With elections underway in Uganda this January, we call for an open and accessible internet for all. Democracy thrives on free connection, and free elections need a free internet. #KeepTheInternetOnUG

🚨OUT OF OFFICE! The WOUGNET offices have been temporarily closed from 18th December, 2025 and will re-open on 19th January, 2026 to enable our team rest and reset. 🤝Thank you to our partners, members, friends and allies for an impactful 2025. Happy holidays🎄

🚨As part of our continued commitment to strengthening the safety and well-being of Women Human Rights Defenders, we recently held a Training of Trainers capacity-building workshop on the use and facilitation of the co-created Holistic Security Toolkit. @apc.org

Last week, with support from Crossroads International, we successfully organised an awareness raising seminar at Iganda School of Nurisng &Midwifery and equipped students with digital safety skills and deeper understanding of #GBV and #TFGBV. #DigitalSecurity #EndOnlineViolence

🚫No one should feel threatened or silenced on the internet! 📱Report incidents of #OGBV through our portal for legal, digital & psycho-social support! 🔗 ogbv.wougnet.org #16DaysOfActivism

🚨HAPPENING TODAY Join our Executive Director, @sandraaceng in this timely conversation as we reflect on digital safety during the #16DaysOfActivism. 🔗Set your reminders: x.com/i/spaces/1eaKb… ⏰ 5PM EAT 📍NBS TV X account #ACTtoEndViolencece

🚨OPPORTUNITY As our 2021-2025 strategic plan wraps up, we are seeking a consultant to lead the development of our next 5-year strategic plan. Applications are OPEN! 🔗For more info: shorturl.at/EQpkR

Imagine a world where survivor consent is non-negotiable, healing justice is integrated into every digital space, and burnout is treated as seriously as tech threats. That’s the future we’re building. #EndTFGBV #FeministFuture #HealingJustice

Online abuse can happen quietly through leaked images, threats, blackmail, impersonation, unwanted sharing. But no one should navigate that alone. Protection is possible. Support is available. 👉 Visit: ogbv.wougnet.org

🚫That “just one forward” could cost someone their dignity and you your freedom! Uganda’s Computer Misuse (Amendment) Act, 2022 criminalizes sharing or forwarding intimate or offensive content. 🔐Protect others digital dignity. Protect your record! #16DaysOfActivism

🚨Digital spaces should be safe for everyone. 💻If you or a person you know are facing online harassment, impersonation, or unwanted content, report it anonymously through our secure platform for support. 🔗: ogbv.wougnet.org #16DaysOfActivism #EndOnlineViolence

Behind every online attack is a real person facing harm offline. From blackmail on dating apps to hacked websites targeting women and girls. TFGBV is not virtual it’s visceral. 🔗 Learn more: [https://womensrightsonline.net] #16Days #EndTFGBV #FeministInternet #WRONetwork

When platforms fail, lives are at risk. In Uganda, women are blackmailed with nudes. In India, a simple photo sparks violent backlash. These are not isolated stories; they’re connected struggles all around us Join the conversation this hashtag #16DaysOfActivism & speak out

Last week, we joined partners in a public dialogue, “UNITE! Linking Theory and Advocacy to Prevent Violence Against Women and Girls” at Makerere University. The dialogue highlighted the importance of building movements grounded in evidence and community lived realities. #16DaysOfActivism

🤔How can research, advocacy, and community action work together to end violence against women and girls? WOUGNET and partners will be at the upcoming Public Dialogue to unpack exactly that. 🗓 Saturday, 29th Nov 2025 📍 Makerere University ⏰ 1:30PM EAT #16DaysOfActivism #EndOnlineViolence

🤝We were honoured to join GIZ’s hybrid kick-off panel for the #16DaysOfActivism, contributing to a critical conversation on digital violence against women and girls. As WOUGNET, we remain committed to raising awareness and advancing digital safety and rights for all women and girls in Uganda.

