Guardian Project creates easy-to-use secure mobile tech apps, open-source software libraries, and other tools and services that are widely used by average citizens looking to secure their rights to activists, journalists, and humanitarian organizations from around the world aiming to safeguard their work. We talked with Guardian Project’s Community Manager to learn more about their celebrated work.

The Tor Project is a well-known nonprofit organization with the mission to advance human rights by creating and deploying free and open source anonymity and privacy technologies. It is responsible for the Tor network, Tor browser and circumvention tools like Snowflake. We talked with Tor’s Executive Director Isabela Fernandes, and Tor’s Communications Director Pavel Zoneff to learn more about the project’s work.

We talked with Jorge Luis Sierra, president of the Border Center for Journalists and Bloggers (BCJB), which provides support and resources for journalists and bloggers working on the Mexican-US border. This post is part of our new Community Series, where we share stories of the people and projects behind the digital Rights community!