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

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_MENARO @IDRC_CRDI

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 secdev-foundation.org/journalists-on…

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. secdev-foundation.org/jordan-journal…

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…

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-…

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…

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

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. secdev-foundation.org/jordan-journal…

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! secdev-foundation.org/dvaw-mena-summ…

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…

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…

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…

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

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…

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

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. -> secdev-foundation.org/yigf-cambodia-…

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…

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….

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…