From iCommons:

Tactical Technology’s newest NGO-in-a-box launched

The Tactical Technology Collective is a European based non-profit that aims to advance the use of new technologies as a tool for civil society. One of the core projects of Tactical Tech is NGO-in-a-box, a series of Free and Open Source Software toolkits covering areas such as Audio and Video, Security, Mobile devices and now, Open Publishing.

The editions are distributed quite literally as a box-set of three CDs. The first disc is the compilation put together by the edition editorial team, the second is the GNU/Linux distribution Ubuntu and the third is the OpenCD, a collection of basic FOSS programmes for Windows. One of the project’s core aims is to overcome the problems of bandwidth in many developing countries by providing physical access to the software. Additionally the kits aim to provide an edited selection of tools to minimise the often confusing and labourious process of finding open source software that really works and is user friendly.

NGO-in-a-box also helps solve the problem of distribution and access. By utilising FOSS the toolkits may be freely copied and shared without worry. For non-profits with often-limited budgets this is a great advantage, and also allows those teaching the tools to give out copies as part of a workshop.