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Hive Mind Partner Spotlight: WACSI
WACSI works throughout West Africa to contribute to building the capacity of civil society organizations in the region. Our mission is to strengthen civil society so that it is responsive, collaborative, representative, resilient, and influential thr... -
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WACSI Equips 15 Digital Activists with Digital Literacy and Resiliency Skills
In February 2023, the West Africa Civil Society Institute (WACSI) trained activists under the Hive Mind Scale Up project being supported by TechSoup.The 15 participants enhanced their skills in digital activism, safety, and literacy in the two-day co... -
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Digital Resilience: Strengthening the Capabilities of African NGOs and Charity Organisations
This article will provide practical tips and tricks for digital resilience, highlighting the importance of digital security for NGOs and charity organizations in Africa.Best Practices for Data SecurityOne of the key components of digital resilience i... -
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The Role of NGOs in Countering Disinformation in Africa: A Vital Tool for Community Empowerment
Understanding Disinformation and its Impact on AfricaDisinformation is defined as false or misleading information that is spread deliberately or unconsciously to the public. It can be spread through various media, including social media platforms, we... -
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Can fact checking address the excesses of disinformation?
First step in understanding the above-mentioned question will be revisiting the concepts. Fact-checking simply put is the process of verifying information, to promote the veracity and accurateness of reporting and statements. The process of fact-chec... -
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Webinar - Digital Security best practices for Civil Society Organisations
This session covers digital security terminologies, how to identify digital security threats, how to prevent digital security attacks, how to maintain digital safety and security and how to respond to digital security attacks.Watch webinar here -
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What is behind the use of social networks? Webinar takeaways
Professor Gordon Ingram is a cyber psychologist at the University of the Andes and his main area of research has been influenced by his curiosity in investigating the behaviors of the young population in digital environments.Professor Ingram highligh... -
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Young people in civic organisations - what about the next generation?
These were the questions we asked when we invited two of our guests to record a podcast on the subject. We spoke to Leonora Dér, from a young self-organising group that has developed into the Valley Town Association in two years, and Andrea Bálint, c... -
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Digital Rights – What Are They? Why Are They Important? How Can I Ensure I Have Them?
According to Statista the number of internet users globally will grow to 5.3 billion by 2023, which is more than 50% of the world population. The compound annual growth rate for the whole period from 2018 to 2023 is six percent. The fastest expecte... -
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What is Open Data: the main idea and examples
They all use Open Data resources. This is ready to use data, available for public good in your different social endeavours.Open Data is an idea that certain pieces of data should be freely available for machine processing and further use and dissemin...
