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Weaving the Future of Technology
Embodies our commitment to empowering LGBTIQ+ communities in the Southwest Asia and North Africa ” SWANA” region to advocate for technology as a tool for empowerment and liberation, rather than a means of control and discrimination. Our initiatives focus on creating safe digital spaces, enhancing digital literacy, and leveraging technology to advocate for social and legal reforms, ensuring a future where technology champions inclusivity and equality.
- Advocating for LGBTIQ+ rights in Southwest Asia and North Africa “SWANA” region using Community-driven actions and initiatives for advocacy, including Design from the Margins methodology to work with decentered communities to make concrete changes to technology tools that address systemic injustice and advance human rights.
- Tech companies’ engagement with Design From the Margins methodologies or accountability and tech design on security features as well as content reporting and monitoring systems that are justice-oriented and contextualized to the LGBTIQ+ individuals in the region.
- Creating opportunities for cooperation and partnerships with human rights lawyers, digital security experts, and privacy and digital rights advocates in the region and worldwide.
- Mapping gaps and opportunities to promote harm reduction strategies for the community.
Weaving the Future of advocacy
Embodies our dedication to creating a unified voice for LGBTIQ+ rights across the SWANA region. By harnessing the collective power of our communities, we aim to drive impactful social and legal change, ensuring every individual’s right to live openly and authentically.
- Advocating for LGBTIQ+ rights in Southwest Asia and North Africa “SWANA” region using Community-driven actions and initiatives for advocacy, including Design from the Margins methodology to work with decentered communities to make concrete changes to technology tools that address systemic injustice and advance human rights.
- Tech companies’ engagement with Design From the Margins methodologies or accountability and tech design on security features as well as content reporting and monitoring systems that are justice-oriented and contextualized to the LGBTIQ+ individuals in the region.
- Creating opportunities for cooperation and partnerships with human rights lawyers, digital security experts, and privacy and digital rights advocates in the region and worldwide.
- Mapping gaps and opportunities to promote harm reduction strategies for the community.
Weaving the Future of knowledge
Reflects our pursuit of enlightenment and empowerment through education and information sharing. We strive to build well-informed communities that are equipped to advocate for their rights, understand their identities, and support each other in the journey toward acceptance and equality.
- Creating, localizing, translating, disseminating, and sharing resources and information related to LGBTIQ+ issues in the SWANA region, as well as digital rights and freedoms, and holistic security.
- Developing and disseminating inclusive, accurate, and up-to-date information resources on LGBTIQ+ and digital rights, internet freedoms, and holistic security through community-led publications, reports, research, and data collection on LGBTIQ+ rights in the SWANA region.