CO-Voice 4 better Internet governance UG The project objectives include:
1) To empower citizens with the skills, knowledge, and tools to self-advocate for their digital rights.
2) To increase the number of young women engaged meaningfully in the governance discourse in Uganda.
3) To reduce digital literacy inequality among groups commonly left out by mainstream media e.g. young women, youth and the women's movement.
4) To provide virtual safe spaces for valiant civic discussions that are accessible and affordable to citizens.

The project activities include:
1) Video promoting voices for digital rights. The project will embark on production of citizen led video to showcase digital rights challenges and priorities for the citizens as well as gaps in the legislation and laws that govern . The video will also document voices from some digital rights experts in the country.  The video will be centered around common themes, including concerns about people’s lack of understanding about their data use and how their data is used, and the challenges that activists and civil society organizations face in getting citizens to see these issue as a concern and the uphill task to get citizens to engage meaningfully on digital platforms.  The project will widely disseminate the video through a wide range of social media networking sites which will provide powerful means of sharing, organizing, promotion and engagement. The video will have a ripple effect where citizens, with the capacity to undertake independent analysis of issues presented or highlighted in the video, form opinions and influence fellow citizens and duty bearers, and can lever¬age social media for policy engagement on digital rights and freedom.
2) Hosting young feminists on the women show. CCG will host a young women driven show to bring together young feminists from across the country, at  what we shalldub a virtual ‘central’ talk. This will be on topic-specific discussions that reflect themes that will emerge from ongoing events across the country. This will be followed by a wider shared discussion on how these issues can be tackled, and made positive, by citizens.

These conversations will lead to four main themes in the digital rights debate:
i. Education – digital in education and education about digital;
ii. Misinformation; the digital divide and the sexual strain on women;
iii. How to make digital rights a priority of the public sector; and how to make digital rights a priority of the private sector.
iv. The state of internet freedom and protection of young women’s rights. This will focus on constitutional laws and the ever upcoming amendments by policy makers and how these affect participation and engagement of women in the governance discourse of the country.
As these conversations take place, many of the talking points will be influenced by feminists topical discussions around issues brought to the fore by COVID-19 and the subsequent lockdowns. In addition, this space shall serve to mentor them in Public speaking skills as well as advocacy through the media.
3) Amplifying young people's voices on the youth round table. The show will target young people in Uganda aiming to address issues related especially to accessing information through digital technology like never before, and using it to make them seen and their voices heard. This will open opportunities for greater citizen engagement countrywide and virtually. The project is mindful that there is growing recognition that in order to create an inclusive and responsive society in Uganda, citizens, and especially the youth, need to be at the centre of policy-makers’ considerations; not just as targets, but also as agents. This show will therefore aim to develop policies and design services that respond to individuals’ needs, and that are relevant to their circumstances.
4) Mobilizingcommunity leaders to promote digital rights on community show/ citizen journalism. In order to promote community ownership and sustained engagement, we shall mobilise community leaders on a weekly basis to highlight the importance of digital rights and freedom.
General advocacy for digital rights on citizens chat shows. For full realization of the potential of digital technologies to transform society and economies in Uganda especially during the pandemic and beyond, there is need for continued advocacy to uphold and protect freedom of expression, access to information, and equitable participation online. We shall therefore launch 7 advocacy campaignsand or drives to reaffirm the immense importance of digital technologies for government and citizen interactions, public services provision, employment, education and commerce, while the government was seen to use the pandemic as an excuse to impose further clampdowns.