I remember the first time my dad sat me down in his office and gave me tips on how to protect myself. “When the girls at school are bullying you, defend yourself by pulling their hair. When a guy is doing something you don’t like, kick him in the groin and run.” Thanks dad, gladContinueContinue reading “Women Need to Take More Steps to Protect Themselves in Digital Spaces”
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We’re on a Mission to Make Rwanda Web Literate
Sometime in the last six months we joined forces with partners and the Government of Rwanda on a plan to make Rwanda web literate. The work is spearheaded by our friends at Digital Opportunity Trust who are on a mission to show how youth leaders can revolutionize an entire country and create lasting change thatContinueContinue reading “We’re on a Mission to Make Rwanda Web Literate”
The Divide Between Digital Participation and your Personal Privacy and Security
For a while now, I’ve talked about this thing called participation as it relates to the web. I want a web where people are free to express themselves, share ideas and collaborate with each other. Where people have the knowledge, skills and motivation to participate in creating a web that is for them. Actually thisContinueContinue reading “The Divide Between Digital Participation and your Personal Privacy and Security”
Training Digital Leaders with Mozilla in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam
Increasing web literacy and digital inclusion in local areas across East Africa has been an objective for our gender and education teams in Mozilla. We’ve been taking great strides over the last year and with the help of our partners and continuing to build local digital champions in these areas. Running trainings in Dar es SalaamInContinueContinue reading “Training Digital Leaders with Mozilla in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam”
Case Study: Developing a Learning Platform for Women
Exploring the intersection of gender and equity online — This report is a collaboration of data and findings by myself and the team at Every1Mobile who were leaders behind the development, curation and analysis of the online platform. — Working at the intersection of gender issues and equity online has required us to really dig intoContinueContinue reading “Case Study: Developing a Learning Platform for Women”
Women + Web =
To kick-off Mozilla Festival (Mozfest) this year, we hosted the Women and the Web Convening on October 27th, 2016. In what was the first of it’s kind, this fringe event gathered almost 20 female leaders across the Mozilla Leadership Network from a variety of backgrounds and locations including USA, Canada, South Africa, Kenya, India andContinueContinue reading “Women + Web = “
Introducing Mozilla’s New Women and Web Literacy Site
We’re excited to launch a new site for Mozilla’s Women and Web Literacy initiative, a program started this past year. The program addresses Mozilla’s commitment to tackling issues related to digital equity and inclusion by focusing on the increased barriers women face in accessing and participating on the web and in the technology sector. WomenContinueContinue reading “Introducing Mozilla’s New Women and Web Literacy Site”
How We’re Training Women in Africa to Teach the Web
A look inside Mozilla and the UN Women’s web literacy work in Nairobi and Capetown As part of our work with UN Women to teach key digital skills to young women we’ve been busy launching Mozilla Clubs for women in Nairobi and Cape Town and I recently had the opportunity to visit both communities and runContinueContinue reading “How We’re Training Women in Africa to Teach the Web”
Mozilla Club Leadership Training in Nairobi and Cape Town
As part of our work with UN Women to teach key digital skills to young women we’ve been busy launching Mozilla Clubs in Nairobi and Cape Town and I recently had the opportunity to visit both communities and run a Mozilla Club Leadership Training in each city. Though the experiences were different in each city,ContinueContinue reading “Mozilla Club Leadership Training in Nairobi and Cape Town”
Mapping Community Data (the quick and easy edition)
As someone who has spent years understanding how to take community curated content like media, data and events and share them publicly (re: mapping community videos at My City Lives, events for Maker Party, club locations for Mozilla Clubs), I’ve learned some valuable lessons. Here’s just a few: A map can be a powerful representationContinueContinue reading “Mapping Community Data (the quick and easy edition)”
Amira Dhalla 