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. secdev-foundation.org/localize-human…

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): secdev-foundation.org/new-research-d….

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. -> secdev-foundation.org/salamatech-syr…

If you think “Internet governance” can’t excite youth today, these Cambodians may surprise you. With Open Development Cambodia Organization, they recently staged their country’s first Youth Internet Governance Forum conference - all about their dreams of a brighter future. -> secdev-foundation.org/yigf-cambodia-…

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

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. secdev-foundation.org/rise-25-secdev…

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: secdev-foundation.org/survey-gbv-syr… #DigitalResilience

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. ➜ secdev-foundation.org/cyberstar-eura…

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. secdev-foundation.org/tfvaw-mena-eco…

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: secdev-foundation.org/myanmar-resear…

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 Information and Research Center, IDRC | CRDI and @IDRC_MERO! secdev-foundation.org/dvaw-mena-summ…

At their biggest gathering yet, شبكة مناهضة العنف الرقمي ضد الصحفيات في الأردن 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. secdev-foundation.org/jordan-journal…

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. youtu.be/S232glsbI1s

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. secdev-foundation.org/myanmar-online…

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. secdev-foundation.org/civil-society-…

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. secdev-foundation.org/cyberstar-digi…

The Jordanian Network to Combat Digital Violence Against Female Journalists (شبكة مناهضة العنف الرقمي ضد الصحفيات في الأردن) has launched a petition calling on media institutions to take steps to keep them safe. We’re honoured to continue supporting them. secdev-foundation.org/jordan-journal…

This year's Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism 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 Middle East and North Africa secdev-foundation.org/journalists-on…

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. secdev-foundation.org/dinas-story-dv… IDRC Middle East and North Africa IDRC | CRDI

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. secdev-foundation.org/dina-sparks-a-…