Sandra Aceng
@sandraaceng.bsky.social
E. Director @wougnet| @Wikipedia Editor| G+Tech witch|Communications expert|@AidData| Contributor @globalvoices |Fellow @theGNI @internews| @afrisig 2021 fellow
Read this current article via Gender IT on the role of multistakeholderism in countering gendered disinformation in Africa genderit.org/feminist-tal...
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September 29, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Read this current article via Gender IT on the role of multistakeholderism in countering gendered disinformation in Africa genderit.org/feminist-tal...
Reposted by Sandra Aceng
🤔How can we achieve an open, free & secure internet for women?
Listen to Ep.44 of Her Media Diary podcast hosted by @RealAWiM as our ED, @sandraaceng.bsky.social explores how emerging technologies like AI can be leveraged to create a safer internet for women.
🎧: shorturl.at/oRWtV
Listen to Ep.44 of Her Media Diary podcast hosted by @RealAWiM as our ED, @sandraaceng.bsky.social explores how emerging technologies like AI can be leveraged to create a safer internet for women.
🎧: shorturl.at/oRWtV
July 14, 2025 at 7:29 AM
🤔How can we achieve an open, free & secure internet for women?
Listen to Ep.44 of Her Media Diary podcast hosted by @RealAWiM as our ED, @sandraaceng.bsky.social explores how emerging technologies like AI can be leveraged to create a safer internet for women.
🎧: shorturl.at/oRWtV
Listen to Ep.44 of Her Media Diary podcast hosted by @RealAWiM as our ED, @sandraaceng.bsky.social explores how emerging technologies like AI can be leveraged to create a safer internet for women.
🎧: shorturl.at/oRWtV
There is fact and there is what is truth; and the person has to make room for both!
a fluffy cat is sitting next to a cup of coffee and says `` happy friday ! good morning need coffee '' .
ALT: a fluffy cat is sitting next to a cup of coffee and says `` happy friday ! good morning need coffee '' .
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July 11, 2025 at 4:12 PM
There is fact and there is what is truth; and the person has to make room for both!
🎙️ Just dropped! I’m featured on Her Media Diary Ep. 44 talking about an open, free & secure internet for women with African Women in Media. Watch the trailer👇
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🎧 Full episode: hermediadiary.com/her-media-di...
#FeministInternet
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🎧 Full episode: hermediadiary.com/her-media-di...
#FeministInternet
July 2, 2025 at 9:59 AM
🎙️ Just dropped! I’m featured on Her Media Diary Ep. 44 talking about an open, free & secure internet for women with African Women in Media. Watch the trailer👇
🔗 youtu.be/Qkn44cXoL-Y
🎧 Full episode: hermediadiary.com/her-media-di...
#FeministInternet
🔗 youtu.be/Qkn44cXoL-Y
🎧 Full episode: hermediadiary.com/her-media-di...
#FeministInternet
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🚨The digital space is evolving and so are the cyber threats against women & marginalized groups.
🤝Let us continue to advocate for stronger legal frameworks & inclusive policy making processes.
#HerRightToKnow
@sandraaceng.bsky.social
🤝Let us continue to advocate for stronger legal frameworks & inclusive policy making processes.
#HerRightToKnow
@sandraaceng.bsky.social
June 10, 2025 at 7:26 AM
🚨The digital space is evolving and so are the cyber threats against women & marginalized groups.
🤝Let us continue to advocate for stronger legal frameworks & inclusive policy making processes.
#HerRightToKnow
@sandraaceng.bsky.social
🤝Let us continue to advocate for stronger legal frameworks & inclusive policy making processes.
#HerRightToKnow
@sandraaceng.bsky.social
Reposted by Sandra Aceng
Breaking News: A woman sued oil and gas companies over her mother’s death in a heat wave. It's the first wrongful death case targeting fossil fuel companies over their role in global warming, experts said.
Oil Companies Are Sued Over Death of Woman in 2021 Heat Wave
www.nytimes.com
May 29, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Breaking News: A woman sued oil and gas companies over her mother’s death in a heat wave. It's the first wrongful death case targeting fossil fuel companies over their role in global warming, experts said.
