Background
Yanhya is a human rights and environmental activist. She works with community radios to denounce environmental injustice as well as violence against women. She lives in a community that has suffered the effects of water contamination, oil exploitation, logging, and illegal mining. Access to electricity and internet is poor in her community, she must leave her territory whenever she needs to access more reliable internet.
Technology use
Yanhya uses Facebook and WhatsApp to communicate information/work done by herself or others, to view the news, and search for information. She uses her computer for radio to edit her programs. Yanhya uses her cell phone to collect testimonials for her activism work. She is currently learning to use some design and video editing
Goals
To find other effective ways to disseminate information about women and culture/ find more spaces to tell women’s stories.
To connect with other members of the environmental rights and human rights communities.
Threats
Physical threats to her and her family.
Identity theft and impersonation to discredit her work/spread disinformation.
Attempted hacking of social media and email accounts.
Strengths
Some friends and individuals she coordinates with have started using Signal for more secure communication.
Yanhya is aware of digital threats and is interested in learning more about digital security.
She understands the basics of the Internet and is able to use it as a tool to gather information.
Questions
If my devices are stolen, is there a way to protect the information they contain?
How can I know if my social networks have been tapped?
Where do I backup sensitive information so that it is secure?
Is there a way for me to keep my content from being removed from social networks?
