We’re inspired by our partners who are using their strengths to respond to challenges around COVID-19. The following examples are a small sample of a long list of their actions. Submit news you’d like to share about your organisation here.

Highlighting surveillance and privacy concerns and opportunities for collaboration
The coronavirus crisis has highlighted surveillance and privacy issues around the world and the potential misuse of technology in addressing the pandemic. Privacy International is tracking surveillance, data exploitation, and misinformation by tech companies and governments, and EDRi called for fundamental rights-based responses to the pandemic. The virus knows no borders, and governments need to collaborate to solve this global issue. GovLab highlighted seven actions to unleash the potential of data collaboration to tackle the current crisis and to improve future preparedness, and ODI’s Jeni Tennison wrote about why governments around the world should be openly publishing the data and models that underpin their decision-making. 

Tracking the pandemic
Partners are also creating tools to track responses to the pandemic: Open Government Partnership is collecting open government approaches to COVID-19, Directorio Legislativo launched a daily report of Latin American governments' regulatory responses, Instituto Igarapé’s platform visualises the coronavirus spread worldwide, and Elucd created the National Coronavirus Preparedness Tracker, to monitor Americans’ perceptions of COVID-19, how confident they are in the response to the pandemic, and how prepared they personally feel. 

Supporting vulnerable communities 
The coronavirus has exacerbated existing inequalities and has proved to be an even greater challenge for vulnerable populations. IBP South Africa is tracking service delivery in informal settlements during the crisis and working with health experts to develop advice specific to people living in these areas with close quarters and shared toilets. Code for America’s new GetYourRefund program is helping low-income Americans to file taxes and claim the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), providing them with flexible cash during an uncertain time. 

Providing trusted and timely information 
Times of crisis are ripe for mis- and disinformation, and our partners Africa Check, Chequeado, The Ferret, Full Fact, and Myanmar Now are among those countering false information about COVID-19. With trustworthy information more important than ever, a number of media outlets Luminate supports have created dedicated COVID-19 content for their audiences including The Bristol Cable’s hyper-local, community-based journalism, openDemocracy’s stories of pandemic, including hearing from vulnerable groups, The Correspondent’s roundup of their own journalism and other recommended readings, OCCRP’s coverage of corruption and crime during the crisis, and Frontier’s focus on underreported but vital stories related to COVID-19, such as effects on the prison population, conflict areas, and migrant workers. Phandeeyar has also created a chatbot to provide timely information about staying healthy in Myanmar. 

Sharing knowledge and expertise 
With in-person events cancelled, our partners are moving online to share their perspectives. ITS made their online courses with lessons on privacy, security, blockchain, and more free. A number of organisations have held webinars, including IWMF on reporting in a pandemic, New/Mode on working remotely, Open Government Partnership and Open Contracting Partnership on how procurement can still be done transparently during an emergency response, and Elucd on how state and local leaders can effectively communicate during a public health crisis. And for those wondering how to make their usual in-person trainings virtual, Campaign Bootcamp has compiled tips and resources for how to run online trainings.