Your superpower is your unique perspective!
a young boy wearing a la hat is throwing a frisbee in a playground
ALT: a young boy wearing a la hat is throwing a frisbee in a playground
media.tenor.com
May 4, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Your superpower is your unique perspective!
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🗓️ #DRIF25 Day 3
🕐 9:50 CAT
Learn how a citizen engagement initiative from Indonesia was adapted to foster a climate of peace and respect during Ghana's recent elections as part of the Ghana Polls Project.
More about the project: diff.wikimedia.org/2024/12/17/e...
🕐 9:50 CAT
Learn how a citizen engagement initiative from Indonesia was adapted to foster a climate of peace and respect during Ghana's recent elections as part of the Ghana Polls Project.
More about the project: diff.wikimedia.org/2024/12/17/e...
April 28, 2025 at 11:26 AM
🗓️ #DRIF25 Day 3
🕐 9:50 CAT
Learn how a citizen engagement initiative from Indonesia was adapted to foster a climate of peace and respect during Ghana's recent elections as part of the Ghana Polls Project.
More about the project: diff.wikimedia.org/2024/12/17/e...
🕐 9:50 CAT
Learn how a citizen engagement initiative from Indonesia was adapted to foster a climate of peace and respect during Ghana's recent elections as part of the Ghana Polls Project.
More about the project: diff.wikimedia.org/2024/12/17/e...
Reposted by Sandra Aceng
🗓️ #DRIF25 Day 2
🕐 15:40 CAT
Draw inspiration from this lightning talk by Candy Khohliwe, in which she will paint a vision of a future where women are not just consumers of technology, but active agents of change through addressing barriers to digital inclusion.
🕐 15:40 CAT
Draw inspiration from this lightning talk by Candy Khohliwe, in which she will paint a vision of a future where women are not just consumers of technology, but active agents of change through addressing barriers to digital inclusion.
April 28, 2025 at 11:24 AM
🗓️ #DRIF25 Day 2
🕐 15:40 CAT
Draw inspiration from this lightning talk by Candy Khohliwe, in which she will paint a vision of a future where women are not just consumers of technology, but active agents of change through addressing barriers to digital inclusion.
🕐 15:40 CAT
Draw inspiration from this lightning talk by Candy Khohliwe, in which she will paint a vision of a future where women are not just consumers of technology, but active agents of change through addressing barriers to digital inclusion.
Reposted by Sandra Aceng
🗓️ #DRIF25 Day 2
🕐 14:00 CAT
Learn how Wikimedia's open knowledge platforms provide a means to address challenges to expanding equitable access to information in Africa’s digital landscape.
🕐 14:00 CAT
Learn how Wikimedia's open knowledge platforms provide a means to address challenges to expanding equitable access to information in Africa’s digital landscape.
April 28, 2025 at 11:22 AM
🗓️ #DRIF25 Day 2
🕐 14:00 CAT
Learn how Wikimedia's open knowledge platforms provide a means to address challenges to expanding equitable access to information in Africa’s digital landscape.
🕐 14:00 CAT
Learn how Wikimedia's open knowledge platforms provide a means to address challenges to expanding equitable access to information in Africa’s digital landscape.
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🗓️ #DRIF25 Day 1
🕐 14:00 CAT
Join our hands-on workshop to experience Wikimedia’s strategies for fostering collaboration to implement ethical digital practices for equitable AI development.
🕐 14:00 CAT
Join our hands-on workshop to experience Wikimedia’s strategies for fostering collaboration to implement ethical digital practices for equitable AI development.
April 28, 2025 at 11:20 AM
🗓️ #DRIF25 Day 1
🕐 14:00 CAT
Join our hands-on workshop to experience Wikimedia’s strategies for fostering collaboration to implement ethical digital practices for equitable AI development.
🕐 14:00 CAT
Join our hands-on workshop to experience Wikimedia’s strategies for fostering collaboration to implement ethical digital practices for equitable AI development.
