ZAINA FOUNDATION PROMOTING DIGITAL RIGHTS IN A CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENT

Antony Alfred from Zaina Foundation Lectured about Digital Rights and cyber security and the use of VPN as alternative once the partially internet shutdowns or social  media blackout happen he insisted people to install that key in their  phones. He insisted on the use of Tor browser and OONI for internet 

measurement during censorship.

Stakeholders participate in discussions held by Zaina foundation promote Digital Rights in Tanzania through raise  awareness on access to information, Freedom of Expression, translation of circumvention digital tools and Digital Security awareness to women.

 

Non-Government Organizations in Tanzania are insisted to emphasize  more in training about cyber security and digital rights to disorders in  order avoid them from effects that might happen due to ineffectively uses of internet.

 

Speaking in workshop based on the Digital Rights to challenging  environment Chief executive Officer second Vice president office  Department of Disorders in Zanzibar Abeida Rashid Abdalah said that, the  social media is very potential special to the Disorders because it used to  provide the important services for their life.

 

But also, Trainings about the Digital Accessibilityh for Disorders and  social media influencers, also there must be research about internet and  its usage said Abeida.

 

At the same point Chief executive Officer of Zaina Foundation, a Non- Government organization that organized the workshop under Internet Freedom Africa 2020 #FIFAfrica20, Zaituni Njovu said that, Disorders  they have to be aware with cyber security and effectively use of social  media that will be helpful to them to access information and enjoy  Democracy particular in this election session.

 

“Therefore they haven’t be considered as disorders, they need to use this digital services and internet, they need to access information about  election that will make them to have positive decision during election  polling said Njovu.

 

The workshop included different Non - Government Organization where  by the members discussed challenges for the social media usage where by  women seemed to be much affected with social media humiliation Herieth  Mkaanga Chief Executive officer My Heath Foundation said that, the  women must defend themselves from social media humiliation.

 

When a woman humiliated in social media, we have to be the firstly to  oppose the situation and to insure that the post is deleted and nit shared,  they have to be pained when a fellow woman is humiliated” said Mkaanga.

 

Anord Ernest Mlay a programmer from a institutions for widows  defendant TAWIA, said that the Men’s they have to be in front to avoid  women humiliation in social media, including rising awareness for Cyber  acts and to improve gender equality society. “We are responsible to rise our voices to conscious the society that we  have equal rights within our society and not having singe strongly  gender,” Said Mlay.

 

Initially, the Workshop started for Zaituni Njovu a Zaina Foundation  CEO, to brief members about the programs whereby she said tha Zaina  foundation aimed to promote Digital Rights in Tanzania through raise  awareness on access to information, Freedom of Expression, translation  of circumvention digital tools and Digital Security awareness to women journalists, she added that Zaina Foundation succeeded to train a women about Internet and cyber security special Women Journalists. 

 

“We are promoting digital rights and digital security awareness and for  this session we put much efforts to women Journalists,” Said Njovu.

 

After that safe sisters fellow to run discussion about social media, media  laws, internet challenges and the solution to the challenges, where by  Neema ole Ndemno Said that the patriotic system in society it’s an  obstacle to women and cause digital threats. “Patriotic system leads to men favoritism and creates mistrust to women and stereotype that undermine women capability that cause digital threats when women aim to contest in election,” Said Ndemo. 

 

Also in his presentation Door of Hope Tanzania CEO Clement Mwombeki said that, peoples they have to stop ignoring internet services,  and they have to put much consideration because Internet became one of the basic need. “Am Emphasizes that internet nowadays is a basic need of the human life it’s like food, health services water and others needs including human  rights,” said Mwombeki.

 

On his presentation Godwin Asenga and Antony Alfred from Zaina  Foundation Lectured about Digital Rights and cyber security and the use  of VPN as alternative once the partially internet shutdowns or social  media blackout happen, he insisted people to install that key in their  phones. He insisted on the use of Tor browser and OONI for internet 

measurement during censorship.