The Decentralized Archivist Community Program
The DAC program builds partnerships between OpenArchive and organizations creating and managing mobile media archives. Through these collaborations, we gain valuable insights on our partners' needs. This research allows us to adapt and update the Save app as well as customize workshops, trainings, and guides to the partners. We share our research findings to share with the wider community of archival and human rights practitioners and scholars.
Most importantly, the communities we work with are able to grow or strengthen their archiving and documentation processes. Through the DAC program, partners will benefit from:
- Archiving workflow support and guidance;
- Mobile media archiving workshops;
- Needs assessments to uncover threats and pain points;
- Amplification of their work;
- Digital security trainings;
- Funding to support archival and documentation work.
The program framework is customized to match DAC partners’ most pressing needs and meet communities where they are.
Decentralized Archivist Communities
We have global partnerships with “Decentralized Archivist Communities” (DACs) to support, steward, and promote secure, decentralized archiving efforts to ensure their documentation is safe and accessible for the long-term.
Where Our DACs Work
Become a DAC Partner
Are you interested in working towards a more equitable and representative media landscape where your voices are heard and preserved? If so, contact Us to learn more about becoming a DAC partner!
