@afrodiva.bsky.social
In Joburg, households spend R5,547.99/month on groceries, the highest in SA. But in 2025, choosing between bread or data is not a choice anyone should face. Digital access (phone + Wi-Fi) must be in the basic household basket. #datamustfall
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Why Digital Access Belongs in the Basic Household Basket
Johannesburg is now officially the most expensive metro in South Africa to buy groceries. According to the Pietermaritzburg Economic…
theafrodiva.medium.com
September 15, 2025 at 3:49 PM
In Joburg, households spend R5,547.99/month on groceries, the highest in SA. But in 2025, choosing between bread or data is not a choice anyone should face. Digital access (phone + Wi-Fi) must be in the basic household basket. #datamustfall
🔗 Read more: theafrodiva.medium.com/why-digital-...
🔗 Read more: theafrodiva.medium.com/why-digital-...
Read how Kistpay is "Unlocking Women’s Digital Futures Through Trust-Centered Innovation,” closing the gender digital divide in Pakistan through social financing and financial empowerment, bringing women into the digital economy. shorturl.at/k58AO
Kistpay – Unlocking Women’s Digital Futures Through Trust-Centered Innovation - Global Digital Inclusion Partnership
Kistpay offers more than just installment plans for phones; it creates an ecosystem of inclusion.
shorturl.at
September 15, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Read how Kistpay is "Unlocking Women’s Digital Futures Through Trust-Centered Innovation,” closing the gender digital divide in Pakistan through social financing and financial empowerment, bringing women into the digital economy. shorturl.at/k58AO
Reflections from #WSIS20 in Geneva, where digital futures took center stage. Highlight? Meeting Nadine, an AI-powered humanoid built by a woman. Women must shape tech’s frontiers. Read blog via @gdinclusion
globaldigitalinclusion.org/2025/08/06/r...
#DigitalInclusion #DigitalEquality
globaldigitalinclusion.org/2025/08/06/r...
#DigitalInclusion #DigitalEquality
Reflections from Geneva: WSIS+20 and the Urgency of Inclusive Digital Futures - Global Digital Inclusion Partnership
Representing GDIP at WSIS+20 wasn’t just a professional milestone, it was a deeply personal commitment to the world I believe is possible.
globaldigitalinclusion.org
August 6, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Reflections from #WSIS20 in Geneva, where digital futures took center stage. Highlight? Meeting Nadine, an AI-powered humanoid built by a woman. Women must shape tech’s frontiers. Read blog via @gdinclusion
globaldigitalinclusion.org/2025/08/06/r...
#DigitalInclusion #DigitalEquality
globaldigitalinclusion.org/2025/08/06/r...
#DigitalInclusion #DigitalEquality
Pleased to be part of the esteemed panel. Please join us in Room F at the Palexpo in Geneva or online.
🌐 How can we better harness digital public goods to build a more inclusive, sustainable digital future beyond 2025?
Join global thought leaders for a dynamic #WSIS+20 thematic workshop:⬇️
@afrodiva.bsky.social @snjorge.bsky.social @wsis20sec.bsky.social @itu.int @unesco.org
Join global thought leaders for a dynamic #WSIS+20 thematic workshop:⬇️
@afrodiva.bsky.social @snjorge.bsky.social @wsis20sec.bsky.social @itu.int @unesco.org
July 8, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Pleased to be part of the esteemed panel. Please join us in Room F at the Palexpo in Geneva or online.
Honored to represent @gdinclusion.bsky.social at @wsis20sec.bsky.social in Geneva, hosted by the @itu.int.
Today, I’ll speak on a panel: How can we harness digital public goods for a more inclusive, sustainable digital future beyond 2025?
Join us in person or online!
#DigitalInclusion #WSIS
Today, I’ll speak on a panel: How can we harness digital public goods for a more inclusive, sustainable digital future beyond 2025?
Join us in person or online!
#DigitalInclusion #WSIS
July 8, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Honored to represent @gdinclusion.bsky.social at @wsis20sec.bsky.social in Geneva, hosted by the @itu.int.
