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The Centre for Information technology and development (CITAD) as part of its project on
Supporting Community-led Approaches to Addressing the Digital Divide in Nigeria which is
part of larger project on community networks coordinated globally by the Association for
Progressive Communications (APC) and supported by the Foreign, Commonwealth and
Development Office of the UK Government, convened a one-day consultative meeting  on
Gender and  Community Networks. Community networks are telecommunications
infrastructure deployed and operated by a local group to meet their own communication
needs and also a communications infrastructure, designed and erected to be managed for
use by local communities. This communication needs can be voice, data, e-learning etc. and
can be a point of convergence for communities to come together to address their common
community problems. The meeting, attended by over 25 CSOs, Media Personnel, Women
Led-groups and CSOs from different parts of the country was held in Bafra International
Hotel, Kaduna, Kaduna State on January 15, 2022. It was also meant to generate more
voices about the need to develop policies that address the gender digital divide in Nigeria.
Additionally, it was aimed to continue the effort toward working with the Nigerian
Communication Commission to develop a national policy on community networks.
The meeting featured five presentations as follows:
1. Understanding Community Networks
2. Gender and Digital Marginalization in Nigeria
3. The Policy in Nigeria as relates to Community Networks
4. What CITAD is doing in the Relation to Community Networks?
5. Gender Issues and Community Networks
Observations
Participants observed that:
1. Women are digitally marginalized in the digital space which creates a huge gap in the
society
2. Most of the policies relating to digital technology in the country are not gender
responsive as a result of the marginalization of women in the policy and decision making
processes
3. Women voices are not heard in terms of making contributing on how to address the
gender digital divide in the country
4. Gender and women marginalization starts from girl-child
5. Online harassment discourages women effective participation in digital space
6. Security agencies pay less attention to online sexual and gender based violence against
women

7. Community networks constitute an important strategy to promote digital inclusion in the
country
8. The country currently does not have a policy to allow for the emergence and
sustainability of community networks.

Recommendations
Participants, believing that women participation in the community networks have immense
benefits in terms of bridging the digital divide in the country, made the following
recommendations:
1. Government should as a matter of urgency come up with a National Policy on Community
Networks to create the conducive environment for that will catalyze citizens’ action of
address their digital marginality
2. The ICT policies should be gender friendly, allowing for equal access to participation and to
use and benefits of digital technology
3. . Women need to be claim a space in the policy making processes so that their experiences
and challenges could be given the attention they deserved in the quest for gender digital
justice
4.  Women should be allowed to present their issues and chance to provide possible to their
problems
5.   Women should organize vigorously to ensure that their numerical strengthen counts in
policy outcomes in the country
6.  In pushing  for a policy on community networks, women should play a leading role to ensure
that the community network initiatives to do replication and reinforce the gender blindness
of existing policies in the digital space
7. Social Media influencers should do more on creating awareness to people in the rural
communities
8. Government and other stakeholders to address online gender violence as well as the
prevalence of harmful contents on the internet that inhibits women effective engagement in
the cyberspace

Resolution
The participants unanimously resolved to form a Platform of Women Activists for
Community Networks  with the following objectives:
1. Popularize the importance of women participation the emerging community networks
initiatives and see it as tool to bridging the gender digital marginalization in the country
2. Sensitizing their community members, social media followers as well as their
organizations about the importance and benefits of women engagement with community
networks initiatives
3. To advocate stakeholders involved to come up with a national gender based policy
framework for community networks in the country

4. to advocate for more women to engage digital technology general,, including the safe and
secure use of social media platforms
5. Support effort by all stakeholders to address the multifarious dimensions of the digital
divide in Nigeria.
6. campaign for special initiatives for the massive digital literacy among girls in secondary
schools so that the digital bridging process should begin at that level
Signed
Harira Wakili, Community Mobilization Officer
Yemi Balogun, Yemi Balogun Media

1. Event Schools Career Talk meeting
Venue CITAD's Conference room
Date Monday 10/1/22
Time 11pm
For more Information please, contact: kamilu@citad.org

2. Program: Likitan CITAD
Topic: Farfadiya (Epelapsy)
Guest: Dr. Kabiru A. Yusuf
Venue: CITAD Online Radio
Date: Duk Ranar Litinin (10/01/22)
Time: 2:30pm
For more Information please contact asabo@citad.org

3. Programme: Criminality In a Society; Causes And How To Curtail it
Anchor: Sheik Abbas Alhassan
Date: Every Monday
Time: 11am -11:30am
Venue: CITAD Online Radio
For more Information please contact asabo@citad.org

