Getting the Money to Public Interest Technologists Building A Feminist Internet
Getting the Money to Public Interest Technologists Building A Feminist Internet
- 45min
This is an interactive session that brings together technologists, and digital rights defenders to map out contextual accessible financial service challenges while identifying possible inclusive technology solutions to advance financial access within the technology and human rights space.
A significant aspect of Team Community’s work with digital rights defenders includes providing equity support to marginalised communities of colour, Africans, women, LGBTQ groups and indigenous people. Getting funding to most of these communities has been challenging, posing a structural barrier to accessing network and security resources. For the most part, there is no way to get the money to the communities that need them. Financial pathways have either been blocked or have extra layers of difficulty. Thus , increasing marginalities within digital rights defenders who work at the grassroots in the global majority.
The session’s goal is to collectively brainstorm and potentially answer the following questions:
1. What are the key challenges and barriers digital rights defenders in the global majority experience with receiving funding that advance their work?
2. What resources and efforts are needed to improve financial inclusivity?
A significant aspect of Team Community’s work with digital rights defenders includes providing equity support to marginalised communities of colour, Africans, women, LGBTQ groups and indigenous people. Getting funding to most of these communities has been challenging, posing a structural barrier to accessing network and security resources. For the most part, there is no way to get the money to the communities that need them. Financial pathways have either been blocked or have extra layers of difficulty. Thus , increasing marginalities within digital rights defenders who work at the grassroots in the global majority.
The session’s goal is to collectively brainstorm and potentially answer the following questions:
1. What are the key challenges and barriers digital rights defenders in the global majority experience with receiving funding that advance their work?
2. What resources and efforts are needed to improve financial inclusivity?
