Break The Bias: Creating Safe Online Spaces for Women and Girls.
In Commemoration of #IWD2022 the Zimbabwe Information and Technology Empowerment Trust (ZITET) and Nduna Girls Zimbabwe organised a Workshop to empower young women on online safety. Awareness was raised on the recently enacted Data Protection Act.
In order for young women to actively and meaningfully contribute in online democratic processes, they need to feel safe and secure.
The 8th of March is set aside every year to commemorate the International Women’s Day (IWD). This is a day women are recognised for their achievements regardless national, ethnic, linguistic, cultural, economic or political divisions. This year’s IWD campaign theme was #BreakTheBias which calls for everyone to actively contribute towards a world that is free of bias, stereotypes, and discrimination.
To commemorate IWD2022, ZITET In partnership with Nduna Zimbabwe jointly hosted a workshop on the 12th of March 2022. The training workshop sought to educate young women and girls on how to engage safely in online spaces, in light of the rising cases of cyberbullying and harassment of women and girls.
The workshop was attended by young women and girls from diverse backgrounds from peri-urban and urban communities as well as higher and tertiary education institutions. A total of twenty-two (22) young women and girls were trained.
The event provided a platform for young women to safely engage, network, celebrate and amplify women’s voices. Click here to download a copy of the IWD2022 Commemoration Report.
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