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."

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)