Digital Rights and Safety

Why this matters

A UN Women global poll found 58% of girls and young women have experienced online harassment before 25. A 2024 UNFPA study of East African universities found nearly 90% of students witnessed technology-facilitated GBV on campus.

Our goal

To protect young people and marginalised communities from technology-facilitated gender-based violence, image-based abuse, deepfakes and internet violence.

What we do

Campus campaigns

A response pathway for deepfake and image-based abuse, linking legal aid, psychosocial support and platform reporting

Public education in English, with Chichewa to follow

Online rights advocacy

Intended outcomes

How we measure progress

Where we work

Balaka

Lilongwe

Salima