Technology is increasingly being used to promote gender equality across the world. From artificial intelligence to virtual reality, innovative tools are being developed to raise awareness about gender issues, empower female entrepreneurs, and eliminate discrimination. Other technologies are creating new ways to fight against gender inequality. Virtual reality is being…

As development partners and CSOs working to end violence against women #EVAW prepare for 16days of Activism — an advocacy campaign that runs globally from 25th November to 10th December, we need to brutally remind ourselves that ONLINE VIOLENCE IS VIOLENCE. Online gender based violence is the new face of…

For the past few months, Africa has been going through a buzz trend; “the digital economy”, for good reason ofcourse, with many African governments talking digital transformation and roadmaps of how they will get there. But what exactly do we mean when we say ‘digital transformation for the digital economy’…

According to the Web Foundation, 52% of young women and girls have experienced abuse online. 89, that is the number of Cases received through The Launchpad Tanzania — LP Digital’s OGBV Helpline from October 2020- December 2021. 59 of which are Non Consensual Sharing of Intimate Images (NCII) or what…

Kwa mujibu wa Mamlaka ya Mawasiliano Tanzania (TCRA), nchi ina watumiaji zaidi ya Milioni 28+ na watumiaji Milioni 51+ hadi kufikia mwaka wa 2020. Hata hivyo, bado haijabainika kutokana na idadi hiyo ni wanawake wangapi ikilinganishwa na wanaume katika muktadha wa mgawanyiko wa kijinsia wa kidijitali na ukosefu huu wa…

According to the Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA), The country has over 28 Million+ Internet Users and 51 Million+ Mobile subscribers as of 2020. However, it is yet to be determined from these numbers how many are women compared to men in the context of the digital gender divide and…

As a tech enthusiast in Tanzania, I’ve recently been thinking about the top need to knows about tech in Tanzania notwithstanding my work around digital inclusion and advancing women’s online participation. In Tanzania, digitalisation isn’t so easy. Barriers include: Accessibility (infrastructure, socio-cultural factors) Digital literacy (capacity,skills, know how) Affordability (data…