Locations
San Francisco, CA, USA · Oakland, CA, USA
industry
Community and Lifestyle · Government and Military · Hardware · Information Technology · Media · Mobile, Platforms, and Apps
Size
11-50 employees
founded in
2008
Digital Democracy, now known as Awana Digital, is a non-profit organization that partners with frontline communities to co-develop technology aimed at social justice and environmental protection. Since its founding in 2008, the organization has completed 75 projects across 38 countries, empowering 800 land defenders and mapping 7 million hectares of territory. Their key products include Mapeo, a digital toolset for data documentation and mapping, the Earth Defenders Toolkit (EDT) for community resources, and Terrastories, an application for land mapping and storytelling. Digital Democracy differentiates itself through its commitment to local autonomy and ownership over tools and data, positioning itself as a leader in using technology for transformative change in marginalized communities.
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