Mozilla

Mozilla is a technology organization dedicated to advancing an open, user-centric internet. It develops and promotes open web technologies, most notably the Firefox browser, and supports tools that enhance privacy and user control across web platforms. Operating primarily as a nonprofit foundation, Mozilla coordinates a global community of volunteers, partners, and advocates to promote openness, innovation, and participation on the internet. Its programs aim to shape internet policy, connect leaders, and mobilize citizens around open technologies, with a focus on accessible, secure, and interoperable online experiences.

Ushahidi is a non-profit technology company based in Nairobi, Kenya, founded in 2008. It specializes in developing free and open-source software designed for information collection, visualization, and interactive mapping. The company's flagship platform allows users to crowdsource information through various channels, including SMS, email, Twitter, and the Web. Ushahidi also offers SwiftRiver, a tool for filtering and verifying real-time data from diverse sources, and Crowdmap, a simplified version of its platform that enables users to deploy their own mapping applications without extensive technical setup. By democratizing access to information and enhancing transparency, Ushahidi empowers individuals to share their stories and facilitates effective crisis response through citizen-generated data.

Riseup.net is an autonomous body that provides online communication tools for people and groups working on liberatory social change. The project supports and engages in struggles for human liberation, the ethical treatment of animals, and ecological sustainability; works to create revolution and a free society by building alternative communication infrastructure designed to oppose and replace the dominant system; promotes social ownership and democratic control over information, ideas, technology, and the means of communication; and empowers organizations and individuals to use technology in struggles for liberation. It provides private email accounts, accessible via the web, shell, IMAP, or POP; mailing lists for activist organizations; and resources and tutorials for communication. Riseup.net was launched in 1999.