🤝 Today, we join the rest of the world in launching the #16DaysOfActivism against Gender-Based Violence. Let’s use these 16 days to take action to stop digital violence against women and girls across the globe. 🔗Report cases of OGBV: shorturl.at/fGZi2 #NoExcuseForOnlineAbuse

🔔Gender-based violence is evolving and expanding in digital spaces. Join us on 4th December for a global conversation on tackling digital abuse and gender backlash. ⏰: 3:00pm EAT-4:30pm EAT 📍: Zoom 🔗Register: shorturl.at/soxmZ #CounterBacklash @ids.ac.uk @sandraaceng.bsky.social

🔔We’re proud to launch Edition 1 of the ReFrame Magazine! This issue, “Art Meets Activism: Our Voices, Our Futures” features powerful art and activism from inspiring voices across Uganda. Read NOW: surl.li/jfeoau @apc.org

🔔This week, under the BOLT Project, we kicked off the first in a series of gender trainings aimed at strengthening inclusion and addressing gender dynamics in broadband adoption.

NEW DOCUMENTARY DROP🎦 Despite rising surveillance, OGBV, censorship & privacy threats, WHRDs and Feminists in Uganda continue to resist and reclaim the digital spaces. 🎥 Watch the full documentary: shorturl.at/LLWY6 @apc.org #OurVoicesOurFutures #FeministInternet

Join our Executive Director, @sandraaceng at the first Africa Symposium on Technology-facilitated Gender-based Violence (TFGBV) in a “Myth-Busting Session on TFGBV Data” as she provides ethical & survivor-centered data practices. 🔗Register here: shorturl.at/GmE4d @apc.org #TFGBV

🎉 It’s Data Fest week and we are more than excited to contribute to conversations that will shape Africa’s data & digital futures. 🔗Checkout sessions @wougnet will be speaking at here: shorturl.at/QqXgP @pollicy.bsky.social #DFA2025 #DataFestAfrica2025

With support from @apc.org, earlier today we convened a group of Women Human Rights Defenders to contribute to the co-creation of a comprehensive & user-friendly toolkit that will strengthen their digital, physical & psychosocial security.

As we mark the #CybersecurityAwarenessMonth, our Program Officer, Peter Ongom will be speaking on a panel, “Digital Safety for Africa: Protecting People and Organizations” 📆 Friday 17th October, 2025 ⏰ 5:30pm EAT 📍 meet.google.com/bgg-ptma-xuz

🚨CONSULTANCY OPPORTUNITY 🔍WOUGNET is seeking a consultant or consultancy team to lead groundbreaking research on the impact of spyware & digital surveillance on women journalists, human rights defenders & women leaders in 🇺🇬. 👩‍💻Apply here: shorturl.at/wDAE7

🚨Too many caregivers say, “ My child is too young to be a victim of cyber harassment.” Yet, the Uganda Police Force’s Cybercrime Unit reports rising cases of online sexual exploitation of minors since 2022. #CyberAwarenessMonth #ProtectChildrenOnline

🎀This #DayOfTheGirlChild25, we honor girls using their voices on the frontlines of crisis to challenge inequality and create change both online & offline. 💪Your strength, leadership, and resilience continue to shape a future where every girl can thrive boldly & safely!

Wishing all our Partners, Members and Allies a happy 63rd Independence Day🇺🇬 May we continue working together for an inclusive and peaceful Uganda🎉 #UgandaAt63 #HappyIndepenceDay

👏 Exciting progress! With support from the Internet Society Foundation, our partners under the Building Opportunities Leveraging Technologies(BOLT) project, netLabsUg!recently conducted a technical site survey in Oyam district to establish a community network. #DigitalInclusion #CommunityNetworks

New week. New energy! Begin the new week by setting boundaries that protect and nourish your digital wellbeing. ✍️REMEMBER : Who you follow either uplifts or drains your activism energy! Happy new week🎉

🔔Calling upon Women Human Rights Defenders across Uganda! WOUGNET is launching the Reclaiming Our Spaces: Holistic Security and Strategies Project to strengthen your safety, resilience & wellbeing. 🔗Register TODAY to engage: forms.office.com/r/F5KyqNzJxU @apc.org #HolisticDigitalSecurity

