What makes a security policy one that a team still uses after a partnership ends? That question sat underneath our six-month Matchbox partnership with Instituto Lamparina in Brazil, and it shaped many of the decisions we made together.
Reflections from our latest research on alternative social media platforms.
Takeaways from conversations about “information deserts”, gender injustice, and climate and environmental justice in the context of info ecosystems in Latam and the Caribbean.
Sharing some of our research methods, decisions and learnings from this nearly year-long period of researching and writing.
From our recent “informationa ecosystems” gathering in Santiago, a list of recommendations and inspiration!
As we put the finishing touches on our report on information ecosystems in Latin America, we thought we’d share some of what’s been on our minds.
If you missed our community call, ‘Dreams of a Collective Infrastructure’, catch up on what we talked about here.
In our interviews with organisers, journalists, communicators and campaigners, many have pointed out that imbalance has always been the norm.
Reflecting on the complex dynamics of the information ecosystem in Latin America.
We reflect on the questions and challenges that social justice organisations approached us with in 2023.
Insights from our second Community Call on information ecosystems in Latin America
Key takeaways from a conversation with over 20 organisers, activists and journalists from 9 countries in Latin America
We spoke with Ledys Sanjuan, Advocacy, Communications & Tech Manager at the FRIDA Fund.
Working with the Legal Advisory Information Center (LAIC) to explore ways in which data and technology could give access to justice to underserved communities in South Africa.
Learnings from our work with CELS reconceptualising and publishing an exiting database of cases.
We’ve been working on a project with Internews to support organisational security practitioners working with human rights organisations. One aspect of the project focuses on measuring impact.
Tools for orgsec practitioners, security researchers and others.
Takeaways from our community call in May 2020.
Reflections from our partnership with Hiperderecho, a Peruvian non-profit defending rights and freedoms in digital spaces.
Using data and technology in social justice work is about understanding the lives of the people you’re working with and then figuring out what type of work you can do to best serve those communities.
Last year, we launched a project to support Latin American organisations in reflecting and learning about how they use data and technology in their projects.
We take a closer look at what designing a participatory research framework actually looked like and what we’ve learned from the process.
We partnered with the Open Society Justice Initiative to research how legal empowerment actors worldwide are using technology to give people information about the law, connect them with legal advice, and provide them with legal services.
At The Engine Room, we believe in collaboration and sharing resources to build technology. Reusing existing tools is a great way to develop solutions that are tailored and affordable, immediately useful and sustainable.
Learnings from our report on the use and impact of technology in case management in Indonesia, Moldova, Mongolia, Sierra Leone, and South Africa, informed by interviews with a range of civil society organizations, technologists, and government representatives.
We see a lot of organisations looking for support with a technology project. The majority we see fall short of addressing project needs and don’t tap into the power of sharing and collaborating.
This post was originally published on the Making All Voices Count blog.
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