What inspired you to become a human rights defender, and how did your journey into activism begin? It was witnessing the Me Too movement in Uganda where women spoke out against injustice which led to threats against their safety. When I saw this I wanted to make a change for the women around me and […]
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Paving a way for girls
Tracy D, Sierra Leonean Safe Sister Hi there! Am Tracy, founder of Marigold Initiative, a platform dedicated to empowering women and girls through technology. Investing in women in technology, what does it mean? Investing in women means investing in the future of our society. It means recognizing the immense potential and talent that women bring […]
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JOYS K, Kenyan Safe Sister My passion lies in creating better spaces for journalism in the digital space, particularly for journalists. I have utilized my online journalism to create a process for unveiling different practices of organized crime and sexual harassment. I have been using this place to give voice to people who are ordinarily […]
Women are Climate Warriors
Quinta Y, Cameroonian Safe Sister We are the Association for the Socially Vulnerable dedicated to promoting gender equality and community conservation in Cameroon by recognising the challenges faced by marginalised groups, particularly women, and empowering them to lead sustainable and fulfilling lives. This includes participating in eco technology, harnessing their traditional problem-solving skills and new […]
Lynn and the social media incident
Whitney N, Ugandan Safe Sister Lynn is a young lady from Kampala, Uganda. She is a leader in her community and uses social media a lot for different reasons, she posts and uploads on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. On the morning of 15th February just after a lovely Valentine’s date, Lynn woke up to what […]
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SAFE SISTER: Women human rights defenders meet to learn digital security
“Recently a blogger wrote about the experience of being a woman online and then she started receiving messages with explicit sexual and violent threats.” “When this singer and her manager disagreed and parted professionally, he refused to hand over her Facebook account’s passwords and even changed the associated email address therefore retaining control and sharing […]
Safe Sister Fellow 2017-2018 celebrates prestigious UK scholarship
For Lourdes Walusala, a radio journalist at Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) and member of the Association of Media Women in Kenya (AMWIK), the pursuit of further education was not only a desire but also a dream. She dared to imagine that one day she would not only study her masters in a field related to her career […]
Localization initiative for Rwandans seeking digital security tips
The Safe Sister program grants-phase encourages fellows to dig deep and create original project ideas that have a real chance at impacting society in a meaningful way. A Safe Sister Fellow 2017-2018 from Kigali proposed a localization project, the outcome, a digital safety video translated into her native tongue, Kinyarwanda. This is what she had […]
IFF 2019 – Bridging the gap: Strategies for reporting on the internet and tech.
Safe Sister Cecilia Maundu is a Kenyan journalist, teacher of journalism, gender specialist, and digital security trainer. Cecilia shared with us these updates from the 2019 Internet Freedom Forum where she hosted a session with Localization Lab. It was quite interesting. My most notable thing was that, terms used in technology especially in this part of […]