31/08/2026
Empowering Youth. Amplifying Women. Building Safer Digital Spaces.
At YandyTech Community, we believe technology can be a powerful force for peace, participation, inclusion, and positive social change.
As part of our commitment through our Tech4Peace and Citizen Lab Initiative, we participated in a 3-Day Workshop on Youth-Led Social Media Campaigns for Women’s Political Participation, organized by FactCheck Africa in collaboration with FIAP and GIZ.
The workshop brought together participants from civil society organizations, media, and digital communities across Nigeria, Benin Republic, and The Gambia, under the broader initiative.
We explored digital forensics and fact-checking, strategic content and campaign design, online safety and digital security, women’s political participation, and campaign planning/content calendars—including risks such as doxxing, phishing, online gender-based violence, and gendered disinformation.
A major highlight was our practical campaign lab, where our group developed “The Gap Has a Voice,” addressing the financial, cultural, and mentorship barriers affecting women’s participation in politics.
We aim to take this knowledge forward by strengthening fact-checking and digital safety in our community, using verified data and structured content for advocacy, building partnerships with CSOs, media practitioners, and digital influencers, and supporting young people as responsible digital changemakers.
Technology is powerful.
When combined with truth, safety, inclusion, and purpose, it becomes a tool for peace.
This is the work we are committed to through Tech4Peace and Citizen Lab.
Let’s check before we post. Let’s speak up. Let’s create safer digital spaces. Let’s make room for every voice.
