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Last call for submissions for #DataTamashaAfrica26 close 31st May. Sessions. Demos. Creative outputs. If your idea has been sitting in your drafts, don't forget to send it in. Now is the time👉🏾 datafest.africa/call-for-sessi… #JengaNaData

Next up on our #DataTamashaAfrica26 curators list, meet Chilufya Theresa Mulenga, Founder of Women in Data Science and AI Zambia. She has been building the community that makes the difference and now she is bringing that energy to Zanzibar. 👏🏾 #JengaNaData

16 women leaders in Kasangati showed up, learned, and led. Last week, we partnered with @VukaHerAfrica to run a #digitalliteracy and safety training in Luganda because most online spaces are built in English, and that shouldn't be a barrier to women's participation. #WomenInLeadership

Next up on our #DataTamashaAfrica26 curators list is @valarie_waswa. She is bringing legal grounding and policy depth to #DataTamashaAfrica26, rooting AI governance conversations in lived realities and feminist ways of building technology. #JengaNaData #DTA2026

The @AMWIK State of Women in Media in Kenya Report 2026, exposes a systemic leaky pipeline driven by deep structural inequalities, economic insecurity, and safety threats. Despite strong educational qualifications, women journalists face a steep glass ceiling, making up a only 2.8% of media owners and 3.7% of managing editors. This lack of leadership is coupled with job instability, where nearly 60% of women operate in vulnerable freelancing, internship, or correspondent roles, and fewer than 14% secure permanent employment.

𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐛𝐲 𝟑𝟏𝐬𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐲, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔. datafest.africa/call-for-sessi… #DTA2026

Our call for submissions for #DataTamshaAfrica2026 in collaboration with @dLabTz is still open till the end of this month. Wondering if you should apply? Find out below 👇🏾 #JengaNaData

The people helping us shape #DataTamashaAfrica26 behind the scenes deserve their flowers. Meet Norman Angel, Co-Founder of @sautidatalab who is helping us design, shape, and bring #DTA2026 closer to the people building Africa's data future. #JengaNaData

We have formally submitted our Internet Shutdown Report and a formal complaint to @UHRC_UGANDA, requesting an investigation and determination on the human rights violations arising from the internet shutdown. We look forward to continued engagement and constructive dialogue on protecting digital rights and freedoms.

We are sooo back! 🔥 Zanzibar, 19-21 August 2026 with @dLabTz Building with Data / Kujenga na Data. Call for session submissions is still on. Submit yours 👉🏾: datafest.africa/call-for-sessi… #DataTamashaAfrica26 #JengaNaData

Behind every research, project, or program is this team. And once in a while, we make room for play. Last Thursday was a paint and sip. Music, insightful life conversations and cake for our April babies. Play is a form of rest. The inner child in all of us deserves a turn too.

Our Games fellow, Kamogelo Makhoba, is heading to the Game-On Symposium hosted by @Heltasa01 next week to talk about using games for digital and data literacy and the impact this work has on communities. At Pollicy, games are one of our favourite ways to make research tangible and accessible to the communities we serve, and Kamogelo's work is a perfect example of that in action. #GameOn

We're hiring a Website Developer.👩🏾‍💻 Over 2–4 months, you'll design and develop a website that communicates who we are and intentionally showcases our research, programmes and community resources. If you build with care and you love to challenge the status quo, don't miss out on the opportunity to apply! 👉🏾 Apply here: pollicy.org/events/terms-o…

We gathered different stakeholders to share what they expect from our ongoing UPDATE Kenya research. From school connectivity and digital literacy for domestic, tech & agricultural workers, to Kenya ratifying ILO Conventions 189 and 190. Watch the full video below 👇🏾 #PlatformWork

#DataTamashaAfrica26 is now OPEN and we want YOU in the room! This year, we are accepting sessions across three streams: @dLabTz 💬 Sessions: panels, talks, dialogues, labs 🛠️ Demos: African-built tools, civic tech, AI platforms 🎨 Creative outputs: art, film, poetry, games, storytelling Your stage awaits! 📅Deadline: Sunday 24th May 2026 Submit your session: datafest.africa/call-for-sessi… #DTA2026 #JengaNaData

Domestic workers in Kenya are working 16-hour days, earning below minimum wage, with no safe way to report abuse or harassment. Our stakeholder engagements continue to unpack the gender, digital, and labour rights gaps hiding in plain sight. Listen in 👇🏾 #DigitalEconomy #PlatformWork #DigitalSafety

Today we held space for a few partners, colleagues & friends who would have been at @rightscon this week. We had honest conversations about the futures we want to build and how we actually show up for one another. We can be each other's RightsCon. Drop each other's names in rooms. Cite each other's work. Show up to each other's launches. To @accessnow, we see every bit of work that went into planning this. We stand with you in solidarity. The work continues.