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The open source community regularly steps up with solutions to help people and communities in need. Learn about some of these humanitarian projects in this section.

How open government is helping with hurricane relief

In the aftermath of a natural disaster, embracing open government principles—such as open data,...

Daniel Rubinstein 23 Oct 2017 123 votes

An update on the Duke University's eNable chapter, a 3D-printed prosthetics project

How a university's 3D-printed prosthetics club provides devices for amputees

In the spring of 2016, Duke University eNable started out as six engineering students with a...

Emily Shannon 06 Oct 2017 238 votes 1 comment

Open source mapping project preserves cultural heritage

The Philippine Heritage Map is documenting the country's at-risk historical sites and structures to...

Subhashish Panigrahi 01 Aug 2017 182 votes 1 comment

Half of the world’s languages are dying. Should we save them?

There are currently around 7,000 languages being used today , with one language dying every two...

Subhashish Panigrahi 13 Jul 2017 115 votes 5 comments

A free, open resource to solve our third world problems

The Third World Problems project is building a community to apply open source solutions to serious...

Schalk Neethling 12 Jul 2017 94 votes

Open source job opportunities grow at crisis groups

Learn how you can use your open source skills to make a difference in the world.

Kate Chapman 24 Mar 2017 152 votes 1 comment

Code Alliance connects nonprofits with tech volunteers

Nonprofits benefit from expert technical development work and volunteers have a chance to leverage...

Deep Datta 01 Jul 2016 134 votes 1 comment

Interview with Janice Lathen, Powering Potential

Bringing Raspberry Pi to schools in Tanzania

Thanks to open source software, Powering Potential and the Raspberry Pi Foundation are able to...

Patrick Masson 16 Jun 2016 244 votes 2 comments

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