Social justice open source projects
The goal of this page is to list projects looking for contributors that deal with social justice issues. This starting point is to just listing 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.
Humanitarian FOSS
Not precisely social justice, but a lot of overlap.
- 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".
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)