Embracing the Power of ICTs

This photo shows a group of young African women from Southern Africa (Malawi, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe), embracing ICTs and recognising the role that ICTs play in the promoting womens rights at the Feminist Tech Exchange (FTX) in Johannesburg South Africa.
The Feminist Tech Exchange brought nine women’s rights activists  to share and build knowledge and skills on communication and ICTs from a feminist perspective. The exchange was convened as a way to strengthen women’s collective organizing power through the use of ICTs.  It created a platform for women activists to explore how different forms of technology can support, strengthen or disrupt power and allowed for a greater understanding of emerging technologies, their potential and impact on the rights and lives of women.  
The FTX was organised by  Womens Net and JASS. Women’s Net is a feminist organization that works to advance gender equality and justice in South Africa, through the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) while JASS is an international feminist organization dedicated to building and strengthening women’s voice, visibility and collective organizing power­­­­.