Corrupt power structures grow in closed systems. OpenCorporates has become the blockchain of
information - connecting companies to each other, to government contracts, to state-owned companies, and to who ultimately controls them. But this data is
either in silos of government and aid agencies or isn’t being collected & published. To win the battle
against closed, we need to come together to unlock, capture & publish company information.
Will governments and aid agencies can start collecting data on procurement, contract and company control to map these power networks? While transparency &
open data can’t put an end to corruption, it can create an atmosphere that is hostile to corruption.
Finding critical information gaps &
creating lean crowdsourced solutions to address violence against women
How do you get senior government policy experts, NGOs & citizens to
co-create solutions that tackles sexual violence in conflict zones?
RESULT? An immense learning experience
for policy experts opening their minds to the beauty & value of collaboration
with citizens, survivors, NGOs & ‘non-experts’.
6 ideas. 1 prototype.
The winning team is still active & is planning to iterate their prototype
with (not for) critically resource-constraint Lebanese NGOs
UK 30% cut in funding for legal aid
- Cut in funding for domestic violence services
- 60% women don’t have enough evidence to qualify
for legal aid
And this is just what the situation looks like for women in UK - a ‘developed’ country.
Imagine the millions of women without access to justice around the world.
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Build With Not For
HOW TO BUILD YOU OWN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
CASE WITHOUT A LAWYERan international open toolkit
chayn.co/how-to-build-your-own-case
How is that a bunch of volunteers & survivors were able to build this with £300 in 2 months
and organisations receiving millions in aid money don’t?
How can we create a cultural shift so that all funders require investee's to openly license all resources? And build with - not for their
‘beneficiaries’?