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# Awesome Global Contributions [![Awesome](https://awesome.re/badge-flat2.svg)](https://awesome.re) [![Project Status: Active – The project has reached a stable, usable state and is being actively developed.](https://www.repostatus.org/badges/latest/active.svg)](https://www.repostatus.org/#active)



Awesome Open Source projects dedicated to tackling global challenges and

friendly to volunteering software engineers.



Table of Contents

=================



  - [SDG 1: No poverty](#sdg-1-no-poverty)

    - [Fineract](#fineract)

  - [SDG 2: Zero hunger](#sdg-2-zero-hunger)

    - [farmOS](#farmos)

    - [if me](#if-me)

    - [OpenFarm](#openfarm)

    - [Open Food Network](#open-food-network)

    - [Tania](#tania)

  - [SDG 3: Good health and well-being](#sdg-3-good-health-and-well-being)

    - [Bahmni](#bahmni)

    - [diaper](#diaper)

    - [ERPNext](#erpnext)

    - [GNU Health](#gnu-health)

    - [Safecast](#safecast)

  - [SDG 4: Quality education](#sdg-4-quality-education)

    - [Kolibri](#kolibri)

    - [MediaWiki](#mediawiki)

    - [Oppia](#oppia)

    - [SignDict](#signdict)

  - [SDG 6: Clean water and sanitation](#sdg-6-clean-water-and-sanitation)

    - [diaper](#diaper-1)

    - [ffem](#ffem)

  - [SDG 7: Affordable and clean energy](#sdg-7-affordable-and-clean-energy)

    - [OpenEMS](#openems)

  - [SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and infrastructure](#sdg-9-industry-innovation-and-infrastructure)

    - [Safecast](#safecast-1)

  - [SDG 10: Reduced inequalities](#sdg-10-reduced-inequalities)

    - [A11Y](#a11y)

    - [Oppia](#oppia-1)

    - [OptiKey](#optikey)

    - [SignDict](#signdict-1)

    - [Ushahidi](#ushahidi)

  - [SDG 12: Responsible consumption and production](#sdg-12-responsible-consumption-and-production)

    - [Open Food Network](#open-food-network-1)

  - [SDG 14: Life below water](#sdg-14-life-below-water)

    - [ffem](#ffem-1)

    - [Union VMS](#union-vms)

  - [SDG 15: Life on land](#sdg-15-life-on-land)

    - [Autofocus](#autofocus)

    - [ffem](#ffem-2)

  - [SDG 16: Peace, Justice and strong institutions](#sdg-16-peace-justice-and-strong-institutions)

    - [Alaveteli](#alaveteli)

    - [Callisto](#callisto)

    - [Serenata de amor](#serenata-de-amor)

  - [SDG 17: Partnerships for the goals](#sdg-17-partnerships-for-the-goals)

    - [CharityBase](#charitybase)

    - [Twilio.org Rapid Response Kit](#twilioorg-rapid-response-kit)

    - [Voluntarily](#voluntarily)



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## SDG 1: No poverty



### Fineract

Mature platform with open APIs that provides a reliable, robust, and affordable core banking solution for financial institutions offering services to the world’s 2 billion underbanked and unbanked.



* rating: 7

* license: ASF 2.0

* [website](http://fineract.apache.org/) | [repo](https://github.com/apache/fineract)



## SDG 2: Zero hunger



### farmOS

farmOS is a web-based application for farm management, planning, and record keeping. It is developed by a community of farmers, developers, researchers, and organizations with the aim of providing a standard platform for agricultural data collection and management.

* rating: 5

* license: GPL-2.0

* [website](https://farmOS.org) | [repo](https://github.com/farmOS/farmOS)



### if me

If me is a community for mental health experiences that encourages people to share their presonal stories with trusted allies.



* rating: 5

* license: AGPL-3.0

* [website](http://www.if-me.org/) | [repo](https://github.com/ifmeorg/ifme)



### OpenFarm

Free and open database for farming and gardening knowledge. Their mission is to develop a community and tools for freely sharing plant knowledge locally and globally.



* rating: 8

* license: MIT, CC0

* [website](https://openfarm.cc/) | [repo](https://github.com/openfarmcc/OpenFarm/)



### Open Food Network

The Open Food Network is an online marketplace for local food. It enables a network of independent online food stores that connects farmers with individuals and local businesses.



* rating: 9

* license: AGPL-3.0

* [website](https://openfoodnetwork.org) | [repo](https://github.com/openfoodfoundation/openfoodnetwork/)



### Tania

Tania is a free and open source farm management software. You can manage your farm areas, farm reservoirs, farm tasks, inventories, and the crop growing progress. It is designed for any type of farms.

