Bread, Calgary’s emergency food search platform, rolls out nationally

Why It Matters

A partnership between two Canadian social impact technology platforms has the potential to exponentially increase the amount of data collected about emergency food needs and provisions, offering a blueprint for data-informed service delivery, dignity-first design, and national impact.

How a digital archive is fighting to save memories of pre-Nakba Palestine

Why It Matters

Aside from the loss of life during a genocide, the loss of identity and culture is one of the most damaging things invaders can do to a society. But technology is making it easier to prevent that loss, even when resources are scarce.

Black Gold: Salish Soils ensures your kitchen compost returns to the land

Why It Matters

Municipal compost programs still see vast amounts of waste head to landfills. Smaller, Indigenous-led efforts to improve soils and provide rich fertilizer could be a key to more effective programs.