Technology solutions

The Oslo Freedom Forum has conceived the app Whistler which uses end-to-end encryption, two-factor authentication, free VPNs, and more to give activists the tools to take advantage of technology’s potential while avoiding its drawbacks.

The International Bar Association (IBA) has launched the eyeWitness app to document and report human rights atrocities in a secure and verifiable way, so the information can be used as evidence in a court of law.

Local activists armed with nothing more than a smartphone, a twitter account and a YouTube channel [can] become global distributors of information and images about human rights violations.

IBM Food Trust™ uses blockchain technology to create unprecedented visibility and accountability in the food supply. It’s the only network of its kind to connect growers, processors, distributors, and retailers through a permissioned, permanent and shared record of food system data.

With SAP Ariba running the largest business-to-business network on the planet, we have an opportunity to bring greater transparency into the supply chain, so that buyers and suppliers can take the appropriate action to eradicate forced labor

Worker Connect is a mechanism for migrant construction workers to learn about their rights, share information about their experiences, and provide anonymous feedback to worker welfare supervisors.

Large and small enterprises can post their job vacancies free of charge on the site that is geared specifically to refugees.

Verizon, in partnership with the Children’s National Medical Center used its technology to help screen more than 6,000 children in rural Brazil for a fatal heart condition. More than 300 were diagnosed to receive treatment.

Verizon’s subsidiary Oath provides training for girls in Rwanda to develop software coding skills