Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs (DGIS)
The DGIS provided core support to APC for the period 2004-2008. From 2005 to 2008 it also provided a theme-based co-financing programme operating grant (management systems). From 2009, the DGIS supported APC’s women’s programme in their work against violence against women.
This study seeks to explore recent legislative developments aimed at addressing and providing avenues of redress for technology-related violence against women. We explore the objectives, structure and application of four domestic legislative responses to different forms of violence against women, seeking to understand how domestic legislatures are responding to increasing awareness of violence against women online.
GISWatch 2013 shows that gains in women’s rights made online are not always certain or stable. It is a call to action, to the increased participation of women in all forms of technological governance and development, and to a reaffirmation and strengthening of their rights online.
One of the outcomes of APC’s project “End violence: Women’s rights and safety online” is to strengthen in a sustainable way the institutional capacity of women’s rights organisations to address technology related VAW. As part of this work, between January and August 2013 over 100 women’s organisations were trained in how to use technology safely through secure online communications ...
APC and its seven country partners have achieved milestones after their first year of work on the project “End violence: Women’s rights and safety online.” APCNews interviewed Jan Moolman, project coordinator, about the main highlights of this first year and the challenges and expectations for the year ahead.
APC launched its first ICT policy handbook “for beginners” in 2003 to critical acclaim. It was the first comprehensive guide for non-technicians. Now APC has published an entirely rewritten second edition, available free and online for anyone to download.
This is the planning meeting for Asian partners of WNSP's MDG3 project which focuses on strengthening the strategic use of ICT to combat violence agains women. WNSP team members and partners from Cambodia, Malaysia, Pakistan and the Philippines will be participating in this event to talk about implementation of project activities until June 2011. APC members Open Insitute, Bytes4All and Foundat...
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