Blog

Our regularly updated blog features in-depth discussion pieces, the “Links We Like” section and the “Gender Data Series”, written by our diverse team and network of experts, to provide new, relevant and time-sensitive perspectives on topics related to data, technology, and development.

Category: Blog

Blog

For over 40 years, the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) Program “has shaped policies, informed research, and transformed lives” (Brookings, 2025). The termination of the Program in February 2025 raises serious concerns about the future of health—including sexual and reproductive...

Blog

Da Distopia à Esperança: Destaques do Clube de Leitura e Cinema (Re)Imaginando Tecnologias

English De 16 de dezembro de 2024 a 30 de março de 2025, a DPA, o Instituto Da Hora e a Eureka realizaram o Clube de Leitura e Cinema “(Re)Imaginando Tecnologias: Caminhos para o Futuro”. Essa iniciativa gratuita e aberta...

Blog

From Dystopia to Hope: Highlights from the (Re)Imagining Technologies Book and Movie Club

Português From December 16th, 2024 to March 30th, 2025, DPA, Instituto Da Hora and Eureka hosted the Book and Movie Club “(Re)Imagining Technologies: Pathways to the Future.” This free, public initiative brought together over 250 Portuguese-speaking participants from across Brazil....

Blog

Source: Universitat Zurich Thirty years ago, the Fourth World Conference on Women marked a watershed moment for gender equality with the adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. This historic framework became a catalyst for change and a...

Blog

RightsCon 2025: Data-Pop Alliance Participation in the Leading Digital Rights Summit at Taipei

From February 24 to 27, 2025, Data-Pop Alliance (DPA) participated in RightsCon 2025, the world’s leading summit on human rights and technology, held this year in Taipei, Taiwan. Representing DPA at the event were Julie Ricard (Director of our Technology...

Blog

Employee Spotlight #6: Meet Our Design Team

Welcome to the sixth edition of Data-Pop Alliance’s series, “Employee Spotlight,” where we shine a light on the talented individuals who make up Data-Pop Alliance. Through this series, we aim to highlight their diverse backgrounds and inspiring stories. Today, we’re...

Blog

A Mudança de Verificação de Fatos da Meta: Uma Declaração Política na Era da Pós-Verdade

English No dia 7 de janeiro, as redes sociais foram inundadas com reações ao anúncio de Mark Zuckerberg sobre mudanças radicais na Meta, especialmente com o fim do Programa de Verificação de Fatos nos Estados Unidos. A notícia repercutiu globalmente...

Blog

Meta’s Fact-Checking Shift: A Political Statement in the Post-Truth Era

Português Meta’s Fact-Checking Shift: A Political Statement in the Post-Truth Era On January 7th, social media feeds were flooded with reactions to Mark Zuckerberg’s announcement of sweeping changes to Meta, most notably the end of its Fact-Checking Program in the...

Blog

Employee Spotlight #5: Nelson Papi Kolliesuah

Welcome to the fifth edition of Data-Pop Alliance’s series, “Employee Spotlight,” where we shine a light on the talented individuals who make up Data-Pop Alliance. Through this series, we aim to highlight their diverse backgrounds and inspiring stories. Today, we’re...

Blog

Lançamento do Clube “(Re)Imaginando Tecnologias: Caminhos para o Futuro”

Português Estamos exultantes em anunciar o lançamento do Clube de Leitura e Cinema “(Re)Imaginando Tecnologias: Caminhos para o Futuro” na segunda-feira, 16 de dezembro. Esta iniciativa já atraiu mais de 100 participantes de língua portuguesa de diferentes partes do Brasil,...

Blog

‘(Re)Imagining Technologies: Pathways To The Future’ Book and Movie Club Launches

Português We are excited to announce the launch of the Book and Movie Club “(Re)Imagining Technologies: Pathways to The Future” on Monday, December 16th. This initiative has already attracted over 100 Portuguese-speaking participants from different parts in Brazil, thanks to...

Blog

Employee Spotlight #4: Adjani Gama Dessavre and Enrique Bonilla

Welcome to the fourth edition of Data-Pop Alliance’s series, “Employee Spotlight,” where we shine a light on the talented individuals who make up Data-Pop Alliance. Our team members are what makes DPA thrive, and through this series, we aim to...

