The 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. This pilot community edition is an eight-week online program that equips alumni of the Digital Grassroots Ambassadors Program with the skills and knowledge to train their peers on internet literacy, internet governance, and digital rights. The program is designed to build a network of digital literacy trainers who can help to bridge the digital divide and empower communities to use the internet for social good.

Project Leads

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
• Use Internet Literacy as a tool to accomplish SDGs 4, 5, 10, 16, 17

PROJECT OUTCOMES

• Engaged 3 trainers (alumni of the Digital Grassroots Ambassadors Program) to train their peers (trainees);

• Delivered our 4 weeks online internet literacy course on Moodle focusing on the following themes Internet for Security, Internet for Social Life and Internet for Economy;

• The 3 trainers engaged 39 youth trainees (21 female, 17 male, and 1 undisclosed) from Nigeria and Kenya;

• Executed 2 weeks of online mentorship by connecting internet governance experts to each trainee;

• Executed 24 community engagement projects to increase digital citizenship in local communities;

DIGRA OBJECTIVE

• To engage youth in Internet governance

Abdulrasheed Musa kofa, Nigeria

Adam Ismail Ahmad, Nigeria

Amano Ifunanya Justina, Nigeria

Amina Ibrahim Idris, Nigeria

Brenda Jeptoo, Kenya

Chiamaka Ohalete, Nigeria

Chidimma Nwabueze, Nigeria

Chinonso John Ugwu, Nigeria

Chukwuebuka Ibezim, Nigeria

Clarence Anyango, Kenya

Daniel Kimaru Karanja, Kenya

Daniel Mwangi Gachohi, Kenya

Dickson Karani Kabanya, Kenya

ERICK OKUSIMBA OPINDI, Kenya

Ezeagba Coletta Uche, Nigeria

Fatima Babakura, Nigeria

GEORGE N. MUHIA, Kenya

Glory Uchechi Amadife, Nigeria

Halima Nayaya, Nigeria

Harvester Kamili Okumu, Kenya

Jackline Adhiambo Onyango, Kenya

JESSE MAINA NGANGA, Kenya

John Mwangi, Kenya

Kennedy Wanjala Matara, Kenya

Lewis Murimi Kathuri, Kenya

Maryam Ado Haruna, Nigeria

Modesta Obianuju, Nigeria

Mohammed Chiroma Hassan, Nigeria

Mungai Victor Kamau, Kenya

Ndubuisi Desmond Achiomeh, Nigeria

Odo Rita Chinyere, Nigeria

OKORO RUTH CHIMUANYA, Nigeria

OSEWA ADESHINA VINCENT, Nigeria

Sadiya Ahmad Musa, Nigeria

Sadiya Lawal Danyaro, Nigeria

Safiyya Muhammad Ali-Daba, Nigeria

Salawu Ummuhani Anavami, Nigeria

Salisu Muhammad Indabawa, Nigeria

Silvia Anyango Onyango, Kenya

Stephen Adiriano Walusala, Kenya

Winfred Mbatha, Kenya

Zahra Yunusa Ya’u, Nigeria

Digital Grassroots collaborated with internet governance experts from various countries to provide mentorship for the trainees as they become newcomers in the global internet governance ecosystem.

Thank you to the following experts for supporting their internet governance participation:

Jesse Nathan Kalange

Osei Manu Kagyah

ZOH Aubin

Raphel Belizaire

Chilufya Mulenga

Diamondra Julianna Rafiringa

Abdul-Ganiw Abdul-Karim

Bakare Opeyemi Nafisat

Gbééré Achille Eye