A leader in the making, sharp and intelligent. She writes with a purpose, walks with confidence, and speaks with wisdom. This is SOS Diplomats Linda Amos, whose writing skillsets has educated, touched hearts, informed, and inspired young lives. Linda is a Project Officer of Women at Web Tanzania, Author, and Co-Founder of Kamureen book club. <strong>Value added in the Digital Space</strong> As a digital citizen, Linda says, “I have been able to run online campaigns that advocates about Inadequacy of digital learning platforms to youth and children under UNICEF this has helped my followers and other engagers to be informed, increase their knowledge on the matter and be aware of pressing issues such as these that an immediate action. Linda also tells us that she has used her digital platform to share insights on self help books that she reads in a way that it will inspire youth to be better, embrace their potentials and invest in their passion or talents. <strong>Benefits encountered in the Digital Space</strong> “I and fellow youth have a book club we are running on Instagram, through the book club we have been able to connect with people from different countries, create a network of readers who together share their insights on different aspects such as Spiritual aspects, finance, leadership and inspire young people to read early on so that they can grow with a sharp mind and confidence.” Says Linda <strong>Challenges and Measures encountered Online</strong> Linda tells us as a woman in the Digital Space she has seen women being harassed online whether it is insults thrown at them or intimate pictures shared without their consent, “What I do is be part of online campaigns that advocate against Online Gender Based Violence, and as a project officer we have been conducting online talks like on twitter space for the need of conversing and sharing thoughts about Safe Spaces and how we can achieve that.” <strong>The SOS Mentorship Program</strong> “I am still Digitally growing from attending the Mentorship program, but I am grateful that I have been informed and educated about Digital Security, something that I took lightly in the beginning, it is my faith that I will not only be an ambassador of promoting Safe spaces for girls and women both offline and online but also be able to make an impact using my platforms and attending physically to events or conferences that champion for a Safe Digital space for a woman.” Utters Linda. <iframe width="400" height="225" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AoA7VI4UVuY?list=PL5KkyQqfVrtTWx8-OarYiE21J0AusbCDI" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>

She lights the room when she walks in. She is a listener, a believer of knowing better and doing better. Speaks with integrity and leaves a mark in people's hearts. Her name Lillian Lema. SOS Diplomat Lilian is an entrepreneur, social media Influencer and founder at Mtoto Hub Initiative a nonprofit organization that helps orphans and vulnerable children raise their talent. Her superpower online is the ability to interact online. She is an interactive person to her digital community with over 60,000 reach and impression on her Instagram. <strong>Value Added in the Digital Space</strong> Lilian says by creating relatable contents on lifestyle, business and relationships helps her resonate with her audience on a deeper level. “As an entrepreneur and social media influencer being an active engagerhas helped me to connect with my customers and audiences which led to increase my sales and attract more clients to work with as social media influencer. <strong>Challenges encountered and Measures in the Digital Space</strong> “Though I have been a victim of Cyber bullying and seen cases of women who are harassed online, I have chosen to stand on my ground and remember why I got into the internet in the first place by keep growing in my career and being an advocate for Safe Spaces to fellow women.” Lillian says she has grown career wise when it comes to creating a better and convincing content for her clients as a social media influencer. She has invested her time in gaining more knowledge from those who are doing the best in the market. The SOS Diplomats Mentorship Program “As a digital citizen, I have always wanted to learn about Safe Space and to know how I can change my audiences into my customers with the acquired digital skills.” When asked about her expectations from attending the mentorship program she said, “To be an ambassador of safe online space, to create a good environment for both women and men on the digital space, to share the knowledge I gained out from this program to my audiences.”  

