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Interning in Guatemala on the Archive Project

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Then again, I shouldn’t have been surprised when I heard the playful notes of a street band wafting through the window while in Guatemala with Benetech's Rights Data Analysis Group (HRDAG). But first: why was I, a fresh graduate of UCLA, in Guatemala in the first place? You see, HRDAG is anything but a typical organization.

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Testimony From Benetech’s Daniel Guzmán Helps Establish Legal Precedent and Convictions for Forced Disappearance in Guatemala

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

I announced in this blog last month that judges in Guatemala had found two former police officers guilty in the 1984 forced disappearance of Guatemalan student and union leader Edgar Fernando García. The archive includes documents generated during Guatemala’s internal armed conflict which took place from 1960 to 1996.

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Protecting Guatemala's National Police Historical Archive

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Protecting Guatemala's National Police Historical Archive A Guest Blog By Ann Harrison Benetech Communications Director Since 2003, Benetech's Martus information management software has helped human rights activists create encrypted databases and back up their data remotely to their choice of publicly available servers.

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Learn from the Pros at a NetSquared Community Event

Tech Soup

If you're holding monthly events gathering the #nptech community, let me know , and I’ll include you in the next community calendar, or apply today to start your own NetSquared group. Mukono, Uganda: Second Net2uganda Computer Training Meetup for Poor Rural Primary School and Community. Thursday, October 9, 2014.

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Tell Your Community's Story with NetSquared

Tech Soup

Guatemala City, Guatemala: Taller de Digital StoryTelling en Guatemala. If you’re holding monthly events that are gathering the #nptech community, let me know , and I’ll include you in the next community calendar! Guatemala City, Guatemala: Taller de Digital StoryTelling en Guatemala.

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NetSquared Community Events: Get Safer Online

Tech Soup

If you’re holding monthly events gathering the nonprofit technology community, let me know , and I’ll include you in the next community calendar. Internet Safety for Community Groups. Guatemala City, Guatemala. Guatemala City, Guatemala. Or apply today to start your own NetSquared group.

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Is There a Community of #Tech4Good Activists Waiting for You?

Tech Soup

TechSoup's NetSquared community of Tech4Good meetups is growing! However, we aren't everywhere yet , so we're looking for community leaders to start new groups. As a NetSquared organizer, you will become known as someone who's a leader in the Tech4Good community. Central and South America.