Today, I’ll speak on a panel: How can we harness digital public goods for a more inclusive, sustainable digital future beyond 2025?
Join us in person or online!
#DigitalInclusion #WSIS
Today, I’ll speak on a panel: How can we harness digital public goods for a more inclusive, sustainable digital future beyond 2025?
Join us in person or online!
#DigitalInclusion #WSIS
“Digital inclusion isn’t a luxury, it’s a lifeline!”
Wrapped up a powerful week at #IGF2025 🇳🇴
I was honored to:
✅Reaffirm commitment to gender digital inclusion
✅Join bold discussions on data, equity & access
✅Represent @gdinclusion’s people-first model
Wrapped up a powerful week at #IGF2025 🇳🇴
I was honored to:
✅Reaffirm commitment to gender digital inclusion
✅Join bold discussions on data, equity & access
✅Represent @gdinclusion’s people-first model
July 3, 2025 at 11:05 AM
“Digital inclusion isn’t a luxury, it’s a lifeline!”
Wrapped up a powerful week at #IGF2025 🇳🇴
I was honored to:
✅Reaffirm commitment to gender digital inclusion
✅Join bold discussions on data, equity & access
✅Represent @gdinclusion’s people-first model
Wrapped up a powerful week at #IGF2025 🇳🇴
I was honored to:
✅Reaffirm commitment to gender digital inclusion
✅Join bold discussions on data, equity & access
✅Represent @gdinclusion’s people-first model
The Hague, home of global justice, now holds space for historical truth: a new monument to the Transatlantic Slave Trade, created by artist Buhlebezwe Siwani. I wrote about its meaning, symbolism, and why this moment matters.
medium.com/p/6a7c47297195
#BuhlebezweSiwani #TheHague
medium.com/p/6a7c47297195
#BuhlebezweSiwani #TheHague
Where Justice Meets Memory: The Hague’s Monument to the Transatlantic Slave Trade
In a city known as the global capital of justice, a long-overdue act of remembrance has taken root.
medium.com
July 1, 2025 at 11:11 PM
The Hague, home of global justice, now holds space for historical truth: a new monument to the Transatlantic Slave Trade, created by artist Buhlebezwe Siwani. I wrote about its meaning, symbolism, and why this moment matters.
medium.com/p/6a7c47297195
#BuhlebezweSiwani #TheHague
medium.com/p/6a7c47297195
#BuhlebezweSiwani #TheHague
No #DigitalJustice without #FiscalJustice.
We can't close digital divides with underfunded systems. It's time to invest in gender-responsive, accountable public financing that centers people, not profit.
Proud to support this call to action.
We can't close digital divides with underfunded systems. It's time to invest in gender-responsive, accountable public financing that centers people, not profit.
Proud to support this call to action.
It’s time for:
🔹 A digital development tax
🔹 Global tax transparency
🔹 An end to regressive user taxes
🔹 Fair digital trade rules
🔹 A UN Tax Convention
🔹 Action on Big Tech tax evasion
📄 Read & endorse: gdjf.globaldigitaljusticeforum.net/submission/n...
🔹 A digital development tax
🔹 Global tax transparency
🔹 An end to regressive user taxes
🔹 Fair digital trade rules
🔹 A UN Tax Convention
🔹 Action on Big Tech tax evasion
📄 Read & endorse: gdjf.globaldigitaljusticeforum.net/submission/n...
No Digital Justice Without Fiscal Justice – Global Digital Justice Forum
gdjf.globaldigitaljusticeforum.net
July 1, 2025 at 10:31 AM
No #DigitalJustice without #FiscalJustice.
We can't close digital divides with underfunded systems. It's time to invest in gender-responsive, accountable public financing that centers people, not profit.
Proud to support this call to action.
We can't close digital divides with underfunded systems. It's time to invest in gender-responsive, accountable public financing that centers people, not profit.
Proud to support this call to action.
Looking forward to attending this networking session.
🗓️ Reminder to mark your calendar: We’re co-hosting a moderated session with @pollicy.bsky.social & @dgateway.bsky.social on TFGBV and digital safety at #IGF Norway 2025 – join us 23 June at 4PM.