Blog

Data can reveal local realities and empower development actors to drive positive change. However, the methods of data collection are crucial, especially when dealing with complex situations and vulnerable populations. In this blog post, we explore the data collection process...

Blog

DPA Employee Spotlight #3: From Interns to Officers

Welcome to the third edition of our “Employee Spotlight” series, where we shine a light on the talented individuals who make Data-Pop Alliance thrive. Through this series, we aim to showcase the diverse backgrounds and inspiring stories of our team...

Blog

Destaques do Clube de Leitura ‘Contando Feminicídios com Catherine D’Ignazio’

Español English Começando em 13 de maio e terminando em 31 de agosto, a DPA e a Eureka facilitaram o Clube de Leitura “Contando Feminicídios com Catherine D’Ignazio”. Esta iniciativa gratuita atraiu mais de 600 participantes de língua inglesa, espanhola...

Blog

Destacados del Club de Lectura ‘Contando Feminicidios con Catherine D’Ignazio’

English Portugues Desde el 13 de mayo hasta el 31 de agosto, DPA y Eureka facilitaron el Club de Lectura “Contando Feminicidios con Catherine D’Ignazio”. Esta iniciativa gratuita atrajo a más de 600 participantes de habla inglesa, española y portuguesa...

Blog

Highlights from the ‘Counting Feminicide with Catherine D’Ignazio’ Book Club

Español Portugues Beginning on May 13th and ending on August 31st, DPA, the Data Feminism Network (DFN) and Eureka facilitated the Book Club “Counting Feminicide with Catherine D’Ignazio”. This free-of-charge initiative attracted over 600 English, Spanish and Portuguese speaking participants...

Blog

In 2022, Data-Pop Alliance (DPA) undertook Equatorial Guinea’s first Voluntary National Review (VNR) on the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, in conjunction with UNDP Equatorial Guinea and the Government of Equatorial Guinea (GoEG). In 2024, we supported...

Blog

Employee Spotlight: Ivette Yáñez Soria

Welcome to Data-Pop Alliance’s series, “Employee Spotlight,” where we shine a light on the talented individuals who make up Data-Pop Alliance. Our team members are what makes DPA thrive, and through this series, we aim to highlight their diverse backgrounds...

Blog

ConCiencia Social 2024: A Scientific and Socially Focused Event

Español In June 2024, ConCiencia Social (CCS) held its second annual conference series, which was a great success. This year’s event took place at a new venue in Mérida, as well as an additional event in Orizaba. The conference provided...

Blog

ConCiencia Social 2024: Un evento con enfoque científico y social

English El pasado mes de junio, ConCiencia Social (CCS) llevó a cabo con gran éxito su segunda serie de conferencias anuales, esta vez con una nueva sede en Mérida, además de la sede en Orizaba. Durante este evento, tanto miembros...

Blog

DISCUSSION PIECE Although I was born and raised in Mato Grosso do Sul, the Brazilian state which is home to the country’s second largest Indigenous reserve, it was only upon moving to the city of Dourados to pursue a degree...

Blog

DPA apresenta o Workshop “Futuros Feministas: Reimaginando a Tecnologia e a IA”em 4 eventos no Brasil

English Os Programas de Tecnologia e Democracia e Feminismo de Dados da DPA, em colaboração com a Eureka, recentemente realizaram o workshop “Futuros Feministas: Reimaginando Tecnologia e IA” em quatro eventos prestigiosos no Brasil: Cryptorave (São Paulo), FIB – Fórum...

Blog

DPA Presents the “Feminist Futures: Reimagining Technology and AI” Workshop at 4 Prestigious Events in Brazil

Português DPA’s Technology and Democracy and Data Feminism Programs, in collaboration with Eureka, recently hosted the workshop “Feminist Futures: Reimagining Technology and AI” at four prestigious events in Brazil: Cryptorave (São Paulo), FIB – Fórum da Internet no Brasil (Curitiba),...

