Between 2019 and 2024, I worked with The Engine Room on a variety of projects at the intersection of tech and social justice. My work there included things like:
- Findings ways to support civil society organisations:
- by creating initiatives such as this one, focused on free tech and data support to Black feminist organizers,
- facilitating connections,
- hosting community spaces, trainings and more.
- Bringing resources to life, such as:
- this FAQ with key questions (and useful resources!) about tech and data for social justice organisations;
- this collection of tips for how organisations can think about tech when they don’t have time to think about tech.
- this guide for how organisations can Become RAD!
- and various blog posts, like this one on how organisations can start their responsible data journeys, this one on building digital resilience, this one with tips on how to document work/impact , this one how to create technical documentation for non-technical people, and this one on what it means to think about digital resilience.
- Doing research about tech, civil society and social justice, including:
- this project aimed at contributing to a healthy and robust information ecosystem in Latin America and the Caribbean.
- this project exploring intersectional collaboration between social justice communities and data and digital rights (DDR) communities.
- this report on the use of chatbots in humanitarian contexts.
- this project on how we can achieve a more equitable tech and human rights ecosystem (more here and here!).