A traveller, one who holds dear her African history. a gentle soul that believes in working smart. She stretches her hand to help others whenever she can. This is #SOSDiplomats Marynsia Mangu. With over 50, 000 thousand reach and impressions per month on her Instagram account. Her superpower online is her ability to understand quickly what is being said online whether it is a post shared or a content written.  Marynsia is also a community development <strong>Value added and Benefits in the Digital Space</strong> Marynsia has used the digital space as a place to be educated and educate others on topics that are critical, when it comes to how she has benefited online, Mary says, “I have always been keen on what I choose to post online because I wanted to brand myself with the content that I share and lucky enough I have been able to do that as well as being connected with potential people and building strong relationships for the growth of my career.” <strong>Challenges and Measures in the Digital Space</strong> “I have faced offensive comments from people who follow me and others who do not either from a caption or picture I shared, though I am a good respondent but I have learnt to always ignore all the negatives comments and focus on the impact I want to make while being in the digital space. <strong>Why SOS Mentorship Program</strong> Marynsia says though she has been in the digital space for more than five years but learning is a journey, one never knows everything and if an opportunity is provided why not take the chance. “I am a digital enthusiast therefore applying for a Mentorship program that wanted to equip young girls on digital skills and how to be safe online was something I was interested in because I wanted to increase my knowledge on digital platforms and widen my network.” She adds, “I look forward to sharing the knowledge I have on digital skills and digital rights for the purpose of educating others, it is highly important that people know the laws that govern them when they are in the digital space.”   <iframe width="727" height="409" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/bINtIChn7O8?list=PL5KkyQqfVrtTWx8-OarYiE21J0AusbCDI" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>

A resilient woman, ccontributor and observer Jacqueline Octavian is a digital enthusiast, an aspiring lawyer, entrepreneur and social media influencer, as a woman in the digital space Jacqueline adds value to her online presence by taking time to learn about how to brand one ‘self-based on the type of content one choses to share. “I love advocacy in anything that brings or promotes development and so when I share my engagement activities with the community around me, it helps in building my brand as well” As a young woman perusing her master’s degree, she says being in the digital space has helped her when it comes to her career and personal development, “Through the digital space I have been able to study the cyber-Crime law as one of my elective subjects, it has also helped me to understand digital skills, digital citizenship, digital literacy and how to engage online safely. <strong>Challenges and Measures taken in the Digital Space</strong> “One of the challenges is receiving Direct Messages from men who end up insulting me after refusing to give out my phone number what I did is chose to focus in my digital growth and be a positive person, because I know that not everybody you see online is mentally okay and people have different ways in dealing with their mental state.” <strong>Why the</strong><strong> SOS Diplomats Mentor-ship program</strong> Jacqueline desire’s is to learn and gain new skills from the program, but also to form network with other SOS Diplomats which will benefit from each other but to also support one another on a mentally, emotionally and psychological level. She says, “My plans are to share the things I learn from the program to other young girls in schools and university so that they can take lead in making sure their fellow girls don't undergo cyberbullying, I will also educate them about safe online spaces through a mentorship program that I intend to have.   <iframe width="727" height="409" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/R3jXiWgO4U0?list=PL5KkyQqfVrtTWx8-OarYiE21J0AusbCDI" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>

<strong>SOS Diplomat Getrude Mligo</strong><strong>’</strong><strong>s Digital Story</strong> An #SOSDiplomats, a daring soul that hungers for change in her society. She does not sit down and wait; she creates opportunities and groom young girls to become digital enthusiasts through Art. Her name is Getrude Mligo Meet Getrude Mligo a Creative Digital Content creator, a generation equality champion, who was numbered among 100 Positive Youth in Africa. Getrude is the founder of Soma reading hub an app that capacitates children, and youth to become knowledge acquisition enthusiast through Art. When it comes to Getrude’s social media reach and impressions per month it is 296,668. Getrude Mligo adds value and increases her online presence by, promoting ads, using the search engine optimization. She also uses media as part of her career growth by accepting interviews from different media houses that cover her story and what she is doing to her community. She says, “I love learning from other digital gurus within my field, it helps increase my knowledge and awareness on issues that surround the digital space, I also get to network with national and international Organizations such as being part of the UN Women.” Created massive opportunities and networking with different people. <strong>Challenges encountered and Measures in the Digital Space</strong> As a young woman who is very vocal about gender equality, youth sustainable development, Getrude has faced backlash on what she believes in and advocates for, such as peoples' negative opinions. She says, “I address this challenge by accepting and believing that the public space comprises of different people with different point of views, not all people will be pleased with what you do and advocate for, there is always going to be negative comments around.” <strong>SOS Diplomats Mentorship Program</strong> Getrude had the chance to attend a mentorship program of Women at Web Tanzania powered by Tech & Media Convergency; she says the reason behind her participation is, “To understand in depth about digital economy so that she can improve her company’s online visibility. <iframe width="727" height="409" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/VgI8AlUAstc?list=PL5KkyQqfVrtTWx8-OarYiE21J0AusbCDI" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>

