28 May – 22 July 2018
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
Bolutife Adisa
Nigeria
Esther Mwema
Zambia
Noha Ashraf
Egypt
Uffa Modey
Nigeria
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
- Developed and delivered a 4 weeks online internet literacy training 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 31 youth program participants (18 female and 13 male) from 14 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
Abdoulaye KONE, Côte d’Ivoire
Abdul Saboor Malik, Pakistan
Amira Osama Mohamed Nasr El Din Fouad, Egypt
Annam Lodhi, Pakistan
Bodunde Deborah Jadesola, Nigeria
BYRONE PAUL, Kenya
Cynthia Nyongesa, Kenya
Daana ROC, Haiti
Diana Shidlovskaya, Belarus
Eriola Ndoj, Albania
Hanna Pishchyk, Belrarus
K.K.S.Virgini Kumari, Sri Lanka
Liah Shonhe, Botswana
Mackenson Vernet, Haiti
Morisola Alaba, Nigeria
MPIERI CHIDI COLLINS, Nigeria
Mujahid Islam, Pakistan
Olalekan Samuel Ajayi, Nigeria
Oluwaseun Sanjo Ajani, Nigeria
Opuere Amakoromo, Nigeria
Phlegon Nekesa Nyongesa, Kenya
Prianka mong’ina Ombeka, Kenya
Priscilla Kinonga Luworo, Kenya
Raphel Belizaire, Haiti
Ruth Atim, Uganda
Sallay kallon, Sierra Leone
Shehab Abdulbaset Karman, Yemen
Sizo Sanele Hlophe, Swaziland
Temitope Taiwo, Nigeria
Titilope Bolanle Emmanuel, Nigeria
Vallarie Wendy Yiega, Kenya
Trainers
Digital Grassroots co-founders and a previous ambassador from cohort 1 of the program provided 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
Bolutife Adisa, Nigeria
Dajana Mulaj, Albania
Katie Watson, USA
Noha Ashraf, Egypt
Rebecca Ryakitimbo, Tanzania
Samuel Reid, Guyana
Sindy Obed, Haiti
Uffa Modey, Nigeria
Wathagi Ndungu, Kenya
Mentors
Digital Grassroots collaborated with internet governance experts from 6 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.
Cat Blake, USA
Dhanaraj Thakur, USA
Esther Mwema, Zambia
Frieda Lukas, Namibia
Kellee Elkins, USA
Noha Ashraf Abdel Baky, Egypt
Pamela Chogo, Tanzania
Su Sonia Herring, Turkey