Building a Safer, More Inclusive Digital Future for Women and Communities in Tanzania and Beyond
About Zaina Foundation
Zaina Foundation is a non-profit organization established in 2017 and registered under Tanzania’s NGO Act of 2002. The organization is dedicated to advancing digital rights and digital inclusion, with a strong focus on empowering women in technology and expanding civic space through the use of digital tools and innovation. Through its work, Zaina Foundation seeks to ensure that marginalized communities can safely access, use, and benefit from digital technologies in ways that promote participation, equality, and social justice.
To achieve this mission, Zaina Foundation delivers capacity-building programs for women, journalists, and human rights defenders, strengthening digital resilience, online safety, and leadership in the digital space. The organization also localizes open-source digital tools by translating resources into Kiswahili, making technology more accessible and inclusive for Swahili-speaking communities. In addition, Zaina Foundation actively advocates for internet freedom, addresses gender-based disinformation and technology-facilitated gender-based violence, promotes inclusive internet governance, conducts research on digital rights and climate justice, and engages in policy advocacy to advance gender equity, democratic participation, and digital freedoms in Tanzania. Click here to read full document January 2026 Bulletin