Digital Democracy

Thanks to all our friends, partners, advisors & supporters who joined us last Thursday for Digital Democracy’s 3rd Birthday Party. We are so grateful we were able to celebrate with all of you. Photos from the event are up on our Flickr … check out the excellent images by Jon Reznick, as well as the [...]

Indianapolis, IN: Wednesday, August 10th, the students of Project Einstein Indianapolis will have an audience of hundreds as visitors to the Indianapolis City Market’s weekly farmer’s market will be able to view the work of young photographers, who are primarily refugees from Burma/Myanmar. Tomorrow’s exhibit is the result of a year-long photo training with students [...]

Since its inception, Digital Democracy has been fortunate to have the support, guidance and strategic vision of Abby Goldberg. Starting on our Advisory Board, and since 2010 working as a member of Dd’s core team, Abby has made a large impact on our identity and vision as an organization. Now, as she transitions out of [...]

You were born in KweKalu, a place near Mae Sot, Thailand. You live there one year when the Burmese government attacks the poor camp. Your fifty year old grandma carries you to escape, with bombs and fire all around. Thank God, your life is not taken away. When the attack is clear, many people in [...]

In 2008, we formed Digital Democracy based on a simple but powerful idea: Technology should be used to empower even the most marginalized groups to engage in democratic action, whether locally, on a national or international scale. The idea for Digital Democracy was inspired by the courage of Burmese monks, human rights workers and advocates [...]

Tuesday marked the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day, and Digital Democracy was celebrating from Port-au-Prince, where our Haiti Program Manager Emilie Reiser joined one of our local partners, KOFAVIV, for a day-long celebration. The situation for women in Haiti remains challenging, particularly in the displaced person camps where attacks of rape and sexual violence [...]

In September Digital Democracy made a commitment to the Clinton Global Initiative to use technology to empower women and girls fighting gender-based violence in Haiti. This is part of our larger commitment to engage with our local partners using technology to solve urgent problems in their communities. This year our dedicated team harnessed digital maps, mobile phones, [...]

For two years Digital Democracy has built programs and worked with people around the world to empower groups whose voices are silenced. We train them to use innovative technologies to serve the needs they tell us they have. Our partners — including refugee communities, government officials in Iraq, women living in tents in Haiti, middle [...]

Today, we’re celebrating our second anniversary! It’s hard to believe just how much we have worked on and accomplished over the past two years. And we’re grateful for our community of supporters who have made all of this possible. In reflecting over the past year, we’ve compiled some of the numbers from outputs from our [...]

These days the office in NY is abuzz with activity, with a fantastic group of volunteers and collaborators sharing our work table and couches. Three in particular have been working long hours on everything from our Haiti programming to events to press outreach. Fall intern Jessica Assaf comes from a strong background in youth organizing [...]