Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 16, 2014

Revelations about government interception of these confidential stories has caused us to redouble our efforts to lower the barrier to the use of strong, secure crypto software like Martus. Case in point is our team’s work with local LGBTI groups in Sub-Saharan Africa to help them establish independent human rights documentation initiatives.

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Open Source Africa Zimbabwe Malawi 183

Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 15, 2008

So often, government control, or just lack of access to information and media, prevents people from really being able to be educated and informed about serious issues that are going on around them. They can volunteer locally, or from anywhere. We have $2 donors out of Zimbabwe and $20,000 donors out of San Francisco.

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Interview Nepal Journal San Francisco 40

Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 28, 2007

I've now documented women's lives in 40 countries, over the past 10 or 12 years, and everywhere I went, I found women who were helping each other, local women. A high school English teacher in Zimbabwe, whose name is Betty Makoni , began hearing stories from her students after school, that they had been raped. They are making progress.

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Photography Interview Zimbabwe Change 40