The Panel shall diversely be from Uganda, Kenya, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Tanzania, Cameroon, Senegal, and Mozambique.
Using an analytical and in-depth scorecard, an independent cross-border panel of experts (Jury) in gender, technology and innovations, media development, digital security and social justice, and feminist internet (movement) building, will review nominations and select winners. The panel will use a transparent and unbiased evaluation process to ensure that the awardees truly embody the spirit of feminism and have made significant contributions to positively reshaping African women narratives in the digital realm.
An annual cross order awards to recognize and celebrate individuals, initiatives and entities that are persistently fostering a feminist internet. This is in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mozambique, Senegal and Cameroon.
Recognise and celebrate innovative efforts that promote gender equality in the digital realm.
Foster awareness and dialogue about the intersection of feminism and the internet
Encourage the development of feminist digital initiatives that empower women and marginalised communities.
Showcase successful models of a feminist internet that can inspire further action and collaboration.
Note: Nominees should be from Uganda, Kenya, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Tanzania, Cameroon, Senegal, and Mozambique.
This category seeks to recognize exceptional online activism that challenges discriminatory gender norms and advocates for gender equality specifically on women rights inclusion. The person/entity must have at least one year of evident execution, consistently leading digital campaigns to shed light on issues affecting women's representation.
Must have a proven track record of using digital tools such as social media, blogs, YouTube/podcasts, online campaigns/exhibitions/hashtags. The activism execution must demonstrate the promotion of gender equality, challenge stereotypes through inclusion, uphold ethical considerations and Feminist Internet Principles.
The category seeks individual/initiatives that combat online harassment and promote digital safety for women and girls. The nominee's work/efforts ought to demonstrate elements of improving/advocating for the safety and security of women online.
This can be through highlighting online abuses against women, sensitization on safety/security tips, calling on responsible authorities on issues related to online safety for women, and the development of innovations that target online safety propositions. There must be an upholding of Feminist Internet Principles, ethical considerations, and gender equity and intersectionality indicators.
This category will recognize initiatives that promote digital literacy and skills development among women and marginalised communities. The nominee should have at least two years of advancing digital education and skills development, with a tangible impact of knowledge and skills shift within the engaged communities.
They should have impacted at least 50 beneficiaries and demonstrated the sustainability of this empowerment effort. The nominee's actions under this category must demonstrate elements of inclusion, intersectionality, Internet feminist principles, equity, creativity/unique methodologies, gender sensitivity, ethical considerations and enhanced public awareness of the digital education efforts.
Celebrating WHRDs championing the protection of women rights online and equally advocating for gender equity through digital avenues. Nominees under this category ought to have at least two years of evident women rights defence either through advocacy, activism or initiatives undertaken within the digital space.
There must be demonstrated impact in terms of policy change, authority responsive actions, social justice resultant of the WHRD effort for the defended, critical mass rallying (numbers in terms of social engagements) on the issue of change advanced. Similarly, social change among the community (ies) whose rights are defended (Can be through knowledge or behavioural change). Keenly, elements of inclusion, intersectionality, Internet feminist principles, equity, creativity/unique methodologies, gender sensitivity, ethical considerations and enhanced public awareness must be demonstrated.
Recognizing female media practitioners who are inclusively using online/offline media platforms to promote gender equality and reshape women's experiences online. The nominee under this category must be a female media practitioner (journalist (reporter, anchor, producer, cameraperson, editor, manager, owner), blogger/vlogger).
They must have at least 6 months of transformative reporting/content generation that targets digital inclusion of women by; using the internet to highlight women's experiences, holding authority to account on digital inclusion issues affecting women, popularising digital innovations/creatives/research that targets improving women interactions with digital realms. The content projecting the nominee must demonstrate; inclusion, intersectionality, Internet feminist principles, equity, creativity/unique methodologies, gender sensitivity, and enhanced public awareness.
Honouring innovative digital projects/individuals that prioritise inclusivity, intersectionality, and feminist internet/principles within their works to represent and empower marginalised groups.
The innovation/creative must demonstrate a high level of uniqueness, impact, equity, ethical considerations, and enhanced public awareness.
Recognizing outstanding and revolutionising research works/researchers contributing to reshaping African data and representation of women in online spaces.
The research must include elements of inclusion, intersectionality, Internet feminist principles, equity, creativity/unique methodologies, gender sensitivity, and elements of public awareness in the works.
Individuals can nominate themselves by submitting their recent outstanding works of impact for potential selection under suitable categories.
The public (to mean a third party or another person) /communities of practice can nominate individuals they assert as outstanding under the different award categories attaching the nominee’s recent outstanding works.
Pollicy and its consortium of partners under the FOW project can map out outstanding individuals/entities from their different programming engagements, identifying their outstanding change interventions for nomination under the award categories.
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