by Sokari Ekine

Tactical Technology Collective (www.tacticaltech.org) is an international
NGO that provide human rights advocates with guides, tools, training and
consultancy to help them develop the skills and tactics they need to
increase the impact of their campaigning.

The following guides and toolkits are available online, as downloadable
files or they can be posted to not-for-profits in a book/CD format, free
of charge.

1. 'Mobiles in-a-box', designed to support campaigners to use mobile
telephony in their work.
English: http://mobiles.tacticaltech.org
French: http://fr. mobiles.tacticaltech.org
Email: mobiles{at}tacticaltech.org

2. 'Message in-a-box', a set of strategic guides and tools to create media
and communicate for social change.
English: http://www.messageinabox.tacticaltech.org/
Email: miab{at}tacticaltech.org

3. 'Security in-a-box', created to meet the digital security and privacy
needs of advocates and human rights defenders.
English: http://security.ngoinabox.org/
Soon in Arabic, Russian, French, Spanish
Email: security{at}tacticaltech.org

3.'Maps for Advocacy', an effective guide to using maps in advocacy
campaigns.
English: http://www.tacticaltech.org/mapsforadvocacy
Email:
mapping{at}tacticaltech.org

4. 'Visualising Information for Advocacy', a manual aimed at helping NGOs
and advocates strengthen their campaigns and projects through visual
communication.
English: http://www.tacticaltech.org/infodesign
Soon available in Russian
Email: infodesign{at}tacticaltech.org

5. 'Quick 'n' Easy Guide to Online Advocacy', aims to expose advocates to
online services that are quick to use and easy to understand.
English: http://onlineadvocacy.tacticaltech.org/

6. 'Base NGO in-a-box', is a collection of tools for the day-to-day
running of small to medium sized NGOs.
English: http://base.ngoinabox.org/
Currently being updated and translated into a number of languages.
Email: base{at}tacticaltech.org

Tactical Tech are happy to send copies of any or all of these toolkits and
guides to human rights advocates working in marginalised communities. For
general enquires email: toolkits@tacticaltech.org

Website: http://www.tacticaltech.org