The Challenge

The Internet is increasingly becoming an important platform for economic activities, with online platforms rapidly mediating economic opportunities, social and political engagement. While the unprecedented growth of the digital economy in Kenya has helped to unlock opportunities across various sectors of the economy, this transformation has brought about myriad challenges, leading to questions about its ability to contribute to broad-based economic development for all Kenyans.

How the Internet enables citizens to benefit from these opportunities is largely determined along gendered lines. The different forms of structural exclusions enabled and multiplied by the internet and other ICT platforms have widened equality gaps in multiple aspects of human life. Gender based violence, poor digital literacy and lack of awareness in cybersecurity has made women, in all their diversity, to be excluded from internet governance and economic spaces.

Taking Action!

In response, KICTANet with support from its partners, is implementing various projects with gender and inclusion at the core. These projects are guided by KICTANet’s four pillars namely; policy advocacy, stakeholder engagement, capacity building, and research to create a more inclusive internet.