Details in the post below!
Details in the post below!
📢 Join us at IFG Norway 2025!
We’re co-hosting a networking event on 23 June at 4PM with @thesvri.bsky.social & @dgateway.bsky.social to explore building global online safety communities.
#TFGBV work is growing—but efforts remain fragmented & underfunded.
Don't miss out!
We’re co-hosting a networking event on 23 June at 4PM with @thesvri.bsky.social & @dgateway.bsky.social to explore building global online safety communities.
#TFGBV work is growing—but efforts remain fragmented & underfunded.
Don't miss out!
June 18, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Looking forward to attending this networking session.
Pleased to have represented @GDInclusion at this session where Dynamic Coalition on Measuring Digital Inclusion launched Issue Brief on Governing Quantum Technology at EuroDIG 2025 unes.co/femivv
Dynamic Coalition on Measuring Digital Inclusion launched Issue Brief on Governing Quantum Technology at EuroDIG 2025
Re-affirming its commitment to inclusive digital transformation and contributing to WSIS+20 review process, IGF’s Dynamic Coalition on measuring Digital Inclusion (DC-Digital Inclusion), convened the networking session Exploring Frontier technologies for harnessing digital public good and advancing Digital Inclusion at EuroDIG 2025.
unes.co
May 28, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Pleased to have represented @GDInclusion at this session where Dynamic Coalition on Measuring Digital Inclusion launched Issue Brief on Governing Quantum Technology at EuroDIG 2025 unes.co/femivv
From space to the classroom: Satellite technology is unlocking new possibilities across the continent. I had the pleasure of co-authoring this new blog shorturl.at/LMNkH —exploring how we can ensure these innovations serve the many, not just the few.
@projectkuiper.bsky.social
@projectkuiper.bsky.social
Bridging the Digital Divide: How Satellite Technology is Advancing Digital Inclusion in Africa - Global Digital Inclusion Partnership
As satellite technology lifts Africa’s digital potential sky-high, it’s clear that connectivity is no longer a luxury—it’s a launchpad for inclusion.
shorturl.at
May 6, 2025 at 11:07 AM
From space to the classroom: Satellite technology is unlocking new possibilities across the continent. I had the pleasure of co-authoring this new blog shorturl.at/LMNkH —exploring how we can ensure these innovations serve the many, not just the few.
@projectkuiper.bsky.social
@projectkuiper.bsky.social
#GirlsinICT is not just a day, it is a movement.
A call to action.
My thoughts on how we can support girls to build ethical AI, fight digital injustice, and code for human rights. Let’s invest in them—not just today, but every day. 💻🌍👩🏾💻✨ #GirlsinICT #DigitalRights #AI4Good
shorturl.at/gh4wb
A call to action.
My thoughts on how we can support girls to build ethical AI, fight digital injustice, and code for human rights. Let’s invest in them—not just today, but every day. 💻🌍👩🏾💻✨ #GirlsinICT #DigitalRights #AI4Good
shorturl.at/gh4wb
Coding Justice: How Girls Can Build Human Rights into AI - Global Digital Inclusion Partnership
This Girls in ICT Day, let’s go beyond slogans and skills. Let’s equip girls to code justice into the DNA of our digital future. When girls shape AI, they don’t just change tech. They change the world...
shorturl.at
April 24, 2025 at 1:35 PM
#GirlsinICT is not just a day, it is a movement.
A call to action.
My thoughts on how we can support girls to build ethical AI, fight digital injustice, and code for human rights. Let’s invest in them—not just today, but every day. 💻🌍👩🏾💻✨ #GirlsinICT #DigitalRights #AI4Good
shorturl.at/gh4wb
A call to action.
My thoughts on how we can support girls to build ethical AI, fight digital injustice, and code for human rights. Let’s invest in them—not just today, but every day. 💻🌍👩🏾💻✨ #GirlsinICT #DigitalRights #AI4Good
shorturl.at/gh4wb
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𝐋- Launch of the Osaka Protocol 🇯🇵 - GDIP is proud to be a signatory of this timely document bringing together partners across the globe to make measurable commitments that advance gender equality for innovative and sustainable digital societies.
