Civic Tech Field Guide
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If civic tech is not built by and for a representative portion of society, it cannot hope to legitimately serve the public's needs
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Mozilla's Common Voice Project seeks to be a part of the solution. It's a platform where anyone can donate their voice to an open source data bank.
A CSR project by Vaseline that created a database to "search conditions on skin of color"
ReclaimYourName.dic is the first custom dictionary to normalize thousands of Asian names in the world’s most popular word processing software, where non-English identities are arbitrarily targeted as errors.
The Change Network is a self-paced, 12-month online program that provides structure, tools, coaching, and community to accelerate your goals toward becoming more equitable and inclusive.
Narrative Change Lab
TorontoInspirit Foundation program "to shift the Canadian narrative landscape for equity-seeking groups through pop culture."
The Digital Freedom Fund and its partner European Digital Rights (EDRi) are in the second phase of an initiative that emerged to decolonise the digital rights field.
CV Project
TrentoAn open source Android app to drive data donations to Mozilla's Common Voice project
Open Source for Equality
GermanyOpen Source for Equality is a beginner-friendly, safe space for women to participate in open source projects that promote gender equality.
A storyteller’s guide to reframing Africa
Reliability and Multilingual Global Communities
This Global Language Data Review sets out what language data you need for planning, where you can find it, and how you can help build the body of data to support inclusive services.
Ada Developers Academy
Seattle, WA, United States of AmericaA non-profit, tuition-free coding school for women and gender diverse adults. They focus on serving low-income people, underrepresented minorities, and members of the LGBTQIA+ community.
#VisibileWikiWomen
Santa Cruz, California, USACentering the knowledges of marginalised communities from around the world. Re-imagining the internet to be for and from us all.
7000 Languages
745 Atlantic Ave, Boston, Massachusetts, USAWe create free language-learning software for Indigenous communities around the world.
Ada's List
London, UKAll about changing communities, our workplaces, and the industry for the better.
Utility that generates a namecard containing your pronouns and how to pronounce your name
Our crowdsourced localization results in more accurate and timely translations, and unlocks access to the internet for users all over the world
Racial literacy is a new method for addressing the racially disparate impacts of technology.
Mozilla Foundation
Mozilla, East Evelyn Avenue, Mountain View, CA, USAEstablished in 2003, guided by the Mozilla Manifesto, the Mozilla Foundation believes the Internet is a global public resource that must remain open and accessible to all.
Racial Equity Tools is designed to support individuals and groups working to achieve racial equity.
Project to create articles about notable women that do not currently exist on Wikipedia
We are a global campaign to center the knowledge of marginalized communities (the majority of the world) on the internet.
Digital Undivided
50 Hurt Plaza Southeast, Atlanta, GA 30303, USABLACK AND LATINX WOMEN FOUNDERS + THEIR BIG IDEAS AND HIGH GROWTH COMPANIES + OUR TRAINING, NETWORK, AND ACCESS TO FUNDING = SOMETHING THE STARTUP WORLD HAS NEVER SEEN BEFORE
Centro de Relevo
Cra. 8a, Bogotá, ColombiaInclusion for allowing citizens with hearing impairment to interact with public services and institutions.
Community Lab at Open Tech Fund
2025 M Street Northwest, Downtown, Washington, DC 20036, USAThe Community Lab provides services that empower the community to become stronger and vibrant by focusing on cultivating deeper trust relationships, improving knowledge share and collaboration, and supporting and diversifying the next generation of leaders.
Hack your Future
BeCentral, Cantersteen 12, 1000 Bruxelles, BelgiumTHE CODING SCHOOL FOR REFUGEES IN BELGIUM
In partnerships with local and international organisations, each GTI has further developed specific facilitation methodologies and training contents addressing the risks, attacks and contexts faced by activist women in the region.
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