Blog

DPA Employee Spotlight: Valentina Rozo Ángel

Welcome to our first “Employee Spotlight,” where we shine a light on the talented individuals who make up Data-Pop Alliance. Our team members are what makes DPA thrive, and through this series, we aim to highlight their diverse backgrounds and...

Blog

Lanzamiento del Club de Lectura ‘Contando Feminicidios con Catherine D’Ignazio’

English Português Estamos emocionadas de anunciar el lanzamiento del Club de Lectura “Contando Feminicidios con Catherine D’Ignazio” el lunes 13 de mayo. Esta iniciativa ya ha atraído a más de 500 participantes de habla inglesa, española y portuguesa de todo...

Blog

Lançamento do Clube de Leitura “Contando Feminicídios com Catherine D’Ignazio”

Español English Estamos entusiasmadas em anunciar o lançamento do Clube de Leitura “Contando Feminicídios com Catherine D’Ignazio” na segunda-feira, 13 de maio. Esta iniciativa já atraiu mais de 500 participantes falantes de inglês, espanhol e português de todo o mundo,...

Blog

‘Counting Feminicide with Catherine D’Ignazio’ Book Club Launches

Español Português We are excited to announce the launch of the Book Club “Counting Feminicide with Catherine D’Ignazio” on Monday, May 13th. This initiative has already attracted over 500 English, Spanish and Portuguese speaking participants from around the world, thanks...

Blog

Club de Lectura y Cine “Tecnología Desde Miradas Feministas”: Destacados del Tercero Mes

English Português A partir del 19 de febrero, con el apoyo de la Fundación Patrick J. McGovern, nos embarcamos en el segundo mes de nuestro Club de Lectura y Cine “Tecnología Desde Miradas Feministas”, el cual es organizado por DPA...

Blog

Clube de Leitura e Cinema “Tecnologia Sob Lentes Feministas”: Destaques do Terceiro Mês

English Español Iniciado no dia 19 de fevereiro, com apoio da Fundação Patrick J. McGovern, a DPA e a Eureka embarcaram no terceiro e último mês do Clube de Leitura e Cinema “Tecnologia Sob Lentes Feministas”. Realizando sessões em três...

Blog

‘Technology Through Feminist Lenses’ Book and Movie Club: Highlights from Month Three

Español Português Beginning on February 19, with the generous backing of the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation, DPA and Eureka embarked on the third and final month of our Book and Movie Club “Technology Through Feminist Lenses”. Conducting sessions in three...

Blog

WFP Innovation Accelerator Selects DPA’s “OPAL for Humanitarian Action” to Respond to Climate-Induced Migration in Senegal

Data-Pop Alliance’s “OPAL for Humanitarian Action (OPAL4HA)” project was selected by the World Food Programme’s (WFP) Innovation Accelerator as one of four early-stage projects to join its Humanitarian Innovation Accelerator Programme (HIAP), out of 379 applications from 85 countries. The...

Blog

Club de Lectura y Cine “Tecnología Desde Miradas Feministas”: Destacados del Segundo Mes

Blog

Clube de Leitura e Cinema “Tecnologia Sob Lentes Feministas”: Destaques do Segundo Mês

English Español Iniciado no dia 19 de fevereiro, com apoio da Fundação Patrick J. McGovern, a DPA e a Eureka embarcaram no segundo mês do Clube de Leitura e Cinema “Tecnologia Sob Lentes Feministas”. Realizando sessões em três idiomas –...

Blog

‘Technology Through Feminist Lenses’ Book and Movie Club: Highlights from the Second Month

Español Português Beginning on February 19, with the generous backing of the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation, DPA and Eureka embarked on the second month of our Book and Movie Club “Technology Through Feminist Lenses”. Conducting sessions in three languages—English, Portuguese,...

Blog

Club de Lectura y Cine “Tecnología Desde Miradas Feministas”: Destacados del Primer Mes

English Português Iniciando el 15 de enero, con el apoyo de la Fundación Patrick J McGovern, Data-Pop Alliance y Eureka lanzaron el Club de Lectura y Cine titulado “Tecnología Desde Miradas Feministas”. El Club realiza sesiones en tres idiomas: inglés,...

