{"id":21471,"date":"2026-04-07T11:49:32","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T11:49:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/stories\/festic\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T15:25:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T15:25:32","slug":"festic","status":"publish","type":"storiesprojects","link":"https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/stories\/festic\/","title":{"rendered":"FESTIC &#8211; Association of Senegalese Women in ICT"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:1000px\">\n<div style=\"height:51px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ad2f72ca wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-light-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-8daa39052e7a660ff6fa1b7905ed562e\" style=\"color:#ffffff\">The Digitalise Youth \u2013 Young Actors in Digital Democracy project is an advocacy initiative aimed at strengthening young people\u2019s democratic participation by defending their digital rights. It seeks to promote an open, safe and inclusive digital space whilst engaging young people in a structured dialogue with public authorities. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:38px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\"><strong>Activities<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Building young people\u2019s capacity in digital rights<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Development of a youth advocacy document<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Multi-stakeholder dialogues with national authorities<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Digital advocacy campaign<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\"><strong>Expected results<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:38px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 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decision-making.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/5-1.png\" alt=\"4\" class=\"wp-image-16547\" style=\"width:80px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/5-1.png 500w, https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/5-1-322x322.png 322w, https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/5-1-161x161.png 161w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">A campaign reaching at least <strong>10,000 people<\/strong> online.<br\/><br\/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:38px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About FESTIC<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-social-links has-icon-color has-icon-background-color is-style-default is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-social-links-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-social-links-is-layout-flex\"><li style=\"color:#ffffff;background-color:#5c84c3;\" class=\"wp-social-link wp-social-link-chain has-white-color has-light-blue-background-color wp-block-social-link\"><a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.festicsn.com\/fr\" class=\"wp-block-social-link-anchor\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path 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