Social justice open source projects

The goal of this page is to list projects that deal with social justice issues and are looking for new contributors. This starting point is a list of projects that may be interesting or relevant.

Tools for underserved people

 * ATUnit - Gittip alternative for processing payments to activists and other people.
 * Refuge Restrooms - Ruby project to map trans-safe and wheelchair accessible restrooms
 * Sonar - GNU distribution organized around accessibility for disabled users

Internet access and secure communication
Tools for activists, journalists, and people living under censorship.


 * GetLantern
 * Open Whisper
 * Cryptocat
 * The Guardian Project
 * Tor

Humanitarian FOSS

 * Google Person Finder
 * OpenMRS - "a collaborative open source project to develop software to support the delivery of health care in developing countries".
 * Humanitarian OpenStreetMap (also this wiki page) - "applies the principles of open source and open data sharing for humanitarian response and economic development".
 * Sahana FOSS Disaster Management System - "emergency management and disaster preparedness software".
 * One Laptop Per Child
 * Open Data Kit
 * InSTEDD's Platform - "Toolset for helping improve communities' health, safety and development."
 * Ushahidi

Civic tech

 * A lot of Code for America projects, including "Brigade" (volunteer) projects, such as LocalFreeWeb (more info).

Other

 * Growstuff - software tools and community for food gardeners (founded by a person with a social justice background and integrates this as part of its values)