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By Ude Ogbonnaya Israel, Bauchi
As part of efforts to address different forms of biases and or abuse in the digital circle, Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has trained 25 women on digital policy analysis.
Addressing pressmen in Bauchi, convener of the training facilitated by CITAD, Fatima Bakura said the participants are drawn from Kano, Jigawa, Gombe and Bauchi states
According to her, the training is a build-up to previous ones for the participants to share their experiences in stepping down digital literacy and advocacy to their respective communities.
She added that those that did well in an essay competition already organised before now are to be motivated with cash awards in three different categories as first, second and third positions will receive N100,000, N50,000 and N30,000 respectively.
While speaking to Apex News Exclusive, the Executive Director of CITAD Yunus Ya’u said he was thrilled by the experiences shared by the participants assuring that the centre will take up some of the issues they raised to address digital challenges.
He highlighted the importance of digital skills and training, creativity, data collation etc in achieving their overall objectives and encouraged the participants not to relent.
Sharing her own experience, a participant, Maimuna Suleiman called for more access to digital technology in rural communities where the bulk of abuse liter unaddressed.
She argued in her experience, that access to digital technology is the most vital requirement to echo the voice of victims suffering different forms of abuse in the digital space.
Another participant, Sarah Isaac, underscored how technology facilitates gender based violence and little or nothing is being done about it.
She argued that there is a kind of harassment that exists in the digital space especially the verbally induced ones through writing and other gestures.
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