Draft:Data4Change

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Data4Change is a non-profit organisation established in 2014.^[1][2] It works with a global network of designers, journalists, researchers and other creative professionals who collaborate on projects involving data, design, technology and journalism. Its work focuses on supporting civil society organisations and community groups in areas including human rights, digital rights, environmental issues and social justice.^[2][3] Data4Change has been described in academic literature as part of the wider "data for good" movement.^[4]

Since 2014, Data4Change has supported non-profit organisations and civil society groups globally by building data and design capacity, strengthening data collection methodologies, and promoting the effective communication of data.^[3]

The organisation describes its approach as community led, supporting organisations to collect, own and use their own data in order to amplify under represented voices and stories. As part of this approach, it provides civil society organisations with access to specialist data expertise, bespoke training and tools.^[5] Through its various projects and initiatives, Data4Change has collaborated with 178 refugee led organisations, eight LGBTQI rights groups and 60 human rights organisations across 48 countries. According to the organisation, this work forms part of its community led approach to data collection and advocacy.^[5]

Data4Change has supported projects addressing digital rights, accessibility and online safety.

In 2019, Data4Change partnered with the Ethiopian organisation Together! to launch Hear the Blind Spot at the Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa (FIFAfrica), hosted by the Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern Africa (CIPESA). Hear the Blind Spot was a data sonification project that highlighted the digital exclusion experienced by people who are blind or visually impaired in Ethiopia. Using music, audio and a screen reader accessible website, it sought to communicate the experience of navigating digital environments with visual impairments and advocated for digital inclusion as a human right. The project was longlisted for the Information is Beautiful Awards in 2022.^[6] It was also featured as a case study in the academic book Critical Visualization: Rethinking the Representation of Data (2022).^[7]

In 2021, the #WithoutFear campaign was launched by the Somali digital rights organisation Digital Shelter to raise awareness of online harassment and digital security challenges faced by Somali women. The initiative formed part of a data literacy support programme delivered through the Africa Digital Rights Fund, led by Data4Change with support from the Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern Africa (CIPESA).^[8]

In 2024, Data4Change partnered with the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data and national institutions in Cabo Verde to deliver a data storytelling and visualisation workshop as part of the Capacity Accelerator Network (CAN) programme. The workshop focused on communicating complex data through accessible narratives to support evidence based decision making and public engagement.^[9]

In 2025, Data4Change collaborated with HURIDOCS and the Association for Monitoring Equal Rights (AMER) to run a three day data, design and storytelling workshop for human rights defenders in Türkiye.^[10]

Data4Change has worked through the VOICE programme in East Africa, supporting initiatives focused on political participation, access to resources and employment, and access to social services, health and education.^[11]

Data4Change has undertaken projects focused on data storytelling and visual communication.

In 2022, Data4Change partnered with University College London's Climate Action Unit to coordinate and run a design sprint that brought together data visualisation professionals and climate experts to develop new approaches to communicate climate risk metrics and improve public understanding of climate change.^[12][13]

Data4Change has contributed to research examining the effects of disinformation and information disorders on civil society and human rights defenders.

In 2024 and 2025, Data4Change collaborated with The Syria Campaign through the European Media and Information Fund project The Silencing Effect: The Real World Impact of Disinformation and Online Harms on European Audiences. The project examined the causes and effects of self-censorship among human rights defenders and wider audiences across Europe.^[14]

Several Data4Change projects have received recognition from international data visualisation and digital storytelling awards programmes. Projects including I Am Binadam, A Bride with a Doll, Visualizing Yemen's Invisible War, Hear the Blind Spot, Life Under Curfew, There's a Spy in Your Pocket, and Deadly Disinformation: How Online Conspiracies About Syria Cause Real World Harm have been shortlisted, longlisted or recognised by the Information is Beautiful Awards and the Shorthand Awards.^{[15][16][17][18][19][20][21]}