About Us

Digital Shelter

Digital Shelter (DS) is a local initiative founded in March 2018 by human right defenders who are passionate about the intersection between technology and human rights in Somalia with the aim of promoting digital safety, digital rights and inclusion and internet freedom in the growing digital civic space of Somalia. DS sees a world where people are becoming increasingly connected through the Internet and digital tools which brings opportunities and threats particularly those who are using the internet to fight for cause such as human rights defenders, activists and bloggers.  In Somalia, today, the internet has become the primary source of news and information as the number of internet users is increasing by the day with use of social media and the availability of digital devices such as smartphones.

Activists, HRDs, bloggers, and journalists now have a huge platform to advocate for their causes and beliefs because of the growing popularity of the internet. For instance, activists have effectively leveraged social media's influence to topple oppressive governments,

What We do

We focus the following thematic areas

Digital Safety <br>Trainings

Digital Safety
Trainings

We provide basic and advanced digital security trainings tailored for HRDs, activists and journalists

Promoting Digital Rights/Inclusion

Promoting Digital Rights/Inclusion

Through our online an offline forums, we discuss digital inclusion and digital rights as one of our basic human rights

Security <br>Management

Security
Management

We also offer basic physical security training that
comes with our digital security training package.

Internet freedom<br> & privacy rights

Internet freedom
& privacy rights

DS organizes forums where
citizens can discuss their
privacy concerns in the
digital world

Latest News

Credibly grow premier ideas rather than bricks-and-clicks strategic theme areas
distributed for stand-alone web-readiness.

Using Digital Space as Accountability Platform

On Thursday morning, September 2nd, I joined a panel discussion hosted by Digital Shelter ...

SKILLING SOMALI YOUTH IN DIGITAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND RIGHTS

Over the past decade, Somalia been on a recovery and stability path and amidst ...

Digital & Physical Risks Research Against HRDs, Bloggers & Journalists Launched

In Africa, human rights defenders (HRDs) and activists working to promote and protect human ...

Digital Rights & Inclusion Forum 2021

In partnership with Paradigm Initiative (PIN) Digital Shelter hosted the 8th edition of ...

Confronting Online Abuses Against Women #IWD2021

82 Somali women share their experiences of being shamed, harassed and abused online ...

Misinformation & Disinformation in Election Times

As the country is getting ready for the upcoming parliamentary and presidential elections, we ...

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