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Attending the 2025 Digital Rights and Inclusion Forum (#DRIF25) in Lusaka, Zambia, this week?
Join our discussions about equitable AI, digital inclusivity, and Wikimedia's role supporting peaceful elections.👇
Full session details are in our blog post: diff.wikimedia.org/2025/04/12/m...
Join our discussions about equitable AI, digital inclusivity, and Wikimedia's role supporting peaceful elections.👇
Full session details are in our blog post: diff.wikimedia.org/2025/04/12/m...
April 28, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Attending the 2025 Digital Rights and Inclusion Forum (#DRIF25) in Lusaka, Zambia, this week?
Join our discussions about equitable AI, digital inclusivity, and Wikimedia's role supporting peaceful elections.👇
Full session details are in our blog post: diff.wikimedia.org/2025/04/12/m...
Join our discussions about equitable AI, digital inclusivity, and Wikimedia's role supporting peaceful elections.👇
Full session details are in our blog post: diff.wikimedia.org/2025/04/12/m...
Reposted by Sandra Aceng
@clintsmithiii.bsky.social has a terrific piece in the Atlantic about the National Museum of African American History and Culture today. It's SO powerful. He shared this gift link in his newsletter. Read it. Do not look away right now. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
What It Means to Tell the Truth About America
And what happens when empirical fact is labeled “improper ideology”
www.theatlantic.com
April 21, 2025 at 5:32 PM
@clintsmithiii.bsky.social has a terrific piece in the Atlantic about the National Museum of African American History and Culture today. It's SO powerful. He shared this gift link in his newsletter. Read it. Do not look away right now. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
People
Are
So
Uncomfortable
When
You’re
Different
Are
So
Uncomfortable
When
You’re
Different
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ALT: a man and a child are looking at each other with their eyes closed .
media.tenor.com
April 14, 2025 at 9:16 PM
People
Are
So
Uncomfortable
When
You’re
Different
Are
So
Uncomfortable
When
You’re
Different
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💬Are you a tech enthusiast, women’s digital rights advocate or a creative thinker with bold ideas?
💻 Apply for the WOUGNET National Civic Tech Innovation Hackathon via rb.gy/nih5uw and build tech solutions that protect & promote women’s freedom of expression.
#HerRightToKnow#DigitalRights
💻 Apply for the WOUGNET National Civic Tech Innovation Hackathon via rb.gy/nih5uw and build tech solutions that protect & promote women’s freedom of expression.
#HerRightToKnow#DigitalRights
April 7, 2025 at 6:47 AM
💬Are you a tech enthusiast, women’s digital rights advocate or a creative thinker with bold ideas?
💻 Apply for the WOUGNET National Civic Tech Innovation Hackathon via rb.gy/nih5uw and build tech solutions that protect & promote women’s freedom of expression.
#HerRightToKnow#DigitalRights
💻 Apply for the WOUGNET National Civic Tech Innovation Hackathon via rb.gy/nih5uw and build tech solutions that protect & promote women’s freedom of expression.
#HerRightToKnow#DigitalRights
Present!!!
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media.tenor.com
April 6, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Present!!!
Who said we can’t do anything? We can do one thing
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ALT: a woman is sitting in a chair holding a bouquet of flowers and the words just wanna say are below her
media.tenor.com
April 4, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Who said we can’t do anything? We can do one thing
Strength like yours dear is best expressed in stillness!
April 4, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Strength like yours dear is best expressed in stillness!
