February 6th 2018 was Safer Internet Day, an international landmark event on the Internet safety calendar. This year its theme was “create, connect and share respect: A better internet starts with you.” Since receiving the Internet Society’s 25U25 award last year, I felt really motivated to get other young people thinking about the Internet and…
Category: Internet Society
Women’s Safety Fundraiser
I met Mary Helda Akongo during my trip to LA in September. She is a fellow Internet Society 25 Under 25 Awardee and works with Zimba Women who “are using technology to find innovative solutions to create sustainable futures for African women”. Since we met we have been talking about the challenges women face in…
My first hypothes.is experience
While I have been aware of hypothes.is and its potential in education for crowd-sourcing global notes on an online document, I hadn’t had the opportunity to participate in a ‘live’ note taking session before. And this week I had my first experience! Spoiler alert: I Ioved it. I felt quite nervous and vulnerable since I…
ISOC 25U25 Roundup
I’m back. Hey. Hi! Even though I wasn’t away for very long I’m really struggling to get into my normal sleeping routine. I think it’s partly jet lag but mostly I can’t stop thinking about the week I had in Los Angeles with the Internet Society. Tired from looking at a computer screen I decided…
Virtually Connecting at ISOC Internet Hall of Fame Dinner (Los Angeles)
On Monday 18th September 25 people Under 25 were awarded for their hard work and dedication using the Internet as a tool for good. Unfortunately for various reasons (including visa issues) three of our 25 could not physically join us in Los Angeles. When I heard about this, I wanted to find a way for…