Lessons of Resilience from Data Mtaani: Workers Navigating Risk and Opportunity in Digital Spaces
Author: Wanjiku Maina, Pollicy
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
26.02.2026 11:57 β
π 1
π 0
π¬ 0
π 0
Data privacy is about control. Who collects your personal data, how itβs used, and why.
As we mark Day 1 of #DataPrivacyWeek, weβre starting with the basics. Because understanding privacy is the first step to defending it.
#DataPrivacy #DigitalRights #PrivacyMatters
27.01.2026 11:32 β
π 2
π 1
π¬ 0
π 0
In Episode 9 of Resist, Persist and Reimagine, we speak with Bonnita Nyamwire, Head of Research in our partner organization @Pollicy, about the systemic barr...
Episode 9: Bonnita Nyamwire | Resist, Persist, and Reimagine
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.
π¬π Watch, subscribe and share!
14.01.2026 07:02 β
π 2
π 2
π¬ 0
π 0
What if #data wasnβt 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...
22.01.2026 08:43 β
π 1
π 0
π¬ 0
π 0
REDATA: Bringing TFGBV Data to Life Through Motion in the Afrofeminist Data Museum
Author: Kamogelo Makhoba
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
13.01.2026 06:58 β
π 0
π 0
π¬ 0
π 0
Weβre signing off for the holidaysβ¨
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
19.12.2025 07:37 β
π 1
π 0
π¬ 0
π 0
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.
17.12.2025 11:07 β
π 1
π 0
π¬ 0
π 0
Human rights belong to ALL of us.
This #HumanRightsDay, lets rise together for a world where freedom, justice, hope and equality for ALL prevail.βπΎ
10.12.2025 08:15 β
π 1
π 0
π¬ 0
π 0
Prevention of violence against women and girls is possible! Invest in it.
#16DaysOfActivism
#FeministFutures
#EndOnlineViolence
10.12.2025 00:14 β
π 1
π 1
π¬ 0
π 0
π«No one should feel threatened or silenced on the internet!
π±Report incidents of #OGBV through our portal for legal, digital & psycho-social support!
π ogbv.wougnet.org
#16DaysOfActivism
10.12.2025 06:21 β
π 0
π 1
π¬ 0
π 0
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
08.12.2025 09:08 β
π 3
π 4
π¬ 0
π 0
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 itβs so important for different sectors to work together and push for gender-responsive laws.
#NoExcuse #ACTtoEndViolence
26.11.2025 08:19 β
π 2
π 0
π¬ 0
π 0
This #16DaysOfActivism, weβre 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 β 4:00 PM EAT
Register: bit.ly/4pbMcle
#HerSafeNet #16Days
25.11.2025 11:13 β
π 4
π 0
π¬ 1
π 1
βΌοΈREGISTER FOR DATAFEST AFRICA 2025βΌοΈ
Registration for #DFA2025 is now OPEN! (30-31 October)
Whether youβre a creative, community organiser, policymaker, activist, technologist, or data enthusiast, this space is for YOU.
Register here: datafest.africa
07.10.2025 06:23 β
π 3
π 0
π¬ 0
π 0
The countdown is real! We are only 30 days away to #DataFestAfrica2025!
Weβre gearing up for two days of transformative dialogue, powerful connections, and a bold vision for Africaβs data future.
See the full lineup here: datafest.africa/agenda/
30.09.2025 12:15 β
π 1
π 0
π¬ 0
π 0
Digital Safetea
Get the Tea on your Digital Safety!
Strong passwords = stronger protection. π
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
23.09.2025 09:03 β
π 1
π 0
π¬ 0
π 0
With support from the Austrian Development Agency, weβre 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.
16.09.2025 07:13 β
π 3
π 0
π¬ 1
π 0
#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 Ugandaβs 2024 Sexual Offences Bill, because every woman deserves legal protection from online harms.
Read more β pollicy.org/resource/tfg...