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Communicating right now is fraught. Here is some advice on framing in turbulent times:
1. Frame messages around shared, enduring values.
2. Use clear language and consistently highlight solutions.
3. Shift from jargon to concrete explanations.
4. Don’t rebut; reframe.
@frameworks.bsky.social
1. Frame messages around shared, enduring values.
2. Use clear language and consistently highlight solutions.
3. Shift from jargon to concrete explanations.
4. Don’t rebut; reframe.
@frameworks.bsky.social
A note on framing in turbulent times, FrameWorks Institute — The Communications Network
Communicating right now is fraught. A lot of people are looking for answers and I wish I had them. But like you, my colleagues and I at FrameWorks are trying to figure out what is going on, what it me...
www.comnetwork.org
April 4, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Communicating right now is fraught. Here is some advice on framing in turbulent times:
1. Frame messages around shared, enduring values.
2. Use clear language and consistently highlight solutions.
3. Shift from jargon to concrete explanations.
4. Don’t rebut; reframe.
@frameworks.bsky.social
1. Frame messages around shared, enduring values.
2. Use clear language and consistently highlight solutions.
3. Shift from jargon to concrete explanations.
4. Don’t rebut; reframe.
@frameworks.bsky.social
Reposted by Sandra Aceng
📢Gendered disinformation is not random. It’s deliberate!
As @sandraaceng stated in our X Space discussion, gendered disinformation against women is deliberate & strategic, aimed at reinforcing stereotypes & manipulating public perceptions.
#CounteringGenderedDisinformation
@apc.org
As @sandraaceng stated in our X Space discussion, gendered disinformation against women is deliberate & strategic, aimed at reinforcing stereotypes & manipulating public perceptions.
#CounteringGenderedDisinformation
@apc.org
March 27, 2025 at 11:23 AM
📢Gendered disinformation is not random. It’s deliberate!
As @sandraaceng stated in our X Space discussion, gendered disinformation against women is deliberate & strategic, aimed at reinforcing stereotypes & manipulating public perceptions.
#CounteringGenderedDisinformation
@apc.org
As @sandraaceng stated in our X Space discussion, gendered disinformation against women is deliberate & strategic, aimed at reinforcing stereotypes & manipulating public perceptions.
#CounteringGenderedDisinformation
@apc.org
Reposted by Sandra Aceng
Join us at @rightscon.org for discussions on technology-facilitated gender-based violence #TFGBV, #genderandcybersecurity, #communitynetworks and more:
www.apc.org/en/news/apc-...
www.apc.org/en/news/apc-...
APC at RightsCon 2025
The APC network is gearing up to participate at the 13th edition of RightsCon, taking place in Taipei from 24 to 27 February. Here are the events and sessions where you will find APC staff, members an...
www.apc.org
February 17, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Join us at @rightscon.org for discussions on technology-facilitated gender-based violence #TFGBV, #genderandcybersecurity, #communitynetworks and more:
www.apc.org/en/news/apc-...
www.apc.org/en/news/apc-...
Less is not more!
January 27, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Less is not more!
Register to join the #TFGBVSymposium25 🌍
Hosted by @unfpa.bsky.social, @canadadev.bsky.social and APC, this global platform will bring together experts and advocates driving a safer digital future for all 💻✨
📅 When: 6-7 March 2025
📍 Where: NYC & Online
🔗 Register now: forms.gle/46SXBYfjcQvy...
Hosted by @unfpa.bsky.social, @canadadev.bsky.social and APC, this global platform will bring together experts and advocates driving a safer digital future for all 💻✨
📅 When: 6-7 March 2025
📍 Where: NYC & Online
🔗 Register now: forms.gle/46SXBYfjcQvy...
January 27, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Register to join the #TFGBVSymposium25 🌍
Hosted by @unfpa.bsky.social, @canadadev.bsky.social and APC, this global platform will bring together experts and advocates driving a safer digital future for all 💻✨
📅 When: 6-7 March 2025
📍 Where: NYC & Online
🔗 Register now: forms.gle/46SXBYfjcQvy...
Hosted by @unfpa.bsky.social, @canadadev.bsky.social and APC, this global platform will bring together experts and advocates driving a safer digital future for all 💻✨
📅 When: 6-7 March 2025
📍 Where: NYC & Online
🔗 Register now: forms.gle/46SXBYfjcQvy...
Do everything.Try anything!
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ALT: a kangaroo is holding a guitar in its paws while standing on its hind legs .
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January 26, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Do everything.Try anything!