@womenintech.bsky.social
@womenintech.bsky.social
April 24, 2025 at 8:35 AM
𝐋- Launch of the Osaka Protocol 🇯🇵 - GDIP is proud to be a signatory of this timely document bringing together partners across the globe to make measurable commitments that advance gender equality for innovative and sustainable digital societies.
@womenintech.bsky.social
@womenintech.bsky.social
𝐑 - Resilience - in our #ConnectedResilience report we explore the barriers and opportunities for #GirlsinICT and learn how they navigate and persevere as they face strong barriers to digital inclusion.
➡️https://shorturl.at/0O14M
➡️https://shorturl.at/0O14M
April 24, 2025 at 11:34 AM
𝐈 - @internetsociety.bsky.social Foundation
pledges support to a new phase of research by GDIP to look at the gendered experience of #meaningfulconnectivity in the global majority 🌐
pledges support to a new phase of research by GDIP to look at the gendered experience of #meaningfulconnectivity in the global majority 🌐
April 24, 2025 at 11:33 AM
𝐆 - Gender Digital Divide - We invest in digital inclusion not only to provide internet access, but also to empower women and #girls to shape their futures, support their families, and strengthen their communities. Read our latest piece - (Coding Justice) shorturl.at/gh4wb
April 24, 2025 at 11:33 AM
This #GirlsinICTDay, we celebrate the power of girls & young women to drive an inclusive digital future!
At GDIP, we know meaningful connectivity unlocks opportunity—and must reach everyone, especially girls.
🌍5 Insights & Actions supporting #GirlsinICT💻👩🏾💻
🧵⬇️
@nextbillion.bsky.social
At GDIP, we know meaningful connectivity unlocks opportunity—and must reach everyone, especially girls.
🌍5 Insights & Actions supporting #GirlsinICT💻👩🏾💻
🧵⬇️
@nextbillion.bsky.social
April 24, 2025 at 11:32 AM
This #GirlsinICTDay, we celebrate the power of girls & young women to drive an inclusive digital future!
At GDIP, we know meaningful connectivity unlocks opportunity—and must reach everyone, especially girls.
🌍5 Insights & Actions supporting #GirlsinICT💻👩🏾💻
🧵⬇️
@nextbillion.bsky.social
At GDIP, we know meaningful connectivity unlocks opportunity—and must reach everyone, especially girls.
🌍5 Insights & Actions supporting #GirlsinICT💻👩🏾💻
🧵⬇️
@nextbillion.bsky.social
April 24, 2025 at 9:54 AM
150+ orgs & allies have endorsed #GlobalDigitalJusticeForum's (GDJF) Johannesburg Communique, calling for a people-centered digital future.
As #WSIS20 approaches, the time to act is now. We join partners in urging all to endorse this bold CTA: tinyurl.com/GDJFCalltoAc...
As #WSIS20 approaches, the time to act is now. We join partners in urging all to endorse this bold CTA: tinyurl.com/GDJFCalltoAc...
April 23, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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Ten organizations, spanning eight countries across East Africa, West Africa, South Asia, and Latin America, have been selected for their innovative solutions and impact in tackling the gender digital divide. gdip.ngo/4ewJErW
December 2, 2024 at 1:51 PM
Ten organizations, spanning eight countries across East Africa, West Africa, South Asia, and Latin America, have been selected for their innovative solutions and impact in tackling the gender digital divide. gdip.ngo/4ewJErW
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🚀 Kicking off our #BlueSky journey with our latest blog:
AI for the Global Majority: The Digital Divide No One’s Talking About, explores some of the most significant barriers to digital inclusion in the age of #AI.
🔗Link: rb.gy/65wqg6
#DigitalInclusion #AIethics #TechEquity @afrodiva.bsky.social
AI for the Global Majority: The Digital Divide No One’s Talking About, explores some of the most significant barriers to digital inclusion in the age of #AI.
