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Haiti One Pager FINAL
A brief overview of the work Digital Democracy is doing in collaboration with Haitian women to leverage technology to help their word addressing gender-based violence.
Category:Brochures/CatalogsReads:72Uploaded:05 / 04 / 2012ShareAdd to collectionDigital Democracy 2009-2010 Annual Report
In 2008, we launched Digital Democracy (Dd) inspired by a simple but powerful idea: Technology should be used to empower even the most marginalized groups to engage in democratic action, on a local, national and international scale. In January of 2011, we watched people in Egypt’s Tahrir Square and throughout the Middle East and North Africa raise their voices and call for a more just political system. Using technology to share their stories and coordinate the protests, we were reminded of the work of our Burmese friends, who in 2007 also used mobile phones and internet tools to coordinate a hundred-thousand nonviolent protesters in Burma’s major cities. The Burmese military ended this hopeful campaign with guns and shutting down internet and mobile phone services for five full days. The twin potentials and dangers of new tools became clear to us, and in that moment, the idea for Digital Democracy was born. We launched as an organization one year later, and in the past two years we have worked in over 21 countries, strategically employing technology to enhance the work of our partners addressing human rights. From Burma to Indianapolis, Haiti to Zimbabwe, Bangladesh to Kazakhstan, Dd works with local partners to activate change and empower communities. Working with local tech companies and community organizations, Dd’s model focuses on human-centered, innovative collaboration to amplify local voices. Where conditions are the worst, where work is hardest, where repression is strongest, where voices are the most silenced, that is where our work begins. But it is not where it ends. Two years into our launch as an organization, Digital Democracy is just getting started. The lessons we have learned about digital literacy, organizing and governance are lighting the way for an approach which focuses on nimble, strategic opportunities, using limited resources to make huge strides. We are humbled by the fight that our partners around the world take on each day and inspired by our collaborations and the success we have had helping them build better futures. With deep gratitude to our global community of supporters who have made this work possible, we are thrilled to launch our first annual report. Covering the period from November, 2008, when we incorporated under the auspices of the Institute for Multi-Track Diplomacy until the end of 2010, when we filed for our own independent non-profit status, the report documents our work to empower marginalized communities around the globe, and the inspirational ways they are using technology to build their own futures.
Category:Brochures/CatalogsReads:749Uploaded:09 / 29 / 2011ShareAdd to collectionPress Release: Digital Democracy & KOFAVIV Launch Only Emergency Response System Dedicated to Rape and Sexual Violence in Haiti
Only Emergency Response System Dedicated to Rape and Sexual Violence in Haiti Launches In one year since CGI commitment, Digital Democracy has trained 150 women and built a database with local partner, KOFAVIV, documenting over 400 cases of rape in Haiti.
Category:Magazines/NewspapersReads:894Uploaded:09 / 21 / 2011ShareAdd to collectionPress Release: Photo Exhibit August 10th at Indianapolis City Market
Join Dd on August 10th for an exhibition of photographs by Burmese refugee youth in Indianapolis.
Category:(not categorized)Reads:303Uploaded:08 / 01 / 2011ShareAdd to collectionDd Board of Director Solicitation
Seeking passionate nominees for our first Board of Directors!
Category:(not categorized)Reads:594Uploaded:05 / 18 / 2011ShareAdd to collectionThe Way We See It: Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jan nou wè l The Way We See It A Collection of Haitian Women’s Photography April 28th, 2011 from 7-9pm Splash Light Studios One Hudson Square 75 Varick Street, 3rd Floor New York, NY 10003 www.splashlight.com April 4, 2011, New York, NY—For one night only, New York will be able to view Haiti through an as-of-yet unseen perspective: the eyes of Haitian women living in Haiti today. Jan nou wè l/The Way We See It is a powerful collection of 48 original photographs taken by mor
Category:(not categorized)Reads:156Uploaded:04 / 21 / 2011ShareAdd to collectionDigital Democracy: Strategic Plan
Overview of the Dd Strategic Plan and the organization's mission.
Category:Brochures/CatalogsReads:654Uploaded:03 / 17 / 2011ShareAdd to collectionHaiti: Unique Voice from the Frontline
Unique voice from the frontline in post earthquake Haiti: Grassroots woman leader to share unheard perspectives on gender violence epidemic
Category:Magazines/NewspapersReads:354Uploaded:12 / 04 / 2010ShareAdd to collectionDigital Democracy Zimbabwe Research
Digital Democracy Empowering Civic Engagement Through Digital Technologies Zimbabwe Research 2008 Digital Democracy On The Line Zimbabwe During Transition and Hyperinflation Empowering Civic Engagement Through Digital Technologies Country Snapshot ! Empty supermarket shelves due to hyperinflation Why We Went In November 2008, Digital Democracy traveled to Harare, Zimbabwe, to investigate how technology was being used to overcome obstacles set forth by a closed society. We researched methods
Category:ResearchReads:536Uploaded:11 / 05 / 2010ShareAdd to collectionDigital Democracy Burma/Myanmar Report
Allegedly a country with less than 1% Internet & mobile penetration, Digital Democracy traveled to Burma/Myanmar in August 2009 to conduct research on ICT in the country to uncover the realities of how people are communicating. The trip offered a unique opportunity to look at how people and companies are developing unique mobile & internet technology strategies to benefit their society.
Category:Internet & TechnologyReads:1,519Uploaded:11 / 05 / 2010ShareAdd to collection
