At the Engine Room, one of our core goals is to support civil society to reduce digital waste. In the past, we’ve looked at how transparency and accountability initiatives in South Africa and Kenya selected digital tools, and we found that more than half built new tools from scratch. In many cases, these tools were […]
Join the call at 6pm CEST/12 noon EST on July 10 by going to https://www.uberconference.com/theengineroom. It’s audio only and you’re welcome to listen in or bring your questions! We’re excited to share that we’ve begun a new research project and invite you to contribute or learn more in a community call! In this project, we […]
In April, The Engine Room team gathered for our 2019 annual retreat, where we would regroup, reconnect, brainstorm and build new paths forward.
Earlier this year, we released research on how legal empowerment organisations are using tech and data in their work. Inspired by that research, we’re excited to offer pro-bono, actionable and tailored support – through our Light Touch Support (LiTS) support programme – to legal empowerment organisations or activists who are interested in working more with […]
Will you be in Tunis for RightsCon 2019? We’d love to say hello! Here’s a quick run-down on who is going to be there from our team and some conversation starters should you want to reach out. Paola M will be on the lookout for organisational security practitioners and community members who might be interested […]
Earlier this year, we kicked off a project dedicated to understanding how the organisational security community is growing and what ways there are to support that growth, partnering with Internews. Through this project, we hope to highlight findings that are especially valuable for at-risk organisations and to contribute to knowledge around impact measurement in this […]