* rating: 3

* license: Apache-2.0

* [website](https://usetania.org) | [repo](https://github.com/Tanibox/tania-core)



## SDG 3: Good health and well-being



### Bahmni

Bahmni is an Open Source hospital Management System focusing on poor/underserved and public hospitals in the developing world. It's aimed to being a generic system which can be used for multiple diseases and hospitals in different countries.



* rating: 5

* license: AGPL-3.0

* [website](https://www.bahmni.org/) | [repo](https://github.com/Bahmni)



### diaper

Diaperbase is an inventory system for diaper banks, to aid them in tracking their inventory and providing statistics about their inventory flows.

* rating: 3

* license: MIT

* [website](https://diaper.app) | [repo](https://github.com/rubyforgood/diaper)



### ERPNext

ERPNext is a top-rated Open Source ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning). Among other features, it also offers a Healthcare module to manage patient data, appointments, lab tests and more. Originally a separate module named smarteCare, it's now integrated in the core itself.



* rating: 5

* license: GPL-3.0

* [website](https://erpnext.com/healthcare) | [repo](https://github.com/frappe/erpnext)



### GNU Health

GNU Health is a Free/Libre project for health practitioners, health institutions and governments. It provides the functionality of Electronic Medical Record (EMR), Hospital Management (HMIS) and Health Information System (HIS).



* rating: 5

* license: GLP 3.0

* [website](http://health.gnu.org/) | [repo](http://hg.savannah.gnu.org/hgweb/health/)



### Safecast

Safecast is a global volunteer-centered **Citizen Science** project working to empower people with open data about their environments. They currently offer [two datasets](https://blog.safecast.org/downloads/) of radiation and air quality in cpm (count per minute) and μSv/h (micro-Sievert per hour).



* rating: 5

* license: MIT

* [website](https://blog.safecast.org/) | [repo](https://github.com/safecast)



## SDG 4: Quality education



### Kolibri

Kolibri makes high quality education technology available in low-resource communities such as rural schools, refugee camps, orphanages, non-formal school systems, and prison systems. It does so by providing an offline application



* rating: 7

* license: MIT

* [website](https://learningequality.org/kolibri/) | [repo](https://github.com/learningequality/kolibri)



### MediaWiki

The software behind Wikipedia

* rating: 10

* license: CC BY-SA 3.0

* [website](https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki) | [repo](https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/diffusion/)



### Oppia

Oppia is an online learning tool that enables anyone to create and share interactive activies.

In addition the core team also maintains a set of free and effective lessons that are targeted at learners who lack access to educational resources.



* rating: 5

* license: Apache-2.0

* [website](https://www.oppia.org) | [repo](https://github.com/oppia/oppia)



### SignDict

SignDict is a german dictionary for sign language using the GSL. Currently it has over 4000 signs listed.



* rating: 5

* license: MPL-2.0

* [website](https://signdict.org) | [repo](https://github.com/signdict/website)



## SDG 6: Clean water and sanitation



### diaper

Diaperbase is an inventory system for diaper banks, to aid them in tracking their inventory and providing statistics about their inventory flows.

* rating: 3

* license: MIT

* [website](https://diaper.app) | [repo](https://github.com/rubyforgood/diaper)



### ffem

The Foundation for Environmental Monitoring is a nonprofit company developing open source products including hardware designed to help address issues related to water and soil



* rating: 5

* license: GPL 3.0

* [website](http://ffem.io/about/) | [repo](https://github.com/foundation-for-environmental-monitoring)



## SDG 7: Affordable and clean energy



### OpenEMS

OpenEMS is a modular platform for energy management applications. It was developed around the requirements of controlling, monitoring and integrating energy storage systems together with renewable energy sources and complementary devices and services.

* rating: 5

* license: EPL-2.0

* [website](https://openems.io/) | [repo](https://github.com/OpenEMS/openems)



## SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and infrastructure



### Safecast

Safecast is a global volunteer-centered **Citizen Science** project working to empower people with open data about their environments. They currently offer [two datasets](https://blog.safecast.org/downloads/) of radiation and air quality in cpm (count per minute) and μSv/h (micro-Sievert per hour).



* rating: 5

* license: MIT

* [website](https://blog.safecast.org/) | [repo](https://github.com/safecast)



## SDG 10: Reduced inequalities



### A11Y

This Accessibility Project is a community-driven effort to make web accessibility easier by leveraging a worldwide community of developer knowledge.



* rating: 1

* license: Apache-2.0

* [website](https://a11yproject.com/) | [repo](https://github.com/a11yproject/a11yproject.com)



### Oppia

Oppia is an online learning tool that enables anyone to create and share interactive activies.

In addition the core team also maintains a set of free and effective lessons that are targeted at learners who lack access to educational resources.



* rating: 5

* license: Apache-2.0

* [website](https://www.oppia.org) | [repo](https://github.com/oppia/oppia)



### OptiKey

OptiKey is an on-screen keyboard that is designed to help patients with Motor Neuron Disease (MND) interact with Windows computers. It can be used with eye-tracking devices, mouse or webcam.

