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Innovative policies and programs that advance the rights of people and communities

 

Open Source for Humanitarian Action

Ushahidi develops free software that allows volunteers to map humanitarian crises from their mobile phones.
By Brandon Keim | Winter 2012

Articles

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  • New research finds that some companies are increasingly pro-diversity and others lag well behind.

    By Jessica Ruvinsky
  • THE FAIR SOCIETY:
The Science of Human
Nature and the Pursuit
of Social Justice
Peter Corning The Fair Society: The Science of Human Nature and the Pursuit of Social Justice by Peter Corning

    Reviewed By Roberto De Vogli
  • One-stop centers offer a safer future for victims of domestic violence.

    By Suzie Boss | 1
  • Habitat International has grown its bottom line using a largely disabled workforce.

    By Meredith May
  • Research reveals why low-income minority neighborhoods are often the site of the worst environmental polluters.

    By Jessica Ruvinsky
  • The Tahirih Justice Center multiplies its impact by creatively using pro bono attorneys.

    By Layli Miller-Muro
  • Computer imaging technology gets put to work to fight child porn fast—five-millisecond-fast.

    By Suzie Boss
  • The website Not In Our Town is combating prejudice by broadcasting anti-hate stories and campaigns.

    By Suzie Boss | 4
  • Guilt might move people not to relieve suffering, but to exacerbate it by rationalizing that the victims somehow deserve their plight.

    By Alana Conner
  • A social media campaign aims to increase awareness of areas that reduce health risks for domestic workers and employers alike.

    By Suzie Boss

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