Dear Colleague, I am excited to invite you and your friends to the launch of a report titled, ​ ​ "Supercharging Human Rights Defenders in East Africa". The vent will be held on Friday, March 17, 2017 as from 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM EAT at Strathmore University, Kenya. Please register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/digital-security-challenges-for-civil-society-i... Over the past year, Small Media has been working in partnership with The Collaboration on International Policy for East and Southern Africa, The East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project (Defend Defenders), and Strathmore University Centre for IP and IT Law (CIPIT) to produce a new report evaluating the digital threats facing civil society organisations working across East Africa – in Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, and Tanzania. At this session, Small Media and its partners will present the findings of its latest report Supercharging Human Rights Defenders in East Africa, and then engage in a discussion with a range of stakeholders about how to best support regional civil society organisations to overcome the multitude of digital security challenges they face. The schedule for the session is as follows: 14:00-15:00 – Report Presentation and Q&A 15:00-15:30 – Coffee break 15:30-16:30 – Break-out sessions based around key themes and research findings 16:30-17:00 – Discussion around recommendations and next steps 17:00-18:00 – Networking and drinks Please feel free to share with your colleagues and to register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/digital-security-challenges-for-civil-society-i... -- Best Regards, *Ephraim Percy Kenyanito* Legal Researcher/ Policy Analyst Website: https://ephraimkenyanito.com/ Twitter: @ekenyanito <https://twitter.com/ekenyanito> PGP Fingerprint: B0FA394AF73DEB7AA1FDC7360CFED26DE6BA8DC1 [image: --] Ephraim Percy Kenyanito [image: https://]about.me/ekenyanito <https://about.me/ekenyanito?promo=email_sig&utm_source=email_sig&utm_medium=email_sig&utm_campaign=external_links>