Technology solutions

Ushahidi uses crowdsourcing for “activist mapping”, combining social activism, citizen journalism and geospatial data. A free and open-source platform, Ushahidi can help create a temporal and geospatial archive of events.

Jigsaw’s Montage gives war crime investigators the tools to analyze vast amounts of YouTube footage and has been particularly effective in reviewing footage from conflict zones such as Syria.

Atrocity Watch provides an early warning of precursors to genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing, and crimes against humanity though crowd sourcing and big-data analytics

LaborVoices uses smartphones to crowdsource information key to enabling brands to monitor the impact of their suppliers on the rights of workers.

LaborLink leverages the rapid spread of mobile phones to establish an anonymous two-way communication channel for workers to report on true conditions with no fear of retaliation, and for companies to receive real-time data directly from workers 365 days a year.

Planet imagery can be used to independently document and monitor the actions of governments and other actors, creating new forms of human rights accountability.

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