14 days to #DataTamashaAfrica26. The countdown just got very real Five tracks, engaging sessions, the Afrofeminist Data Museum, and a room full of builders, creatives, policymakers, and community leaders from across the continent who have been waiting for this moment. Zanzibar here we come!

We put out a call for African feminist and women's rights organisations to join a #digitalsafety audit and training initiative. We expected interest. We didn't expect this. Over 125 applications. 20 countries. We could only pick 15. Read the full report 👉🏾 bit.ly/TheWaitlistA...

Registration for #DataTamashaAfrica26 is officially closed. The agenda is shaping up to be one of our most exciting yet, five tracks, real conversations, & the kind of sessions that actually move conversations along. If you are registered, the countdown is on 👉https://datafest.africa/

A couple of weeks ago we spent a Sunday afternoon on a football pitch with 150+ domestic workers at a wellness derby running a Digital Safety Clinic sitting one-on-one with domestic workers to talk through the basics of #onlinesafety. Read more: medium.com/p/5135b4f1d24e

The Password is “123456”: What We Learned Sharing Digital Safety Tips with Domestic Workers in…

Authors: Wanjiku Maina, Pollicy & Tabitha Wangechi, Digital Safety & Security Trainer

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🚨 Brand new research just dropped: How deepfakes & AI-generated disinformation are targeting women in politics across Africa. We spent the 2025 and 2026 election cycles looking closely & tracking how this shows up on the ground & what needs to change to stop it. Learn more: bit.ly/RoleofDeepfakes

In exactly 30 days, Zanzibar becomes the place where Africa's builders, thinkers, creatives, and community leaders share the same room to show the world what building with data actually looks like. Get the full picture at datafest.africa #JengaNaData #DataTamashaAfrica26

Before we land in Zanzibar, #DataTamashaAfrica26 is coming to Nairobi! A one-day community baraza in partnership with Aga Khan University, Nairobi. The kind of gathering where every voice is actually in the conversation. 📅 6th August 2026 📍 Aga Khan University, Nairobi Register datafest.africa

We asked our team what they are most excited about at #DataTamashaAfrica26. And their responses? You just have to watch to find out... Registrations are still open but only for a short while. Secure yourself a spot before August sneaks up on you register.datafest.africa #JengaNaData

Online violence against women in politics isn't random. It's organized and designed to make leadership too costly for the women coming up behind us. Brenda Namata reflects on the 5th #NalafemSummit2026 and what it'll take to actually back women in power. Read it here 👉🏾 bit.ly/4vmJdsE

Organized not Random: Cost of Online Violence Against Women in Politics

Author: Brenda Namata, Pollicy

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Pollicy is hiring its next Executive Director, Africa. Ten years of treating murals, games and zines as real research. Now we're looking for someone ready to lead that work forward across Africa. Full time, 4 days a week, remote friendly within Africa. Apply here: forms.gle/KpBuLVkaML5V...

Women in politics and WHRDs are dealing #TFGBV which is meant to intimidate and silence them. We spoke to 30women across Tanzania and Côte d'Ivoire and built a chatbot around what they actually asked for. Read the full study: bit.ly/DigitalSuppo...

Co-creating a Digital Support Chatbot for TFGBV Survivors in Tanzania & Cote d’Ivoire - Pollicy

Women in politics (WIPs) and women human rights defenders (WHRDs) in Tanzania and Côte d’Ivoire increasingly face technology-facilitated gender-based violence (TFGBV), including online harassment, sur...

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Digital spaces carry the weight of colonial data systems and algorithms that decide whose voice gets heard. Session 1 of our Afro-feminist Masterclass breaks down why, and gives you real digital skills to use right after. 🗓️ July 15th 2026 ⏰ 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM EAT 📍Register: bit.ly/Afrofeminist...

Pollicy joins the 5th #NalafemSummit2026 in Nairobi Kenya, under the theme, Power meets capital. This year's summit centers feminist wealth & ethical political leadership. Conversations will dig into backing women's political power, protecting women facing #tfgbv and gender digital justice.

