techforgood 1st Virtual Tech-for-Good Hackathon: After Action Report DemocracyLab adapted to Covid-19 by taking its March 14th St. Hack-trick's Day event online. This post shares information about the event format, the technology used, and lessons learned.
techforgood Banana App Helps People in Need Find Imperfect Food 14.3 million U.S. Households suffered from food insecurity during 2018, including 2.7 million households with children. Meanwhile, grocery stores throw away 43 billion pounds of food each
civictech Council Data Project Demystifies City Governments Local governments affect people’s lives more than any other, yet most people know very little about the beliefs and actions of those who represent them in City Hall. City
hackathons Washington Conviction Vacation Project Simplifies Record Clearance A criminal record can have life-altering consequences beyond the incident itself. It may be difficult to find and keep a job, secure housing, obtain a student loan, or even volunteer
civictech Turin Horse Uses Data to Analyze Legislative Efficiency There are many substantial barriers to finding trustworthy and meaningful sources of political information. Poor decision-making at the ballot box based on bias or un-contextualized information decouples government political action
civictech OrcaSound Uses Machine Learning to Advocate for Endangered Orcas “The bird people are ahead of us,” was not what I expected to hear coming from a group at Hack to Give Thanks tasked with talking about killer whales. But,
politics Undebate Creates On Demand Debate Experience to Educate Voters In your last local election, how well did you know the candidates? If you’re like many Americans, the answer is likely, “not very well.” In fact, citizens often skip
civictech PeaceTrees Vietnam Works to Heal the Wounds of War Founded in 1995, PeaceTrees Vietnam seeks to heal landscape and culture scars incurred during the Vietnam War. With over 10,000 people (20% of them children) killed or maimed by
civictech Child Care Resources Gets Help Navigating Tech Maze Child Care Resources (CCR) Homeless Child Care Subsidy program is a resource for families experiencing homelessness. By providing access to affordable, accessible learning and childcare, the program allows parents to
techforgood Town Hall Project Promotes Political Accountability For citizens who want to keep track of their local government’s activities and policies, the only option was constant proactive engagement… until Town Hall Project was launched in January
civictech ClimateTree Fosters Learning to Combat Climate Change The project is complicated, but the problem it seeks to solve is simple: how can we optimize climate activism using the wealth of data available? ClimateTree, inspired by the global
India Turn The Bus Brings Digital Education to Rural India In rural India, access to education for underprivileged communities is quite limited, especially when children have limited time because they have to help their aging parents and contribute to their
civictech RHours Seeks to Create Software-Defined Ownership Economy For project leader Glen, RHours represents the intersection of two areas of interest; a fascination for software development that began in childhood, and a passion for social equity and wealth
civictech Infoncast Bridges Last Mile Connectivity Gap in Africa For many nations in sub-Saharan Africa, the national languages are English and French. However, most of their citizens are not fluent in these languages; instead, they speak one of hundreds
