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|}Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community at the IF Square on the TCU Mattermost, at 9am EDT / 1pm UTC. It is a text-based chat where digital rights defenders can share regional and projects updates, expertise, ask questions, and connect with others from all over the world! Do you need an invite? Learn how to get one [[TCU Mattermost|here]].
|}Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community at the IF Square on the TCU Mattermost, at 9am EDT / 1pm UTC. It is a text-based chat where digital rights defenders can share regional and projects updates, expertise, ask questions, and connect with others from all over the world! Do you need an invite? Learn how to get one [[TCU Mattermost|here]].
*'''Date:''' Thursday, November 30
*'''Date:''' Thursday, November 30
*'''Time:''' 9am EST / 2pm UTC
*'''Time:''' 9am EST / 2pm UTC ([https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Preparing+for+the+2024+Election+and+Addressing+Surveillance+and+Censorship+in+Tanzania&iso=20231130T09&p1=179&ah=1 what time is it in my city?])
*'''Who:''' Zaituni Njovu
*'''Who:''' Zaituni Njovu
*'''Moderator:''' Erin
*'''Moderator:''' Erin

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Glitter Meetups

Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community at the IF Square on the TCU Mattermost, at 9am EDT / 1pm UTC. It is a text-based chat where digital rights defenders can share regional and projects updates, expertise, ask questions, and connect with others from all over the world! Do you need an invite? Learn how to get one here.

Preparing for the 2024 Election and Addressing Surveillance and Censorship in Tanzania

In this session we will talk about what is happening with the digital rights in the Africa Region, specifically in Tanzania. Zaituni Njovu, Executive Director at  Zaina Foundation, will share the current privacy right violation in Tanzania and discuss instances of  Surveillance and Censorship in this country as they prepare toward elections in 2024 and 2025.

Zaituni will also speak about the different initiatives her organization is doing at Zaina Foundation to support the Tanzania community on Internet freedom and Freedom of Expression. Lastly, Zaina Foundation is open to collaborate with any organisation on defending Internet Freedom in Tanzania.

Featured Guest:

Zaituni Njovu is the Executive Director at Zaina Foundation an Organization whose mission is to promote Digital Rights and Inclusion in Tanzania through Privacy capacity building, Policy reform, Research, Advocate for Internet Freedom in Africa and localization of technological tools into swahili language. She received the Human Rights Heroes award from Access Now in June 2019 due to her work supporting communities at risk in Tanzania through digital security training and localization of open source tools into swahili language. In 2022 she received two awards: one from Mwanamke na Uondozi for her efforts in reducing the digital gender gap in Tanzania during International Women’s Day and another one from WildAf as Champion in ending Online Gender Based Violence by using Innovation during 16 days of Activism.

Notes

Notes will be posted here