DataWise LGBTQI organisations in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda have limited opportunity to speak. When they do, it's vital they have the tools and resources they need to communicate effectively.Data4Change (D4C), with input from Voice Global, will select eight LGBTQI organisations from our existing and trusted partners in target countries to participate in DataWise. Trusted partners from other countries may be included as agreed by D4C and Voice.DataWise empowers grassroots organisations working at the intersection of LGBTQI, women’sand young people’s rights to use data, design, and storytelling to build and strengthen community,inspire action, and hold power toaccount. After participating in DataWise, organisations will: collect and use data to inform and implement innovative advocacy strategies; transfer newly acquired data skills to their own communities using D4C toolkits andresources; and communicate insights from original data and research online and offline to hyper-local, regional, and global audiences. The eight selected organisations will be split into two cohorts of four. Each cohort will complete a full set of activities thatfall under three streams: “collect”, “coach”, and “communicate”.Collect Eight LGBTQI organisations collaborate with D4C data coaches to identify relevant existing data (“datamaps”) and missing data (“data gaps”). Coaches work with each organisation to co-create an innovative, ethical and secure data collection strategy that generates original data about LGBTQI rights. Outputs Eight documentation packs, each including a data capacity assessment, a data maps and gaps profile, and a three-month data collection plan Eight new datasets collected and up to 40relevant open data sources Coach Up to 16 LGBTQI leaders (two per organisation)participate in D4C’s immersive and interactive three-month DataSkills Fellowship. They acquire a foundational understanding of the data workflow (collect, clean, understand,communicate) and apply these skills to create and publish a data project of theirown. They participate in virtual “link and learn”events to share knowledge with their cohorts and they lead in-person Data Skills Bootcamps to transfer knowledge to their communities. They confidently andactively use data insights to create and implementnew 12-month data advocacy strategies for their organisations and create up to two data-driven advocacy outputs each. Outputs 16 LGBTQI leaders participate in three-month fellowship 16 data-driven projects and training diaries Four“link and learn” events80 LGBTQI community members attend Data Skills Bootcamps Eight 12-month data advocacy strategies32 data-driven advocacy outputs Communicate LGBTQI organisations share data insights with diverse audiences from hyperlocal (e.g. their own communities, families) to global (e.g. diplomats, rapporteurs, funders). With D4C data, design and storytelling coaches, each organisation co-creates a series ofonline and offline communications as part of a data-driven‘dispatch’, and contributes to amulti-stakeholder, cross-regional and cross-theme data-driven advocacy campaign that speaks to a global audience. They participate in virtual meetings with international stakeholders, presenting original data on LGBTQI rights and reporting on their countries’ human rights records. Outputs Eight data-driven ‘dispatches’ Two data-driven advocacy campaigns Eight virtual meetings with international stakeholders.