Case Studies — Document Information

The Movements.org case study series identifies and evaluates campaigns that have harnessed technology for social change in their communities or that have demonstrated degree of success that others could learn from. Think you or someone you know should be featured?! Share your work here.

Burma Election Monitor: Spotlighting Abuses in The Electoral Process

Posted by Brannon Cullum in Access to Information, Asia, Citizen Media, Document Information, Poorly Wired, Election Monitoring

Burma Election Tracker provided a window into the first elections held in the repressive state in 20 years.
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A Web-Savvy Latvian Uncovers and Spotlights Public Corruption

Posted in Access to Information, Build Awareness , Document Information

In the midst of an economic crisis, a Latvian IT specialist exposed the inflated salaries of executives at state-run companies.
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Survivors Connect

Posted in Advocacy, Document Information, Global, Ushahidi

A global map of resources for documenting and preventing human trafficking.
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Engaging Youth with Politics in Venezuela

Posted by Susannah Vila in Build Awareness , Civic Engagement, Plan and Strategize, Document Information, Election Monitoring, Latin America, Mobilize

What tactics worked for youth activists in Venezuela trying to get their peers involved ahead of 2010's parliamentary elections?
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Cuidemos el Voto

Posted by Oscar Salazar and Susannah Vila in Free, Civic Engagement, Crowdsourcing, Moderately Wired, Document Information, Election Monitoring, Latin America, Social Networking, Twitter, Ushahidi

How clean are elections in Mexico? A team of activists and technologists decided to find out for themselves.
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HelpMap Russia

Posted by Brannon Cullum in Crowdsourcing, Moderately Wired, Document Information, Not Free, Emergency Response, Eastern Europe, Ushahidi

HelpMap is the first time of Ushahidi is being deployed in Russia to coordinate the needs of fire victims with offers of help.
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Documenting Fraud in Afghan Elections

Posted by Brannon Cullum in Citizen Media, Civic Engagement, Document Information, Poorly Wired, Election Monitoring, Mobiles, SMS, Ushahidi

Alive in Afghanistan empowers Afghani civil society groups and citizens to report on Afghani elections for themselves.
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