Recap of Puerto Rico 2022 with Atma Connect

Technical Assistance and Capacity Building Center

In collaboration with USAID MADANI

Released on October 2022

We integrated a powerful technical assistance and capacity building tool into the AtmaGo family as part of the MADANI Civil Society Support Initiative. This tool enables local org…

Atma Connect's New Website

We create platforms, activate people, and scale verified impact

Released on September 2022

Our new website shares the scale of impact Atma Connect has had since launch, and profiles our many tools, including technology platforms for impact; tools for community engagemen…

Ukraine AtmaGo

In collaboration with Shugar Magic Foundation & Individual donors

Released on August 2022

We deployed the AtmaGo platform for Ukrainians who were internally displaced so neighbors could help neighbors. On AtmaGo, posts have provided important content about how to obtai…

Impact Aggregation Platform

Released on July 2022

Our new impact aggregation platform allows local organizations to make visible and validate their impact, which can be aggregated across scale. For large organizations, the platfo…

Android App Update

Released on June 2022

We released the latest version of our AtmaGo Android app so users on the app will get the same updates as users on desktop or mobile web.

The New AtmaGo, More Customisation and Interactions

Released on April 2022

New AtmaGo web and app provides more customisation that lets people find news based on their topics of interest, expertise, and their communities. Adding more ways for communities…

Community Action Validation

Released on March 2022

The Community Action Validation feature allows community organizations to provide photos, evidence and validate the impact they are having in communities, and quantify this impact…

Ukraine and Mutual Support

Shugar Magic Foundation and Individual donors

We launched AtmaGo in Ukraine and we want to share the ways it is being used by internally displaced people. Through the outreach efforts of our Ukrainian ground team, we are introducing AtmaGo to humanitarian organizations in Ukraine, who are experiencing the value of AtmaGo as a tool with information about important services.

Growing Healthy Food, Gardens and Community in Puerto Rico

“The harvest experience is one that heals human beings in multiple dimensions because it gives them power. Knowing how to produce healthy food should be considered a human right. We can transform an environment full of garbage into one full of flowers and food. That’s power.” -- Dalma Cartagena, an agronomist and agriculture educator

AtmaGo proves its reliability during the hurricane

When Hurricane Fiona hit Puerto Rico, it affected mobile reception, and people were unable to upload Facebook or other platforms, but AtmaGo remained accessible, and provided access to information during the disaster. It was a testament to the low bandwidth design of the app.

AtmaGo helps residents find provisions after Hurricane Fiona

Atma helped to connect residents to relief aid organizations through the sharing of content on AtmaGo during the hurricane and by directly calling for help.

Building Trust in Puerto Rican Neighborhoods

It is with these words that Mariny Vázquez directs the series of community assemblies “El Barrio Habla” (The Neighborhood Speaks) in 14 Naguabo communities on the east coast of Puerto Rico. Atma was pleased to be part of the community gathering to identify the most important community needs and aspirations, and how people wanted to work together …

Community Space as a tool for Community Self-Management

Instituto de Participación Ciudadana del Municipio Autónomo de Toa Baja

In the Community Leaders' Month, Atma was invited by the local government office “Instituto de Participación Ciudadana del Municipio Autónomo de Toa Baja”, to present in the “Technology as a Tool for Community Self-Management” segment. 3 government representatives and 11 community leaders from different sectors of Toa Baja were present.

Citizen Journalism Workshops for Agricultural Education Program

Agriculture program at José Viscarrondo Añeses School

Agriculture teacher Emil Cosme invited Atma to give a Citizen Journalism Workshop to 77 students in the grades of 6th, 8th, 9th and 10th. The Community “Otoao Agrícola / JV” was created to provide a “...space for students to investigate and report on agricultural projects in the community to other students and the community of Puerto Rico.”