4. Event: Internet Safety and Security Training and Business Training in Digital Livelihood for Young
Women and Girls
Venue: CITAD’s Computer Lab
Date: Monday 10th – Thursday 13th January, 2022
Time: 9am daily
For more Information please, contact Ibrahim@citad.org

5. Event: Martabar'ya mace
Venue: Express Radio
Date: Tuesday, 11th January, 2022
Time: 11:00am to 12:00pm
For more Information please, contact: Zainab@citad.org

6. Event: NBTE Accreditation Requirements Meeting
Venue CITAD's Conference room
Date Tuesday 11th January, 2022
Time: 2:00PM
For more Information please, contact: isyaku@citad.org

7. Event: GBV Team Meeting
Date: Tuesday 11th January, 2022
Time: 2:00pm
Venue: CITAD hall B
For more Information please, contact: zainab@citad.org

8. Event: Online School of Community Networks (Week Two)
Venue: Online
Date: Tuesday 11th and Wednesday 13th January, 2022
Time: 11:00AM
For more Information please, contact suhail@citad.org

9. Event: GBV Press conference
Date: 12th January 2022
Time: 11:00am

Venue: CITAD hall B
For more Information please, contact: Zainab@citad.org

10. Event: Organization Policy implementation Sustainability, Staff contribution, Meeting.
Venue: CITAD's Conference room
Date: Wednesday 12th January, 2022
Time: 2:00PM
For more Information please contact isyaku@citad.org

11. Event: Experience Sharing Meeting on Public Education on COVID Vaccine (Partner organizations)
Date: Wednesday, January 12, 2022
Time: 11 am
Venue: online
For more Information please, contact: info@citad.org

12. Event: Experience Sharing Meeting on Public Education on COVID Vaccine (Social Influencers)
Date: Thursday, January 13, 2022
Time: 11am
Venue: online

13. Event: Shrinking Civic Space Research Debriefing Meeting
Date: Thursday, January 13, 2022
Time: 12.30m
Venue: Sarena Hotel, Kano
For more Information please, contact: info@citad.org

14. Programme: Public Speaking Is Not a Barrier
Anchor: Sheik Abbas Alhassan
Date: Every Wednesday

Time: 10:30
Venue: CITAD Online Radio
For more Information please contact: asabo@citad.org

15. Program: LITERACY CAN'T WAIT
Anchor: Patience Obande
Date: Every Thursday
Time: 11am
Venue: CITAD Online Radio
For more Information please contact asabo@citad.org

16. Event: Official Presentation of Kwaraption *"An Engausa and Anthology" and Ward Presentation*
Venue: CITAD's Hall B
Time: 11am
Date: Saturday, 15th January, 2022
For more Information please, contact: info@citad.org

17. Event: Mu Fahinc Riga Kafin Corona
Date: Every Saturday
Time: 9am
Venue: Radio Kano (Am/FM)
For more Information please contact: asabo@citad.org

18. Event: Consultative Meeting on Gender and Community Networks
Venue: Bafra International Hotel, Kaduna
Date: 16th January, 2022
Time: 9am
For more Information please contact: harira@citad.org

19: Event: Rigar Mutunci
Venue: Arewa Radio, Kano
Date: 16th Janaury, 2022
Time: 11:00am – 12:00Pm
For more Information please, contact: bihari@citad.org

1. Event: Training for COVID-19 Vaccine Champions 

Date:    13-14th Dec., 2021 

Time:   9:00am Daily 

Venue: Tahir Guest Palace, Kano. 

For more information, please,  contact: hamza@citad.org

 

1. Programme: Criminality In a Society; Causes And How To Curtail it

Anchor: Sheik Abbas Alhassan 

Date: Every Monday 13th December, 2021.

Time: 11am-11:30am 

Venue: CITAD Online Radio

For more information, please contact asabo@citad.org

 

1. Event: Continuation of DIT program.

Venue: CITAD office Jama’are.

Date: 13th – 15th December, 2021.

Time: 4:00pm- 6:00pm

For more information, please contact: dahiru@citad.org

1. Event: Continuation of DLP “Advanced Digital Skills training for young Women and Girls”

Date:   Monday 13th to Friday 17th December., 2021 

Time:   9:00am Daily 

Venue: CITAD Computer Lab

For more information, please contact ibrahim@citad.org

 

1. Event: #KeepOurFemaleJournalistsSafeOnline Step Down Training

Venue: NUJ Secretariat Bauchi, Bauchi State. 

