RightsCon Tunis 2019

In this interactive session we will gather input on how to create more and better civic spaces. We will discuss our inclusive approach for online community building in restrictive settings, including the challenges of putting this approach into practice. We will gather suggestions to improve our approach and supporting strategies. We will focus on lessons learned and best practices for creating: • Inclusive Teams: Using examples from the Libya and DRC, we will discuss the challenges of building diverse and inclusive teams. • Inclusive Content and Communities: Using examples from DRC, Burundi and Libya, we will describe our media and engagement strategies to create safe spaces where young people from different backgrounds can come together in ways often impossible in the offline space. • Inclusive Partnerships: How to engage the broadest spectrum of stakeholders? Different organisations will discuss how they use a multi-stakeholder approach to be more inclusive. • Inclusive Tech: Faster, cheaper internet is one way to make platforms more inclusive but often beyond our control. We will discuss how we optimise our platforms to make them more accessible and invite others to discuss their solutions to this issue.