Thematic Areas THEMATIC AREAS . Digital Inclusion Promoting skills through training of various forms Training of Teachers and Principals of Secondary Schools Adolescent Girl’s Initiative for Learning and Empowerment Project (AGILE) Building capacity for clusters of people living with disabilities to train their members on digital technology Implementing the community networks programme in 12 communities across the country to enable communities lacking connectivity to build their own solutions supported by FCDO Presently implementing a project on Developing Young Female Digital Policy Experts with support from SIDS through APC , the project includes a research to assess the extent of the presence or otherwise of women in the leadership of digital policy related agencies in the country Digital entrepreneurship and creativity Transforming Tech Ideas into Business Programme Digital creativity and innovation for young girls training supported by Lenovo Foundation Digital Livelihood Programme supported by the US Embassy and the British Council/EU Implementing similar digital livelihood programme for youth and women in rural communities of FCT ICTs in promoting transparency, accountability and good governance Report a Project Career Talks Programmes in Schools Social Media for Accountability Training supporting people with disability to use technology in promoting their voice and issues on the matters of accountability and inclusion Supporting over 25 journalists/media organizations in deploying various tech platforms and media to implement activities that catalyze citizens voices in the demand for accountability and fighting corruption Technology in Peace Building Technology Against Cattle Rustling (CATRIS) Conflict Early Warning, Early Response Systems Have continued to monitor and counter both hate speech and fake news since a grant by MacArthur Foundation in 2014 Currently undertaking a digital peace building research with support from GIZ as part of the digital peace building architecture for West Africa During the from 2022 to 2023, implemented an AI based monitoring of harmful contents in relation to the 2023 general elections in Nigeria Impact of digitalization on society Pilot hub for repair and reuse activities in Nigeria Monitoring and countering technology-assisted gender violence We have done three other mini researches: one on the potentials for substituting bamboo for steel in telecommunication towers, the other on “Extending the useful life of mobile phones, building capacity and economic opportunities, e-waste” Digital Rights Implementing in partnership with Lawyers with borders and Spaces for Change with support from EU, another digital rights promoting project Conducting safety and privacy protection online training , most focusing on women, girls and journalists, including running of the annual Bauchi Feminist Internet School (BAFIS) which is not in its sixth year Just concluded a project on enhancing digital rights in Nigeria: this including training digital rights champions, consisting of CSO leaders and female journalists, supporting them to step down the training in their communities as well as undertook advocacy for supporting the bill to institutionalize digital rights in Nigeria, led to us conduct a three-capacity building training on mainstream digital rights in the work of the National Human Rights Commission for it’s for directors and key staff Flagship Events Critical Knowledge Production Dialogue Series Kano ICT Quiz, a talent hunt event that has been going on annual for the past 22 years The Women Internet Governance Forum (W-IGF), fourth edition held last October Data Analysis for Training for Young Academics, so far five rounds have held with over 400 academics from no lease 15 universities and other tertiary institutions The Muazzam Institutes for Philosophy and Political Theory, a capacity enhancement programme for young academics of tertiary institutions and post graduate students The Annual Kano Social Influencers Summit, a two day event that bring over 600 participants, the last held in November this year Inspiring Leadership Reflection Interactive Series (ILERIS), a monthly youth mentoring programme The Bauchi Feminist Interne School annual residential school meant to produce gender digital inclusion champions we are planning for the sixth edition Repair, Recycle and Reuse in the ICT Sector – an ewaste transformational programme Herders without Herds Seminars (this is a research –based seminar to crystalize in a concrete intervention for the resolution od the crisis) Annual Digital Summer Institute for Young women three editions have held – providing digital skills, business training and mentoring for young girls to become entrepreneurs
