The movie, Finding Diana, which is inspired
by the organisation’s 2021 Londa report, will be showcased live on YouTube
today, a day before the International Human Rights Day which is commemorated on
1oth December. The film will be screened to audiences drawn from different
parts of the world. The 2021 Londa report highlights the state of digital
rights and inclusion in 22 countries across the continent.
Every year, PIN monitors the environment,
documents violations, and reports on the state of digital rights and inclusion
in Africa. The title of the report, which emanates from Zulu origin, echoes a
call for action to protect or defend the digital rights and inclusion
environment in Africa
Paradigm Initiative has also built online
platforms that educate and serve as safe spaces for the reporting of digital
rights violations. These mediums, in the form of reports, short films, and
educational online platforms, include Ayeta, Londa and Ripoti.
This year, International Human Rights Day
is commemorated under the theme: Dignity, Freedom And Justice for All. The day
is earmarked to celebrate and promote the Universal Declaration of Human
Rights.
Speaking ahead of the event, Ms. Thobekile
Matimbe, the organisation’s Partnerships and Engagements Manager stressed the
importance of the day saying human rights are based on values that keep the
society fair, just and equal. She called on African States to guarantee human
dignity and freedom online for all.
“Paradigm Initiative continues to make
deliberate efforts geared towards expanding the continent’s digital rights.
Finding Diana short film is an advocacy tool which goes a long way in
emphasising themes such as internet freedom, freedom of expression and access
to information among others. Everyone should be able to use the internet
without fear of violence or harassment,” she added.
In premiering the movie virtually, PIN joins the world to reflect on the adoption of
the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the United Nations General
Assembly in 1948.
Paradigm Initiative (PIN) works to connect
underserved young Africans with digital opportunities, and ensures protection
of their rights. The organisation has worked in communities across Nigeria
since 2007, and across Africa from 2017, building experience, community trust
and an organisational culture that positions it as a leading social enterprise
in ICT for Development and Digital Rights on the continent.
Across its regional offices in Kenya,
Nigeria, Senegal, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo
(DRC), and beyond, PIN works to connect under-served African youth with
improved livelihoods through our digital inclusion and digital rights programs.
The organization’s programs include Life
Skills. ICT. Financial Readiness. Entrepreneurship (LIFE) training program,
Dufuna, a digital readiness workshop for girls and life at school club program.
PIN has also built online platforms that
educate and serve as safe spaces for the reporting of digital rights
violations. These mediums, in the form of reports, short films, and educational
online platforms, include Ayeta, Londa and Ripoti.
Paradigm Initiative is also the convener of the Digital Rights and Inclusion Forum (DRIF), a pan-African bilingual Forum that has held annually since 2013.