Strategic Use of ICTs
Blogs for African Women Project Gets Nigerian Women Hooked on Technology
APC Africa Women Member Wins Harambee Prize
Blogs for African Women (BAWo) has taken hold of the Nigerian blogging spirit to strengthen women’s activism. Oreoluwa Somolu, BAWo’s founder, sees blogging as a way to get women “hooked on technology”, and gain important skills for community and NGO leadership at the same time. Networking for Success, BAWo’s second initiative getting women into the blogosphere, has just been awarded an Harambee Small Grant to increase BAWo’s collaboration capacity.
Paddling in Circles While the Waters Rise: Gender Issues in ICTs and Poverty Reduction
Can ICTs help reduce poverty? After so many decades of development theory and practices, why is poverty on the rise?
Student Googles herself to an international award
Shikoh Gitau, a PhD student in the Department of Computer Science, has bagged the prestigious Google Anita Borg Memorial Award for 2010, the first recipient from sub-Saharan Africa.
The award is given to female students who show exceptional academic and leadership skills in computing and technology. The award carries a cash prize and a visit to Google’s Engineering Centre in Zurich for a networking retreat.
Strategic E-Campaigning
Posted Junio 9th, 2010 by editorCapacity-Building of ‘Women Living Under Muslim Law’ on Strategic E-Campaigning led by APC Africa Women members
The goal of this training project is to enhance the effectiveness of local partners’ advocacy and communication strategy in their contexts. Their local campaigns will attract, reach and mobilize the support of a wider range of audiences through their application of learned communication skills and tools in their respective advocacy projects. The specific objectives of this project are:
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Feminist Tech Exchange Pakistan - Digital Storytelling Train the Trainers
Posted Junio 7th, 2010 by editorFrom June 7 – 11, South Asian APC member Bytes for All will unite fellow APC members and women activists alike for a joint event, funded by the APC’s Member Exchange Fund. Representatives from several APC organisations will meet in Islamabad to attend a workshop on digital storytelling and learn how to Take Back the Tech! to end violence against women. This Feminist Tech Exchange will unite 12 – 15 activist women so they can be trained to further train others in the Asian region.
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Digital storytelling to fight violence against women - Pakistan
From June 7 – 11, South Asian APC member Bytes for All will unite fellow APC members and women activists alike for a joint event, funded by the APC’s Member Exchange Fund. Representatives from several APC organisations will meet in Islamabad to attend a workshop on digital storytelling and learn how to Take Back the Tech! to end violence against women. This Feminist Tech Exchange will unite 12 – 15 activist women so they can be trained to further train others in the Asian region.
Feminist Tech Exchange Mexico
Posted Junio 1st, 2010 by editorLaneta and Modemmujer are hosting a three-day Feminist Tech Exchange as national country coordinators of the MDG3 Project “Take Back the Tech!” to end violence against women.
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Argentina y Brasil: graffiteras, mujeres radialistas, mujeres indígenas y adolescentes dominan la tecnología
Dieciseis organizaciones de mujeres que trabajan para erradicar la violencia de género en Argentina y Brasil recibirán subsidios para capacitar a mujeres y niñas en el uso estratégico de las tecnologías de la información y la comunicación (TIC). Estos fondos semilla se entregan como parte del proyecto Objetivos de Desarrollo del Milenio 3 “¡Dominemos la tecnología!
Internet and Technologies against Gender Violence
Posted Mayo 31st, 2010 by editorLaneta and Modemmujer, national coordinators of the MDG3 Project “Take Back the Tech! to end violence against women” have invited decision makers from a variety of government entities to raise awareness about the increasing intersection of violence against women and the internet and strategise jointly to take action.
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A Feminist Tech Exchange in Congo
For four days from March 31, fifteen women gathered at the Feminist Tech Exchange in the Brazzaville (Congo) Digital Campus. Participants and trainers alike came from human and women’s rights organisations, the media and politics to learn more about how to use technology to end violence against women and girls. APC member Azur Développement was involved in putting on the event which talked about the hows and whys of blogging, using video, audio and mobile phones, as well as social networking. The FTX is a part of the APC’s Take Back the Tech!
