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President's Update: Summer 2008

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

We've also had major efforts in Burma, Sri Lanka and Guatemala, to name a few; efforts we expect to continue this year. During our recent campaign to recruit new team members, Benetech has attracted qualified candidates by offering more than just good pay and a pleasant work environment.

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Training Afghani NGOs in Cambodia

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Other times it is collected to record the human rights environment in a given context, perhaps a conflict or post-conflict situation. You can read about some of the NGOs that have used Martus to back up their data in Guatemala, Sri Lanka, the Phillippines, and Colombia.

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Live Blog: Is Technology Really Good for Human Rights

Amy Sample Ward

These are sophisticated attacks and as the regimes become more sophisticated in espionage methods, people engaged in human rights will have to live in a new threat environment. We support an open and competitive environment that is based on user buy in. Like Sri Lanka where pictures weren’t getting out.

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