⏰ Tick Tock, only 50 days to go to #DataTamashaAfrica26 Registrations are open and completely FREE, in person in Zanzibar or virtually. Your spot is waiting, don't miss it 👉🏾 register.datafest.africa #JengaNaData

Our #DataTamashaAfrica26 Chair recently made the trip to Zanzibar, and what was meant to be a site visit turned into something more. A quiet confirmation that this is exactly where #DTA2026 belongs. In-person & virtual registration is still open 👉🏾https://register.datafest.africa

📍 Happening Today at Park Hyatt Zanzibar! Our partners dLabTz are officially launching #DataTamashaAfrica26 with Guest of Honour Hon. Mudrik Ramadhan Soraga, Zanzibar's Minister for ICT and Innovation. The countdown is real. are you registered yet? 👀 🔗 register.datafest.africa #JengaNaData

What started as a simple assignment becomes a deeper inquiry into how #feminist organisations survive, adapt, and reimagine sustainability when funding shrinks Mwikali Muoka asks: "Why must organisations constantly reshape their language to fit funding frameworks?" Read on 👉🏾 bit.ly/3QTJrcB

Even Rice Chokes: A Reflection on my Fellowship Assignment, ‘Who Funds Womens Innovation’ Podcast…

Author: Mwikali Muoka, 2025 Grants & Growth Fellow

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On the International Day for Countering #HateSpeech, we’re reflecting on how online spaces can become unsafe for women who lead & participate. Our research found that women politicians in Uganda were 3x more likely to face online harassment than men. Explore Amplified Abuse: vawp.pollicy.org

📣The Pollicy 2026 Fellowship call is NOW OPEN ! We’re looking for thoughtful, creative, values-aligned people passionate about data, technology & digital rights. Join our feminist collective for a 6-month paid fellowship & help shape more just digital futures. Apply 👉🏾 forms.gle/d7ZJCQijgfRR...

Registrations for #DataTamashaAfrica26 are now OPEN! 🎉. And the best part? It is completely FREE. Whether you are a policymaker, activist, technologist, or data enthusiast, this space is for you. Join us in person in Zanzibar or tune in virtually. Visit register.datafest.africa to get your ticket!

16 women Local Council leaders walked into a training room in Wakiso thinking about WhatsApp as a social app. They walked out asking how to use it to mobilise their communities. That is what a safe and joyful internet looks like in practice. Discover more 👉🏾 pollicy.medium.com/women-local-...

Women Local Council leaders using Technology as a Leadership Tool.

Author: Annex Kemanzi

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📣 We are officially 70 days away from #DataTamashaAfrica26! This August, Zanzibar will be the place where Africa's builders, thinkers, creatives & communities share the same room and show the world what Building with Data looks like. 🗓️ 19 - 21 August 2026 Registration is FREE and opens next week.

Africa's #data systems are expanding fast. But if women aren't shaping them, we're just reproducing old inequalities in new digital forms. Bonnita Nyamire breaks it all down in this blog 👉🏾 medium.com/@pollicy/gen... #GenderData

Gender Data Futures: Why Africa Needs A Women’s Network for Gender Transformative Data Governance

Author: Bonnita Nyamwire

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#DataTamashaAfrica26 cannot come full circle without the Afrofeminist Data Museum, returning for it's third edition. And we are bringing back the dream team @vodoarts to make it happen. Some things you have to experience for yourself & this is one of them. 🎟️ Registration opens soon. #JengaNaData

Last call for submissions for #DataTamashaAfrica26 close 31st May. Sessions. Demos. Creative outputs. If your idea has been sitting in your drafts, don't forget to send it in. Now is the time 👉🏾 datafest.africa/call-for-sessions #JengaNaData

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Our call for submissions for #DataTamshaAfrica2026 is still open till the end of this month. Wondering if you should apply? Find out below 👇🏾 #JengaNaData

Next up on our #DataTamashaAfrica26 curators list, meet Chilufya Theresa Mulenga, Founder of Women in Data Science and AI Zambia. She has been building the community that makes the difference and now she is bringing that energy to Zanzibar. 👏🏾 #JengaNaData

16 women leaders in Kasangati showed up, learned, and led. Last week, we partnered with VukaHer Africa to run a #digitalliteracy and safety training in Luganda because most online spaces are built in English, and that shouldn't be a barrier to women's participation. #WomenInLeadership

Next up on our #DataTamashaAfrica26 curators list is @valarie_waswa. She is bringing legal grounding and policy depth to #DataTamashaAfrica26, rooting AI governance conversations in lived realities and feminist ways of building technology. #JengaNaData #DTA2026

Our call for submissions for #DataTamshaAfrica2026 is still open till the end of this month. Wondering if you should apply? Find out below 👇🏾 #JengaNaData

The people helping us build #DataTamashaAfrica26 behind the scenes deserve their flowers. Meet Norman Angel, Co-Founder of @sautidatalab.bsky.social who is helping us design, shape, and bring #DTA2026 closer to the people building Africa's data future. #JengaNaData