#HerSafeNet
05.09.2025 06:52 β
π 3
π 1
π¬ 0
π 0
A safe & joyful internet is one where women, girls and marginalised communities can participate without fear.β β Bonaventure, Pollicy
As we continue to roll out our Strategic Plan 2024β2027, weβre sharing team reflections on what it means in practice.
Listen inππΎ
#DigitalSafety #HerSafeNet
02.09.2025 07:23 β
π 3
π 0
π¬ 1
π 0
Key Features of Law β2024/017 (On Personal Data Protection in Cameroon)
Author: Rachel Magege
π¨π² What does Cameroonβs new Law 2024/017 mean for personal data protection?
From consent to cross-border data flows, we break down the key features of this legislationβand what it signals for digital rights in Central Africa.
π Dive into the blog:
pollicy.medium.com/key-features...
08.08.2025 10:52 β
π 2
π 1
π¬ 0
π 0
π’Want to help bring #DataFestAfrica2025 to life? Weβre looking for:
βοΈ Rapporteurs
βοΈ Event Onsite Ticketing & Registration
βοΈ Branding & printing
βοΈ Video Coverage & Photography
βοΈ Language Interpreters
π
Deadline: August 18th 2025
Apply here ππΎ forms.gle/SGWqxmmVDZSj...
01.08.2025 06:58 β
π 3
π 2
π¬ 0
π 0
π’ Our new Strategic Plan (2024β2027) is here!
Bold. Feminist. Data-powered. Africa-first. π
For the next three years, weβre doubling down on our feminist tech, digital rights, and justice-driven data work across Africa like never before.
ππΎ Dive in: bit.ly/PollicyStrategβ¦
31.07.2025 12:00 β
π 2
π 0
π¬ 0
π 0
ποΈ Episode 9: Bonnita Nyamwire
Resist, Persist and Reimagine Β· Episode
Ep. 9 of Resist, Persist & Reimagine podcast by @colmenafund.bsky.social is LIVE!
Our Director of Research, Bonnita Nyamwire talks about how #TFGBV is pushing women out of politics, and what civil society must do to fight back.
Listen inππΎ
open.spotify.com/episode/4pSz...
30.07.2025 08:56 β
π 5
π 0
π¬ 0
π 0
π Our 2024 Annual Report is here!
From research to partnerships, events, and transformative impact across Africaβs #data landscape, 2024 was anything but ordinary.
Dive into the reflections & feminist data future weβre building.
β‘οΈ bit.ly/PollicyAnnualRβ¦
#PollicyAnnualReport #FeministTech
24.07.2025 11:43 β
π 1
π 0
π¬ 0
π 0
π’Calling all change-makers, creatives & community builders!
Pollicyβs 2025 Fellowship applications are OPEN! We're looking for 3 dynamic fellows to join us.
βοΈ Francophone Community Engagement Fellow
βοΈ Grants & Growth Fellow
βοΈ Games Design Fellow
Apply here ππΎ pollicy.org/wp-content/u...
21.07.2025 07:33 β
π 1
π 0
π¬ 0
π 0
DataFest Africa 2025: Call for Session Proposals.
Weβre excited to invite bold ideas, creative formats, and powerful voices for DataFest Africa 2025, a pan-African gathering shaping a just, inclusive, and community-driven digital future. As we reclai...
π’#DataFestAfrica2025 Call for Sessions is NOW OPEN!
Have a bold idea that challenges extractive tech and inspires change in communities?
Weβre inviting YOU to submit bold and powerful sessions at #DFA2025.
Submit your proposal today ππΎ bit.ly/CallForSessi...
16.07.2025 11:53 β
π 3
π 0
π¬ 0
π 0
This year, we're taking back the narrative and βReclaiming our Data Futuresβ.
Get ready for bold conversations, ideas around data, tech and everything in between!
#DFA2025
Stay tuned for updates.
14.07.2025 09:19 β
π 1
π 0
π¬ 0
π 0