Digital Defenders Partnership (DDP) 2024-2027 Digital Defenders Partnership (DDP) 2024-2027 DDP was established in 2012, during the second Freedom Online Conference in Kenya, by the Freedom Online Coalition (FOC) with the primary mission of providing rapid response to threats to internet freedom. At its inception, DDP concentrated on supporting efforts that focused on promoting an open internet that was free from emerging threats. The founding members of DDP comprised the governments of the Netherlands, the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Republic of Estonia.

Consequently, DDP's support has expanded to encompass a more comprehensive approach to address digital threats against HRDs. This approach now includes not only funding but also accompaniment and community building. The objective behind this holistic digital security approach, which was solidified in the new strategic plan, is to extend the program's reach and to establish a more sustainable and systemic response to the equally systemic threats faced by HRDs within their contexts.
The programme thus serves a unique role in the ecosystem of human rights (broadly defined to include HRDs, independent media, Women Human Right Defenders (WHRDs), LGBTQ+ actors, Enviromental advocates, among others) in providing both strategic resources such as funding, capacity-building and access, as well as accompaniment and longterm engagement to provide a holistic integration of safety and protection across their organisations, and mechanization of their resources to ensure their own agency. I syfte att bidra till ett öppet och fritt internet investerar DDP i säkerheten för MR-försvarare, aktivister, journalister och bloggare närhelst de är under attack. DDP har koncentrerat sitt arbete på frihet på internet och specifikt digitalt akutstöd. DDP fortsätter facilitera, vägleda, sammankoppla, dela och samordna, samt att bygga kapacitet för akutrespons lokalt, regionalt och globalt. Fokus är på miljöer som är repressiva mot internetmiljöer, oavsett geografisk placering.

Insatsen är i samråd och samarbete med andra insatser som Sida och andra aktörer stödjer inom detta område. DDP koordinerar och samarbetar med ett flertal av Sidas andra samarbetspertners såsom Front Line Defenders, Tor Project, Internews, International Media Support, Access Now, Tactical Tech, Article 19 med flera. Sidas medel kommer endast att användas i ODA länder.

Från 2020 till mitten av 2023 övergick DDP till att inkludera ett mer långsiktigt engagemang. Sammantaget gav DDP stöd till över 17 938 Människorättsförsvarare, och omfattade både organisationer och individer, genom finansiering och engagemang. DDP envisions a world in which HRDs contribute to social justice while enjoying safety, well-being, freedom, and dignity. In the new Strategy (2024-2027), it is stated that DDP's mission is to strengthen the resilience of HRDs by increasing their digital security through a holistic and sustainable approach. Consequently, to reach this overall objective, DDP has identified three strategic objectives/goals: 

Strategic Objective 1. Increase flexible and relevant resources for holistic digital security for HRDs at risk (mitigation)

Strategic Objective 2. Strengthen the digital security knowledge, capabilities, and practices of HRDs through a holistic approach (prevention)

Strategic Objective 3. Support the strengthening of digital security networks at the local, regional, and global levels

Strategic Objective 4: Strengthen DDP's free and open-source software utilization, infrastructure, resilience and sustainability

The developing of the 2024-2027 Strategic Plan included bringing together a core team to facilitate the process along with the accompaniment of Sukuamis (a feminist collective of activists with an approach rooted in feminist, decolonial, collective wisdom, non-extractie, and collective care principles, with a strong emphasis on anti-albeist and creative values).