SecDev Foundation

Globally, helping help at-risk populations benefit from digital technology without being derailed by digital harms.

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Here's how a Yazidi teen sparked a community-led crackdown on digital violence. A lot has happened since we first shared Dina's story from Iraq in January.
https://t.co/NNFOkM9DGO

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Two of our Iraqi partner organizations recently teamed up to help a teenage girl confront an online assault. Dina's story showcases how well community collaboration can support women's digital resilience. https://t.co/g56eqYfNYi @IDRC_MENARO @IDRC_CRDI

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This year's @ARIJNetwork annual forum was all about unpacking barriers that Arab-world journalists face. As part of an IDRC-sponsored panel, we were honoured to help tackle a big one: digital violence against female journalists. @IDRC_CRDI @IDRC_MENARO
https://t.co/VdzD4rxhKF

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The Jordanian Network to Combat Digital Violence Against Female Journalists (@CombatDV_JO) has launched a petition calling on media institutions to take steps to keep them safe. We’re honoured to continue supporting them.
https://t.co/y4NnOEt8LZ

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CyberSTAR’s uniquely accessible digital-safety learning tools are now available in the Ukrainian language. They’re built for small civil society organizations – but helpful for anyone looking to protect themselves from digital harm. https://t.co/BHm3FiudaM

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Two more frontline stories show how our CyberSTAR method empowers small, at-risk civil society organizations to defend themselves—and the people they serve—from digital attack.
https://t.co/EjOW4aAV2P

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For youth in post-coup #Myanmar, online education presents both precious hope and extreme challenges. As part of @IDRC_CRDI's #K4DM initiative, four new Foundation-supported studies explore today’s realities and what needs to happen next.
https://t.co/wUcEHMd8C9

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Myanmar's 2021 military coup plunged journalists into peril. A Foundation-supported study from @EngageMedia unpacks how these resilient pros are doing their best to improvise defences to digital threats - and how international donors need to help. https://t.co/cprk6CvtLu

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At their biggest gathering yet, @CombatDV_JO called on Jordanian media orgs, civil society and government to help combat digital violence against female journalists. We’ve been honoured to support their efforts, with generous assistance from @IDRC_MERO. https://t.co/zLVnFIaA5y

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Last month in Amman, Jordan, we co-convened a first-of-its-kind summit of nearly 100 researchers and practitioners tackling digital violence against women across the MENA region. Many thanks to @IRC_KHF, @IDRC_CRDI and @IDRC_MERO!
https://t.co/bmYSC1NOP0

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Repressive tactics in post-coup Myanmar increasingly stretch into digital space. Alongside @IDRC_CRDI, we've been pleased to support a group of young Myanmar researchers who are unpacking how. The first three of 20+ research studies in progress: https://t.co/3hVoQQc1Au

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This #IWD2024, we launch a new response to digital violence against women. It’s about strengthening whole ecosystems of support for tech users and victims—from governance to health to education. All with vital support from @IDRC_CRDI & @IDRC_MERO. https://t.co/WnTiBXsEH4

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Our CyberSTAR team’s latest four-year push has helped 64 small, at-risk Eurasian civil society organizations (CSOs) protect themselves from serious cyber threats. So now they can go on serving people and communities with less risk of being derailed. ➜ https://t.co/8i4NLQtKxl

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The SalamaTech team surveyed Syrian women about online gender-based violence. What forms does it take? Who gets targeted most? What are the impacts? More here: https://t.co/Xc1Vu6eVr8 #DigitalResilience

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For years, Ahmad Hegab has been inviting men to join the fight against digital gender-based violence. Now @mozilla has recognized him as one of 25 “game-changers who are shaping the future of the Internet.” We asked him about the path that led him here. https://t.co/C9IDcDKu4r

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LIVE NOW - and featuring longtime SecDev Foundation contributor Ahmad Hegab as one of Mozilla's Rise25 honourees.

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In honor of our 25th anniversary, we're celebrating 25 people who are reshaping the internet to be more open and accessible to all ✨

Join our livestream tomorrow 10/13 at 2:30pm EST to be a part of it all — we'll see you there! https://t.co/Jyx2kmUz5E

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If you think “Internet governance” can’t excite youth today, these Cambodians may surprise you. With @opendevcam, they recently staged their country’s first Youth Internet Governance Forum conference - all about their dreams of a brighter future. -> https://t.co/Vm8ORhXYr4

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Countering scams and misinformation, delivering digital-safety training, reaching out to Deaf communities: a glimpse at some of the SalamaTech team’s recent efforts to boost Syrians’ #DigitalResilence. -> https://t.co/rwFA9jkAHN

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For the first time, our Salam@ team is publicly sharing its growing body of research on women’s localized experience of digital violence across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA):
https://t.co/MuwjyuxE9B.

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How do you help people protect themselves from digital threats they may not even recognize yet? In the Middle East and North Africa, the Salam@ team's answer includes relentlessly connecting #DigitalSafety to everyday local reality. https://t.co/EnHw4Ppkhu