Digital Democracy

Field Programs - direct work with local partners - Digital Democracy works withIndigenous and other frontline communities in the Amazon region (including Peru, Ecuador, and Brazil), Kenya, Southeast Asia and North America to support their efforts to gather, manage, and share information about environmental and human rights challenges happening in their communities. We support the capacity building and technical training of local communities and build open source tools to better meet their needs. We focus on territory mapping and environmental monitoring programs to support local efforts to document and halt deforestation.In 2022 we worked with 15 partners in 8 countries.Tool Building - Digital Democracy uses and supports the development of open source mapping and monitoring tools. In 2022 we continued to develop Mapeo, a free tool for groups to use for mapping and environmental monitoring, as well as began stewarding Terrastories, a free tool for combining maps with stories and oral history.Local to Global Engagement - In 2022, Digital Democracy continued work with the Earth Defenders Toolkit, an online platform for earth defenders around the world to learn from each other about how to use technology to defend their local environment. Additionally, through events, speaking engagements, and presentations, Digital Democracy helped audiences understand the global human rights issues present in our work and the opportunities for local communities to use technology to more effectively advocate for their rights.