Case Studies — Moderately Wired
Case studies from countries that ranked in the mid-range of the International Telecommunication Union's ICT Development Index.
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.
#InternetNecesario
A Twitter campaign organized using hashtags and repealed an unpopular law that would have taxed internet users.
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Free Kareem
When a young Egyptian is suddenly jailed for writing a provocative blog post, one activist launches a campaign to get him out.
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El Chiguirre Bipolar
Despite encroaching censorship, a satirical political blog gains a huge following in Venezuela.
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Cuidemos el Voto
How clean are elections in Mexico? A team of activists and technologists decided to find out for themselves.
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Mobile Giving for Haiti
mGive allowed over 2 million people to make "technological history" by donating to Haiti relief following the 2010 earthquake.
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HelpMap Russia
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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Anti-Japan Protests in China
Despite a ban on political organizing, Chinese citizens were successful in coordinating protests against Japan in 2005.
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Were Protests in Moldova a Twitter Revolution?
In April 2009, protests against election fraud took place in Moldova. How influential was Twitter's role in the demonstrations?
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People Power II in the Philippines
Outraged by corrupt leadership, thousands of Filipinos responded to text messages calling for action and took to the streets.
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Viva Favela
Open-source tools, inexpensive cameras and Web training to produce citizen media from Brazil
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