Burma Open Open Source 
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
AUGUST 22, 2013
At Benetech, one of our organizational truths is to recognize the importance of openness and transparency. That’s why all of the software work done by Benetech and our technology development partners on Martus is open source: where the software’s source code is open for inspection.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
MARCH 14, 2012
Martus is Benetech's free and open source software package designed for human rights activists to collect stories and data about human rights abuses. And, support from the Open Society Foundation made this event possible! For me personally, the meeting was a rare experience. This is a truly unique moment in Martus’ history.
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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
APRIL 20, 2013
From capturing the stories of human rights violations in Guatemala, Burma, Syria and Uganda, to helping a biologist plan a better restoration of a wetlands, or matching up an open source geek with the social good project of his or her dreams, Benetech’s team is using technology to make the world a better place.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
JUNE 13, 2007
This tremendous growth is due in large part to the continued use of Martus by our partners working in Guatemala with the National Police Archive, and projects gathering data about Burma, Iraq and the Philippines.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
NOVEMBER 25, 2013
Delivering my opening remarks at the Martus'' 10th Anniversary A decade later, in 2003, Benetech —the nonprofit tech company I founded and lead—launched our Human Rights Program to address this very question. I was aghast that it could take a dozen years for the world to believe the massacre had happened.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
DECEMBER 10, 2011
Here’s a sample of our accomplishments: Martus , our secure, open-source information management software for human rights defenders continued to empower many human rights groups worldwide to secure thousands of stories of human rights violations and to use this information strategically to advance their causes.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
SEPTEMBER 28, 2007
Flickr Photo by Villoks Many people around the world are supporting the Monks in Burma by wearing red t-shirts today or participating in vigils like this one in Cambodia outside the Burma embassy. So, while it may very difficult to find Internet content from Burma, it is getting onto the Internet. It isn't dumb dumb.
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