She loves being around people, a giver and hard worker. When she falls today, she'll stand up again and be better tomorrow. Meet #SOSDiplomats Clara Fundi. Clara who is a social media influencer and entrepreneur tells Women at Web Tanzania powered by Tech & Media Convergency that her super power online is her ability engage with her followers individually. As an entrepreneur Clara knows that customer service comes first more than anything else and that is what she has prioritized in her online business. <strong>Value added in the Digital Space</strong> “When I first joined on different digital platforms, I looked forward to meet people I know and have fun but along the way came the Learning aspect, I found educative accounts that I followed and they have groomed me in being digitally literate also I have used the internet as a place to be vocal about pressing issues and protect one’s digital rights.” <strong>Digital Personal and Career Benefits </strong> Clara says her digital skills have developed over time, especially when it comes to the business she’s running online. “My communication skills have increased and I know how to brand my products online in a way that is intriguing for a customer to be interested to buy.” <strong>Challenges and Measures in the Digital Space </strong> As a woman who runs an online business for men undies, I have been prone to Online Gender Based Violence, I have had men come into my DM’s wanting me to deliver the products they have bought and when I do, they end up demanding I dress them or touch them.” Clara says it is still challenging in her line of work but she has learned to ask them to meet in an open area or rather go with someone” <strong>The SOS Diplomats Mentorship Program</strong> “The reason behind the joining the mentorship program is that I want to learn more about digital skills and increase my knowledge as well as widen my platform, I believe in doing so I will be able to not only share the knowledge about digital skills but also to impact and make the world a better place” Clara adds.   <iframe width="727" height="409" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/iM2HCO3GTSg?list=PL5KkyQqfVrtTWx8-OarYiE21J0AusbCDI" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>

A true definition of “Courage” and has impressively broken barriers of the Girl Child, a daring young woman who knows how to grasp online opportunities this is SOS Diplomats Salome Brown Mshana. With over one million impressions per month on her twitter account, Salome Brown Mshana remains a vocal figure who uses her time to interact with her followers on different pressing issues in her community. As an SOS Diplomat and Social Media Influencer she has used the Digital space to learn from other influential figures like what type of content to post that are intriguing and can open a discussion, she also uses the digital space to entertain, earn income, socialize and stay informed. <strong>Benefits and Challenges in the Digital Space</strong> “I have been able to network, get new friends that we share common interest and I have been able to grow in my position by being consistent and creative with the content I share.” When it comes to the challenge Salome says she has been body shamed every now and then but has been able to get past that by ignoring and interacting with the positive people who elevates her energy. <strong>SOS Diplomat Mentorship Program</strong> “When I saw the advert, I loved the theme of creating and bringing awareness to the community about creating a safe and more interactive online environment for everyone especially women so I said why not be part of the change and see what is in store, fortunately for me I was not disappointed.” Salome wants to be an example to many people, especially her followers when it comes to dealing with negativity thrown at her or anyone else and making a difference by creating safe social media environment for everyone. <em>For further details visit our website <a href="http://linktr.ee/WomenAtWebTZ">linktr.ee/WomenAtWebTZ</a> , follow us across all social media platforms using these hashtags #SOSDiplomats and #UstawiSalamaMtandaoni</em> <iframe width="727" height="409" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/eMC2NTnpJKo?list=PL5KkyQqfVrtTWx8-OarYiE21J0AusbCDI" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>