At the current time it has also been translated into [24 different languages](https://github.com/OptiKey/OptiKey/wiki/Supported-languages) and estimates around [2000 regular users](https://github.com/OptiKey/OptiKey/issues/544#issuecomment-469251533)



* rating: 4

* license: GPL-3.0

* [website](http://www.optikey.org) | [repo](https://github.com/OptiKey/OptiKey)



### SignDict

SignDict is a german dictionary for sign language using the GSL. Currently it has over 4000 signs listed.



* rating: 5

* license: MPL-2.0

* [website](https://signdict.org) | [repo](https://github.com/signdict/website)



### Ushahidi

A platform that allows information collection, visualization and interactive mapping, allowing anyone to submit information through text messaging using a mobile phone, email or web form.

This should help to give power to marginalized people.

* rating: 3

* license: GPL-3.0

* [website](http://www.ushahidi.com) | [repo](https://github.com/ushahidi/Ushahidi_Web)



## SDG 12: Responsible consumption and production



### Open Food Network

The Open Food Network is an online marketplace for local food. It enables a network of independent online food stores that connects farmers with individuals and local businesses.



* rating: 9

* license: AGPL-3.0

* [website](https://openfoodnetwork.org) | [repo](https://github.com/openfoodfoundation/openfoodnetwork/)



## SDG 14: Life below water



### ffem

The Foundation for Environmental Monitoring is a nonprofit company developing open source products including hardware designed to help address issues related to water and soil



* rating: 5

* license: GPL 3.0

* [website](http://ffem.io/about/) | [repo](https://github.com/foundation-for-environmental-monitoring)



### Union VMS

An open-source Vessel Monitoring System (EU project) based on FLUX (Fisheries Language for Universal eXchange)



* rating: 6

* license: GPL v3

* [website](http://www.focus.fish/) | [repo](https://github.com/UnionVMS)



## SDG 15: Life on land



### Autofocus

AutoFocus uses deep learning to identify the type of animal in "camera traps" photos. This frees up a lot of time for wildlife conservation efforts, for which this is often a major bottleneck.



* rating: 5

* license: BSD-3-Clause

* [website](https://www.uptake.org/impact/special-projects) | [repo](https://github.com/uptake/autofocus)



### ffem

The Foundation for Environmental Monitoring is a nonprofit company developing open source products including hardware designed to help address issues related to water and soil



* rating: 5

* license: GPL 3.0

* [website](http://ffem.io/about/) | [repo](https://github.com/foundation-for-environmental-monitoring)



## SDG 16: Peace, Justice and strong institutions



### Alaveteli

Platform for making public freedom of information requests to public bodies. Alaveteli helps you lower the barriers that prevent citizens asking questions of those in power. Alaveteli has been [implemented for 24 different countries](https://alaveteli.org/deployments/)



* rating: 5

* license: AGPL 3.0

* [website](https://alaveteli.org/) | [repo](https://github.com/mysociety/alaveteli)



### Callisto

Reporting sexual assoult or professional sexual coercion can feel isolating – or worse, retraumatizing. To some it might also come with some risk.

Callisto wants to change the equation and empower survivors, provide options and allow disclosure in a way that feels save. Under its many functionalities, one of them is to securely connect victims of the same perpetrator to identify repeat offenders.



* rating: 5

* license: AGPL-3.0

* [website](https://www.projectcallisto.org) | [repo](https://github.com/project-callisto/callisto-core/)



### Serenata de amor

Serenata compiles public information of Brazilian politicians and analyses it using an AI. It will then also point out suspicious transactions and provide statistics.

Adaption for other countries is not planned, but supported by the maintainers.



* rating: 5

* license: MIT

* [website](https://serenata.ai/en/) | [repo](https://github.com/okfn-brasil/serenata-de-amor)



## SDG 17: Partnerships for the goals



### CharityBase

Charity Base is an API that aggregates data from the 168,000 charities registered in England and Wales - potentially expanding to other countries in the future.



* rating: 2

* license: MIT

* [website](https://charitybase.uk/) | [repo](https://github.com/charity-base?tab=repositories)



### Twilio.org Rapid Response Kit

A collection and combination of multiple different tools for all possible communication means for Nonprofits. These include Auto-Response, Broadcast, Conference Line, Forwarder, Ringdowns, Surveys and more.



* rating: 3

* license: MIT

* [website](https://www.twilio.org/) | [repo](https://github.com/Twilio-org/rapid-response-kit)



### Voluntarily

Platform for volunteers and projects to find each other. Volunteers can include time, advice or physical things.

* rating: 5

* license: MPL-2.0

* [website](https://live.voluntarily.nz/) | [repo](https://github.com/voluntarily/vly2)