many human rights funders, communicating clearly about the activities they fund (and why they are valuable) is an important part of their work. Indeed, funders often favour transparency on principle as an inherent good. How can […]
We want to understand why funders share data, how they share it, and the challenges they face in doing so responsibly. We’ll be surveying a wide range of people and interviewing funders about their experiences, with the ultimate goal of producing a framework that can help them to make informed decisions.
Are you working on issues of transparency and accountability or human rights related to elections in Latin America? Are you thinking about how responsible use of data and technology can intersect with your work around elections? If so, we would love to work with you through our Light Touch Support Programme (LiTS). Our LiTS programme […]
Why ‘light touch’ data and tech support matters In 2016, we launched our light touch support programme (LiTS) based on a hypothesis: targeted research and advice to social change agents can enhance effective and responsible use of data and technology. Last year, in partnership with Ford Foundation’s Internet Freedom programme, we continued to test this […]
We’re excited to announce the launch of our 2017 Retrospective, where we dive into not just our work, but that of our brilliant partners around the world.
We’re retiring The Compiler – not because we think that the mission of it is any less important, but because we think it’s time to focus our energies on other ways of achieving that mission.