Benetech Initiative

Benetech develops technology-based social enterprises to help the disadvantaged. Martus is a new technology tool to assist grassroots human rights workers to collect, safeguard and disseminate violation information.

Primary web addresses

http://www.benetech.org/

info@benetech.org

Main Address

The Benetech Initiative
480 S. California Ave.
Suite 201
Palo Alto, CA 94306-1609

Country

United States

Main Telephone

650-475-5440

Joined OneWorld

17.02.2006

Features

Discovered Records Helping Guatemalan Families Heal

02.08.2007 Records and archives containing critical information about Guatemalas 36 years of internal armed conflict, which resulted in 200,000 deaths and disappearances, were uncovered in an abandoned building last year. Now the uncovered information is helping families discover what happened to their loved ones.

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Related topics/regions: [Guatemala]

Country Guide: Guatemala

Benetech CEO Jim Fruchterman Receives MacArthur Fellowship

20.09.2006

Jim Fruchterman, CEO of The Benetech Initiative, recently received a MacArthur Fellowship to recognize him for his work, adapting cutting-edge technology into affordable tools for the visually impaired and other underserved communities.

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