Girls in ICT Day
The importance of young girls in ICT is key, especially in a developing country like Uganda where online studying has been adopted and lack…
Digital Security
Human rights defenders, journalists and people in positions of marginalisation or vulnerability are exposed to many threats and risks like state and non-state surveillance, repressive censorship, phishing, hacking, data loss.
They are more likely to be targeted by government or lateral surveillance, and the consequences of more broad threats like data breaches or network shutdowns are often more severe for them because of their location within society.
It is very important to equip them with knowledge and skills in digital safety and security. This will empower them to defend themselves against any digital security attack.
Projects
Project
Development of a Standard Digital Security Curriculum
Advancing human rights and freedoms by developing a free, open and contextualised digital security curriculum for human rights defenders in Uganda by Defenders Protection Initiative
Project
Children's Safety Online
Encrypt Uganda implements the Children’s Online Safety Project aimed at improving on the safety and security of children online in Uganda.
