Digital Democracy's co-founders Mark and Emily are representing Handheld Human Rights at N2Y4, in addition to Morgan Sully, our project champion. We're thrilled to be meeting all the inspiring folks at the conference focused on supporting projects on the ground.

Handheld Human Rights uses mobile phones to securely connect human rights workers around the country. Mapping text messages, it helps groups quickly share critical information to coordinate their responses and save lives.

This past weekend, we   spent time with exiled monk leaders of Burma's September 2007 Saffron Revolution. U Pinya Zawta, U Gawsita and U Agga were all involved in planning the September protests, and forced to flee the country. We just partnered with their organization, The All Burma Monks Alliance on the launch of their new website - check out allburmamonksalliance.org/

We also interviewed them on the current needs of Burmese communities, particularly the monks inside the country. U Pinya Zawta told us:

"In Burma, the military controls all communications technology. But technology is very important to change. The Burmese military is trying to hide human rights abuses inside (the country). To show human rights abuses we need technology. People who are doing bad deeds need to be afraid."

D2 partners with groups like the All Burma Monks Alliance and other grassroots organizations to facilitate communication and collaboration among groups.

We need your help to make Handheld Human Rights a reality. We're working with local partners on the ground to build an open source project. We're seeking to match them up with designers, programmers and others. Whatever your skill set, you can help.

This is a mobile tool to make human rights data accessible and actionable. If you're attending N2Y4, please vote for human rights workers in Burma - it's in your hands.