🔗Link: rb.gy/65wqg6
#DigitalInclusion #AIethics #TechEquity @afrodiva.bsky.social
AI for the Global Majority: The Digital Divide No One’s Talking About! - Global Digital Inclusion Partnership
The glossy and rapid expansion of Artificial Intelligence and its promise of transforming every aspect of our lives is tarnished by a growing undercurrent of exclusion. This raises the question - who ...
globaldigitalinclusion.org
February 26, 2025 at 1:11 PM
🚀 Kicking off our #BlueSky journey with our latest blog:
AI for the Global Majority: The Digital Divide No One’s Talking About, explores some of the most significant barriers to digital inclusion in the age of #AI.
🔗Link: rb.gy/65wqg6
#DigitalInclusion #AIethics #TechEquity @afrodiva.bsky.social
AI for the Global Majority: The Digital Divide No One’s Talking About, explores some of the most significant barriers to digital inclusion in the age of #AI.
🔗Link: rb.gy/65wqg6
#DigitalInclusion #AIethics #TechEquity @afrodiva.bsky.social
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🚨Our Exec Dir @snjorge.bsky.social, joins global experts @ #WomenInTechSummit in Osaka. 🇯🇵
Panel:
🎙️ Mapping the Global Tech Digital Gap
📅 April 24 | 🕑 14:00 JST
Don’t miss this powerful session on gender, tech & equity.
#WITGlobalSummit #WomenInTech #DigitalInclusion #Tech4Good @afrodiva.bsky.social
Panel:
🎙️ Mapping the Global Tech Digital Gap
📅 April 24 | 🕑 14:00 JST
Don’t miss this powerful session on gender, tech & equity.
#WITGlobalSummit #WomenInTech #DigitalInclusion #Tech4Good @afrodiva.bsky.social
April 22, 2025 at 8:13 AM
🚨Our Exec Dir @snjorge.bsky.social, joins global experts @ #WomenInTechSummit in Osaka. 🇯🇵
Panel:
🎙️ Mapping the Global Tech Digital Gap
📅 April 24 | 🕑 14:00 JST
Don’t miss this powerful session on gender, tech & equity.
#WITGlobalSummit #WomenInTech #DigitalInclusion #Tech4Good @afrodiva.bsky.social
Panel:
🎙️ Mapping the Global Tech Digital Gap
📅 April 24 | 🕑 14:00 JST
Don’t miss this powerful session on gender, tech & equity.
#WITGlobalSummit #WomenInTech #DigitalInclusion #Tech4Good @afrodiva.bsky.social
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@afrodiva.bsky.social notes “As AI transforms healthcare… we must ask: whose needs are being understood—and whose are being ignored?… Digital inclusion isn’t just about access—it’s about visibility, voice, and justice in the systems shaping our future.” globaldigitalinclusion.org/2025/04/10/a...
A Bridge to Better Healthcare: How Digital Inclusion Is Rewriting Healthcare and Saving Lives - Global Digital Inclusion Partnership
Access to healthcare is a fundamental human right, but millions of people worldwide struggle with accessing the medical treatment they require. Digital inclusion has the potential to dramatically tran...
globaldigitalinclusion.org
April 10, 2025 at 5:48 PM
@afrodiva.bsky.social notes “As AI transforms healthcare… we must ask: whose needs are being understood—and whose are being ignored?… Digital inclusion isn’t just about access—it’s about visibility, voice, and justice in the systems shaping our future.” globaldigitalinclusion.org/2025/04/10/a...
This is a step in the right direction towards affordable access and access to #meaningful connectivity for #digitalinclusion
www.cnbcafrica.com/2025/south-a...
www.cnbcafrica.com/2025/south-a...
South Africa to remove luxury duty on lower value smartphones
PRETORIA, March 12 (Reuters) – South Africa’s government has proposed to remove the luxury excise duty on smartphones worth below 2,500 rand ($136.37) from April 1 to support digital adoption for low-...
www.cnbcafrica.com
March 14, 2025 at 9:33 AM
This is a step in the right direction towards affordable access and access to #meaningful connectivity for #digitalinclusion
www.cnbcafrica.com/2025/south-a...
www.cnbcafrica.com/2025/south-a...