The cat is officially out of the bag!👀
We’ve been working behind the scenes and we are excited to finally share what’s coming.
We are partnering with Tanzania Data Lab to convene Data Tamasha Africa 2026 at the beautiful shores of Zanzibar!
Save the dates!
#DataTamashaAfrica26 #JengaNaData
#Data is the world’s new mineral, but how do we ensure it truly empowers its people?
In this article, Hood Lubowa explores his journey through #DataFestAfrica2025 and his vision for a data-driven future rooted in #digitalsafety & inclusion.
Read the full article: bit.ly/4cyCnsz
The internet should be a tool for liberation for all.
Through our work we’re pushing for a digital world where women and girls can organize and lead without fear.
🎥Watch our team’s take on a safe and joyful internet👇🏾
#HerSafeNet #DigitalSafety
So many takeaways from #DRIF26 !
It was affirming to see our recently launched report themes of #AI and digital sovereignty at the heart of the conversation.
Watching research come to life through the 2024 Londa report short film also reminded us why accessible data is so key.
#ForumDRIF26
Five months ago, we gathered in Kampala for #DataFestAfrica2025. The mandate was clear: as Africans, we must be the authors and owners of our data.
300 + participants, 70 speakers & 1 roadmap for action
📄The official Outcomes Report is now LIVE!
Download the report here: bit.ly/DataFestAfri...
What does a safe and joyful internet mean to you?
For our team, it’s about it’s about liberation, expression, inclusion and the freedom to lead.
We are committed to dismantling barriers that keep women, girls, and from participating fully online.
#HerSafeNet #DigitalSafety #SaferInternet
What a celebration of 9 years of impact! 🎉
Last week, we marked #PollicyAt9 with an intimate gathering at our Kampala office, joined by friends and partners who have been part of our journey.
It was a moment to reflect & appreciate the people who continue to build with us.
Here’s to chapter 10! ✨
On 18 March at the National ICT Innovation Hub, women gathered for a conversation on data protection and privacy, organised by the Personal Data Protection Office. We explored where their data lives, how it is collected, and their rights to access, rectify, and erase it.
Reflections from #DFA2025 continue to highlight the need for stronger platform accountability in addressing online abuse during elections.
In this blog, Judith Namutosi shares key takeaways from the session on #TFGBV during elections in Africa.
📖Read more: medium.com/@pollicy/dat...
The digital world shapes our future but too many girls & women are left behind. Mentorship changes that. Through our programs, we are empowering women and girls across tech, online safety, civic leadership, and human rights to grow their skills, confidence, and voices.
#GiveToGain #IWD2026
Digital spaces shape how workers learn, earn, connect & stay safe.
From WhatsApp job networks to TikTok businesses, domestic workers navigate opportunity & risk with resilience and collective support. @cdeunibe.bsky.social
Read more: bit.ly/4aWULut
Data privacy is about control. Who collects your personal data, how it’s used, and why.
As we mark Day 1 of #DataPrivacyWeek, we’re starting with the basics. Because understanding privacy is the first step to defending it.
#DataPrivacy #DigitalRights #PrivacyMatters
In episode 9 of #ResistPersistReimagine, we speak with Bonnita Nyamwire, Head of Research in our partner organization @pollicy.bsky.social, about the systemic barriers women face in politics; from online spaces to parliaments.
🎬🐝 Watch, subscribe and share!
What if #data wasn’t distant or extractive but something you could walk through and touch ?
Our second Afrofeminist Data Museum at #DFA2025 was curated as a journey: from memory & archives, to play & possibility, to collective imagining.
datafest.africa/wp-content/u...
Starting 2026 by asking a question that stays with us:
how do we make data felt, not just seen?
At #DataFestAfrica2025, REDATA by our Game Design Fellow Kamogelo Makhoba, turned #TFGBV data into motion and story centering lived experiences, care, and resistance.
Read more: bit.ly/3YCcZMc
We’re signing off for the holidays✨
Our offices will be closed from 19th December 2025 and will re-open on 7th January 2026 as we take time to rest and recharge.
Thank you to our community and partners for an impactful 2025.
See you in 2026!
#HappyHolidays
From accounts to devices, from malware to online presence, journalists at #UgandaMediaWeek2025 are getting practical, hands-on digital security support.
Shoutout to our Data Products Assistant Rashid, for leading antivirus & VPN installs & reminding us: your data must remain yours.
Human rights belong to ALL of us.
This #HumanRightsDay, lets rise together for a world where freedom, justice, hope and equality for ALL prevail.✊🏾
Prevention of violence against women and girls is possible! Invest in it.
#16DaysOfActivism
#FeministFutures
#EndOnlineViolence
🚫No one should feel threatened or silenced on the internet!
📱Report incidents of #OGBV through our portal for legal, digital & psycho-social support!
🔗 ogbv.wougnet.org
#16DaysOfActivism
Can digital safety legislation be developed without relying on surveillance-heavy solutions?
Annex from @pollicy.bsky.social says: "Digital safety regulations are important [but] we recommend government bodies to employ a gender lens in [forming] these regulations." #16Days #NoTechForWar @apc.org
Yesterday, we joined some partners to kick off #16DaysofActivism against Digital Violence towards Women & Girls.
We discussed how online abuse affects women and girls and why it’s so important for different sectors to work together and push for gender-responsive laws.
#NoExcuse #ACTtoEndViolence
This #16DaysOfActivism, we’re digging into the growing crisis of #TFGBV in Uganda.
From algorithmic bias to online harassment & real-world harm, women & marginalized groups deserve safer digital spaces.
Monday, 1 Dec 2025 | 2:00 – 4:00 PM EAT
Register: bit.ly/4pbMcle
#HerSafeNet #16Days
Still buzzing from the energy at the first #DataFestAfrica2025 pre-event in Nairobi with Aga Khan University.
The discussions were a powerful reminder that #Africa has the creativity, knowledge & power to reclaim its own data futures, building systems that serve people, not extract from them.
‼️REGISTER FOR DATAFEST AFRICA 2025‼️
Registration for #DFA2025 is now OPEN! (30-31 October)
Whether you’re a creative, community organiser, policymaker, activist, technologist, or data enthusiast, this space is for YOU.
Register here: datafest.africa
The countdown is real! We are only 30 days away to #DataFestAfrica2025!
We’re gearing up for two days of transformative dialogue, powerful connections, and a bold vision for Africa’s data future.
See the full lineup here: datafest.africa/agenda/
Strong passwords = stronger protection. 🔑
Every step and safeguard helps women stay visible, safe & powerful online.
Play our Digital SafeTea Game today and level up your digital resilience. www.digitalsafetea.com
#HerSafeNet #DigitalSafety
With support from the Austrian Development Agency, we’re strengthening the digital resilience of women journalists, WHRDs & women leaders against #TFGBV during elections in Uganda.
Last week, we met Safe Places Uganda, who will join our referral pathway & offer subsidized counselling for survivors.
When one woman is silenced, we all lose a voice.
With Defenders Protection Initiative, we’re working to:
✨ Equip women leaders with digital safety skills
✨ Empower WHRDs to stand strong against #TFGBV
✨ Build networks of solidarity
Because the internet should never be a battlefield.
#HerSafeNet
#TFGBV is violence and must be treated as a crime. is violence and must be treated as a crime.
We're calling for #TFGBV to be included in Uganda’s 2024 Sexual Offences Bill, because every woman deserves legal protection from online harms.
Read more → pollicy.org/resource/tfg...
#HerSafeNet