🤔Who are the actors of online gender backlash and how does it manifest? Last week, we convened our observatory members to assess the key actors of online gender backlash, manifestations & counter actors between the timeframe of April-September, 2025. #CounteringBacklash

🚨Many women & girls in Uganda continue to face structural barriers to affordable internet access, thus hindering them from civic participation. 🤝However, by 2030 this digital gender divide can be closed if we collaboratively advocate for gender-inclusive ICT policies. #DigitalRights #KnowTheLaw

You deserve the gentle care too! This weekend, take time to refuel your soul, recharge your spirit and restore your strength. A cup of tea? A nap? Dancing? Whatever it is, let the weekend be full of YOU🌺 Self care is how we keep the fight for digital Justice alive!

🎉Every milestone brings us closer to a future where technology empowers women & girls! Through the Digital Rights for Women & Girls(D4GW) project, we’ve witnessed the power of collective action, awareness raising & strengthening voices against online abuse. @EnabelinUganda

🤝As we begin this new month, let’s continue to stand together for women’s rights, safer & inclusive digital spaces, and a future where technology uplifts all! Happy new month🎉

📝Before you reply to those emails or open that laptop, pause and curate how you want to feel this week. Let your feelings be your compass for the new week! Happy New Week🎉

📌In the digital age, democracy goes beyond the ballot paper. True democracy today means protecting women’s rights to access information, express themselves freely & shape policies that impact their lives both online and offline. #KnowTheLaw

Have you received a message or headline that looks shocking or urgent from an unknown source? Don’t forward it right away.First verify: ✅ Grammar ✅Source of the news ✅ Date & time ✅ Language 📵Spreading false information can lead to censorship. #CounteringDisinformation#ScrollSmart #TechTip

⚖️The African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights guarantees the right to hold opinions, seek, receive & share information across all borders & mediums without interference. Know your rights. #KnowTheLaw

This week, let’s commit to inclusion, safety, and freedom in every space we engage in. #HappyNewWeek #DigitalRights #DigitalInclusion

👩‍💻Compliance with Section 7 of the Data Protection and Privacy Act 2019 requires transparency, accountability & building a relationship with data subjects, collectors & controllers. #KnowTheLaw #DataProtection

This Thursday, our Executive Director @sandraaceng.bsky.social joins an incredible panel at #WikimaniaNairobi to explore the importance of collaborative civic engagement in building sustainable approaches within copyright advocacy. 📆 7th August, 2025 ⏰ 9:30am EAT 🔗Register: shorturl.at/0WyDf

Ready to scroll smarter? 💻 Explore TikTok’s STEM tab to boost your skills, connect with tech savvy minds and inspire more girls to join the world of tech, innovation and science. #TechTipTuesday #DigitalInclusion #GirlsInSTEM

Happy new week!✨ Let us keep pushing boundaries, showing up with purpose & keep in mind that every post and action can shape a safe and inclusive digital space for women and girls. Stay Connected. Stay Bold! #HappyNewWeek #DigitalIncusion

💭Has it been a week of digital advocacy, urgent meetings, school errands and social media scrolling ? 🧘🏽‍♀️This weekend, give yourself permission to rest and reconnect with nature, friends & family away from your laptop or phone! #UnwindFriday #SelfCareMatters #MentalWellbeing

📱Securing your social media accounts shouldn’t be a hustle! 💪Take control of your digital safety with these 3 simple tips TODAY and enjoy your digital presence! #DigitalSecurity #TechTip #DigitalSafety #CyberSecurity

🚨 As technology mediates more of our daily lives, it's also being weaponized to harm women & girls in alarming ways. 📱Report cases of online gender-based violence via ogbv.wougnet.org and help us create a safer internet for women & girls! #EndVAWG

🔔Our commitment to an inclusive & just society isn’t just about digital spaces but also the offline spaces. Last week, we joined the Domestic Violence Act Coalition to reflect on our progress & strengthen collective efforts to #EndVAWG. @cedovip.bsky.social