Blog

Clube de Leitura e Cinema “Tecnologia Sob Lentes Feministas”: Destaques do Primeiro Mês

English Español Iniciado em 15 de janeiro, com apoio da Fundação Patrick J McGovern, a DPA e a Eureka orgulhosamente lançaram o Clube de Leitura e Cinema intitulado “Tecnologia Sob Lentes Feministas”. O Clube realiza sessões em três idiomas: inglês,...

Blog

‘Technology Through Feminist Lenses’ Book and Movie Club: Highlights from the First Month

Español Português Commencing on January 15, with the generous support of the Patrick J McGovern Foundation, DPA and Eureka proudly launched the Book and Movie Club titled, “Technology Through Feminist Lenses”. The Club conducts sessions in three languages: English, Portuguese,...

Blog

¡Nuevo Club de Lectura y Cine! “Tecnología desde Miradas Feministas”

English Português A partir del 15 de enero hasta abril del 2024, con el apoyo de la Fundación Patrick J McGovern, Data-Pop Alliance (DPA) y Eureka lanzarán conjuntamente el Club de Lectura y Cine “Tecnología Desde Miradas Feministas” en tres...

Blog

Novo Clube de Leitura e Cinema! “Tecnologia Sob Lentes Feministas”

English Español A partir de 15 de janeiro até abril de 2024, com o apoio da Fundação Patrick J. McGovern, a Data-Pop Alliance (DPA) e a Eureka lançam e conduzem juntas um Clube de Leitura e Cinema sobre “Tecnologia sob...

Blog

New Book and Movie Club! “Technology Through Feminist Lenses”

Português Español Starting on January 15 up to April 2024, with support from the Patrick J McGovern Foundation, Data-Pop Alliance (DPA) and Eureka, are launching and running together a Book and Movie Club on “Technology Through Feminist Lenses” in three...

Blog

Last Tuesday, November 21, DPA, through its DFN initiative, had the pleasure of hosting the webinar “Data Feminism in the AI Era: A Conversation with Catherine D’Ignazio”. The event sought to explore the intersections between principles of Data Feminism and...

Blog

Three members of DPA’s Data Feminism Team, Program Director Anna Spinardi, Research and Data Analyst Yara Antoniassi, and Junior Data Scientist Yasmin Yazdi traveled to Bangkok, Thailand during the week of November 6-10th to give a Big Data training to...

Blog

Data-Pop Alliance was well-represented at this year’s Festival de Datos, which was held in Punta del Este, Uruguay from November 7-9th. From DPA, Director of Data Science Zinnya del Villar, Technology and Democracy Program Director Julie Ricard, and Research Managers...

Blog

* Both DFN and DPA’s Data Feminism Program are inspired by, but unaffiliated with, the book Data Feminism, written by Catherina D’Ignazio and Lauren F. Klien, and published by the MIT Press. A New Chapter for DPA’s Data Feminism Program...

Blog

LINKS WE LIKE #44 “The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any” – Alice Walker In today’s digital age, data is everywhere. From social media posts and online transactions to government records...

Blog

DATA LITERACY SERIES (Text in Spanish / English) Entrevistadora: Sara Ortiz Project & Communications Manager DPA Entrevistada: Mirza Cumez Coordinadora del sector político estratégico / violencia contra las mujeres SEPREM – Secretaría Presidencial de la Mujer (Guatemala) En esta nueva...

Blog

DISCUSSION PIECE ShutterStock In the days following the recent earthquake in Türkiye (February 6, 2023), I was glued to my phone, grieving the loss of thousands of lives and the destruction of homes and historical cities in southeastern Turkey and...

Blog

Presentación Data-Pop Alliance (DPA), con el apoyo y patrocinio de la Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo (AECID ) a través del Centro de Formación de la Cooperación Española en Santa Cruz, Bolivia, (CFSCZ), desarrollo el taller en...

Blog

DATA FEMINISM PROGRAM A Brief History of Feminism It is somewhat difficult to pinpoint the “beginning” of feminism, and when exactly the application of gendered lenses became an instrumental tool for the advancement of women’s rights around the world. The...