Date: Tuesday, 14th December, 2021

Time: 12pm

For more information, please,  contact: asabo@citad.org

 

1. Program: Likitan CITAD 

Topic: Farfadiya (Epelapsy) 

Guest: Dr. Kabiru A. Yusuf 

Venue: CITAD Online Radio 

Date: Duk Ranar Litinin (13th December,2021)

Time: 2:30pm

For more information, please,  contact asabo@citad.org

 

1. Program: Martabar Ƴa Mace

Date Tuesday 14th December, 2021.

Time: 11:00 – 12:00PM.

Venue: Express Radio

For more information, please,  contact zainab@citad.org

 

1. Event: Duniyar Nishadi 

Date:  14th December, 2021

Time: 10am 10:30

Venue: CITAD’s Studio

For more information, please,  contact asabo@citad.org

 

1. Events: Intra Party Consultative Meetings

Venue PDP and PRP Secretariats

Date: Tuesday 12 & 14 December, 2021 respectively

Time: 4pm

For more information, please contact: isah@citad.org

 

1. Event: #KeepOurFemaleJournalistsSafeOnline Step Down Training

Venue: Press Center, Kano

Date: Wednesday, 15th December, 2021

Time: 10am

For more information, please,  contact: asabo@citad.org

 

1. Event: #KeepOurFemaleJournalistsSafeOnline Step Down Training

Venue: Zoom (Kaduna)

Date: Wednesday, 15th December, 2021

Time: 10am

For more information, please,  contact: asabo@citad.org

 

 

1. Events: Youth and Women Manifesto Policy Dialogue

Venue Ni”ima Guest Palace, Kano

Date: Wednesday – Thursday 15th -16th December, 2021

9:00 am daily

For more information, please contact: isah@citad.org

1. Programme: Public Speaking Is Not a Barrier

Anchor: Sheik Abbas Alhassan 

Date: every Wednesday

Time: 10:30

Venue: CITAD Online Radio

For more information, please,  contact asabo@citad.org

 

1. Event: MATA A FAGEN SIYASA

Venue: CITAD ONLINE RADIO

Date: Wednesday 17th December 2021

Time: 10:00 -10:30

For more information, please,  contact asabo@citad.org

 

1. Event: ICT for KIDS Computer Training.

School: M C Abubakar Junior Upper Basic Secondary School

Venue: A. A. P. S ICT Center Jama’are.

Date: Wednesday, 10th December, 2021.

Time: 10:30am-12:15 pm

For more information, please,  contact: dahiru@citad.org

 

1. Program: Siyasa da Rayuwa

Guest: Guest: Comr. Sani Saleh Abubakar

Topic: Muhimmancin Bawa Kananan hukumomi damar Tasarrufi da Kasafinsu daga Gwamnatin Tarayya kai tsaye

Venue: CITAD RADIO

Date: Thursday, 16th December, 2021

Time: 2:00

For more information, please,  contact asabo@citad.org

1. Program: LITERACY CAN’T WAIT

Anchor: Patience Obande

Date: Every Thursday (13th December 2021)

Time: 11am

Venue: CITAD Online Radio

For more information, please contact asabo@citad.org 

 

1. *Programe: Muhimmancin Ilimin Ƴa Mace* 

Topic: Shimfida akan Ma’anar Ilimi

Venue: CITAD Online Radio  

*Date: Thursday 16th December, 2021*

Time: – 10:00

*For more information, please,  contact asabo@citad.org*

 

1. ICT for KIDS computer training.

Date: Wednesday 15th December, 2021.

Time: 2:00pm – 4:00pm

Contact: dahiru@citad.org 

 

1. Event: Mu Fahinci Riga Kafin Corona

Venue: Radio Kano (Am/FM)

Date: Saturday, 18th December, 2021

Time: 9am

For more information, please contact bichiismail@gmail.com

 

1. Event: #KeepOurFemaleJournalistsSafeOnline Step Down Training

Venue: Hall B, Beside Radio Studio, State Polytechnic, Yola (SPY)

Date: Saturday, 18th December, 2021

Time: 10am

For more information, please,  contact: asabo@citad.org

 

1. Program: Rigar Mutunci

Guest: Buhari Abba

Topic: Listeners Assessment from our Radio Program

Venue: Arewa Radio, Kano

Time: 11:00am – 12:00PM

Date:  Sunday 19th December, 2021

For more information, please,  contact buhari@citad.org

 

1. Event: Hear from Our Ancestors.

Topic: a journey to success.

Guest: His Excellency Abdulmalik Mahmood Baraden katagum forma Deputy Governor of bauchi state.

Date: Sunday 19th December, 2021

Time: 10:00am

Venue: CITAD Office, Itas.

 For more information, please contact: muneeb@citad.org

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