03 September – 26 October 2018
To connect native French speaking youth to our Ambassadors program, this cohort of the program was hosted entirely in French. Digital Grassroots Ambassadors Program introduces youth from underrepresented communities to internet governance issues and provides a pathway for the youth to engage their local community on activities that promote digital citizenship. Through the program mentorship, participants leverage connections with internet governance experts and learn how to contribute to shaping internet policies as newcomers.
Project Leads
Esther Mwema
Zambia
Noha Ashraf
Egypt
Wathagi Ndungu
Kenya
PROJECT OBJECTIVE
- Build a positive narrative on youth participation in Internet governance
- Engage youth in resolving internet related problems at community level
- Introduce youth to participation in Internet governance through mentorship
PROJECT OUTCOMES
- Translated the 4 weeks online internet literacy course focused on capacity building for youth, using the Internet media, on three main themes: Internet for Security, Internet for Social Life and Internet for Economy
- Engaged 21 youth program participants (13 female and 8 male) from 8 countries
- Connected each program participant to an industry expert for 4 weeks of mentorship to enable their participation in both global and local Internet governance processes.
DIGRA OBJECTIVE
- To engage youth in Internet governance
Ambassadors
Abdel Gaffar OURO-AGORO, Togo
AGNOUN BASSO Rabi Mars-Arès V. K, Bénin
Atsain Marie Karelle Astrid, Côte D’Ivoire
BALH Dieuveil Loïc, République du Congo
Cloiseau Dedlyne, Haiti
Djenane Madona Baptiste, Haïti
EGAH Yao Amen Nino, Togo
Francisque Abigaël Guirlande, Haïti
GBOGOU WOUWE TARAN EDWIGE, Côte D’Ivoire
IRAMBONA Yves Prudent, Burundi
Jean Evenson, Haïti
Jeff Ricardo MARCELLUS, Haïti
Katiana Antoine, Haïti
MAGGUILEJ Doha, Maroc
MONTREUIL Kindy Vereus, Haïti
Ndèye Mindiss NDOUR, Sénégal
Nicolas Eberline, Haïti
Rose Edmana Fiderlie RAYMOND, Haïti
Touré Nanklan Grâce, Côte d’Ivoire
Yawovi AGBODAZE, Togo
ZOH Aubin, Côte d’Ivoire
Trainers
Digital Grassroots collaborated with our French speaking community members to provide learning support to the participant throughout the online course phase of the program.
Thank you to the following trainers for your dedication in enabling community engagement on internet governance for our ambassadors
Abdoulaye Kone, Côte d’Ivoire
Charlette Desire, Côte d’Ivoire
Cynthia Kelly Kaze, Burundi
Daana ROC, Haiti
Mackenson Vernet, Haiti
Noha Ashraf, Egypt
Raphael Bélizaire, Haiti
Mentors
Digital Grassroots collaborated with French speaking internet governance experts from 5 countries to provide mentorship for the program participants as they become newcomers in the global internet governance ecosystem.
Thank you to the following experts for supporting their internet governance participation.
Abdrahamane Samba SIDIBE, Mali
Adja Maty Sembene, Senegal
Bakary KOUYATE, Mali
Boniface Lamah, Guinée
Daly Hamady DIALLO, Mali
Jean Baptiste MILLOGO, Haiti
Obed Sindy, Haiti
SAWADOGO Zakaria, Burkina Faso
Translators
Thank you to the following Digital Grassroots Cofounders for providing English to French translations for all the materials used in this program
Obed Sindy
Charlette Desire