The Digitalise Youth – Young Actors in Digital Democracy project is an advocacy initiative aimed at strengthening young people’s democratic participation by defending their digital rights. It seeks to promote an open, safe and inclusive digital space whilst engaging young people in a structured dialogue with public authorities.
Activities
- Building young people’s capacity in digital rights
- Development of a youth advocacy document
- Multi-stakeholder dialogues with national authorities
- Digital advocacy campaign
Expected results
At least 100 young people trained, with teaching materials and a simplified guide to digital rights.
An advocacy document endorsed by young people and distributed to young people and national decision-makers.
Establishing a framework for constructive dialogue that enables concrete recommendations to be made and encourages the authorities to commit to greater youth participation in decision-making.
A campaign reaching at least 10,000 people online.
About FESTIC
Founded in Dakar in 2018, FESTIC is a Senegalese non-profit women’s organisation working to empower women through digital transformation, advocacy for their meaningful representation in decision-making bodies, networking, the promotion of women and girls in ICT, gender equality, human rights and solidarity, whilst maintaining complete political independence.
