The Calyx Institute is a nonprofit organization that defends digital privacy, advances connectivity, and strives for a future where everyone has access to the resources and tools they need to remain securely connected.
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Our Work
Tool Development
Thanks to our members and community, we can make essential digital privacy tools widely available for free. This includes a free VPN, our various Tor activities, and a series of apps and services that come with CalyxOS.
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Grants
Our grants program supports organizations’ and individuals’ work to enhance connectivity, privacy, and digital security, including software development and educational research. This is a multi-year fund focusing on growth and capacity building.
Find out more about our grants program →Research and education
Through our research and education initiatives, we partner with diverse stakeholders in our community to form a collective effort toward a privacy-and-rights-respecting future of technology.
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News
CryptoHarlem: a community-based, bottom-up approach to digital security
Digital safety should never be reserved for cybersecurity experts or people who can afford expensive tools.
Team CommUNITY: protecting and mobilizing communities most at risk
Team CommUNITY confronts challenges in our digital world by devoting themselves to organizing and creating community spaces and capacity-building initiatives designed to grow, mobilize, and create solidarity between digital rights networks and at-risk communities around the world.
Introducing the Calyx Institute’s new Executive Director: Elizabeth Eagen
The Calyx Institute is thrilled to announce that Elizabeth Eagen will be joining us as our new Executive Director.