Talk about a hard-working soul and you'll find her. This is #SOSDiplomats Winny Nyagawa who is not only vocal about social issues but also uses every second of her time in the digital space to educate and inspire. Winny is a social media influencer whose superpower online is promoting awareness, educating the community about social issues by sharing educative content and being active online to engage with her audience. <strong>The Benefits and adding value in the Digital Space</strong> Being in the Digital space it has helped Winny to learn, educate and network with people of different skills, brand herself as well as earning income through influencing. Winny says, “I use the internet to add value by staying informed of what ‘s going on around the world, being an active engager, creating unique content that attract my followers while engaging with them. <strong>Challenges and Measures encountered in the Digital Space</strong> Winny says, “The challenge I face in social media is that many people ignore, when we inform them about the opportunities available on social media, especially women who still do not believe in such possibilities what needs to be done is to continue educating them while showing vivid examples of people who succeeded by using social media.” Winny’s ability to grab digital opportunities every now and then helped her apply for a Women mentorship program which was a success and was able to learn more about cybersecurity, cybercrime laws and digital rights. After completing the training Winny hopes to be a good Safe Online Space Diplomat and use the knowledge she received to educate others in her community who are in and out the digital space. <em>For further details visit our website </em><a href="linktr:ee/WomenAtWebTZ"><em>linktr.ee/WomenAtWebTZ</em></a><em> , follow us across all social media platforms using these hashtags #SOSDiplomats and #UstawiSalamaMtandaoni </em>   <iframe width="727" height="409" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/PVYf5O3UrcY?list=PL5KkyQqfVrtTWx8-OarYiE21J0AusbCDI" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>

Meet Sylvia Mkomwa a Leader, a creative mind, a generous soul whose purpose lies in serving her community to the fullest. She is one among the Safe Online Space (SOS) Diplomats that received intensive training from Women at Web Tanzania about digital platforms, citizenship and digital rights. Her super power online is the ability to influence people with her lifestyle when it comes to leadership, fashion and issues related to development. Sylvia is also a programs and communication officer at Global Peace Foundation Tanzania, a foundation that promotes an innovative, value-based approach to peace building. <strong>The Benefits and Value added in the Digital Space</strong> Sylivia says being in the Digital space has branded her in all aspects of her life, “I have been able to get digital opportunities that have groomed me mentally and increased my knowledge.” Through the digital space Sylvia has been able to be a social media influencer, practice advocacy, doing business, show case her work, connect and network with potential people. <strong>Challenges and Measures encountered in the Digital Space</strong> “As a woman in the digital space I have faced cyber bullying, dealt with social media addiction, faced manipulation stunts and critics but I choose to be positive and embrace the fact that critics will always be there and what I can do to my community is to keep advocating on using safely the digital platforms and being digitally liberate.” <strong>Why the </strong><strong>Mentor-ship program</strong> Seeing the need as a digital citizen to grow digitally, to get and know more about the digital skills pushed Syliva to grab an opportunity to be part of the Women’s mentorship program. “I look forward to make an impact in the digital space that will reflect the reality of youths positively.” <em>For further details visit our website </em><a href="linktr:ee/WomenAtWebTZ"><em>linktr.ee/WomenAtWebTZ</em></a><em> , follow us across all social media platforms using these hashtags #SOSDiplomats and #UstawiSalamaMtandaoni </em>   <iframe width="727" height="409" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xY3nojAB8Jg?list=PL5KkyQqfVrtTWx8-OarYiE21J0AusbCDI" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>

A lady who easily adopts in new environments and uses her potentials to the fullest for the purpose of learning and impacting the lives of others with the knowledge given to her, meet Esther Liukal who is a student, social media influencer and entrepreneur. Endurance, strength and resilience are her greatest qualities. As one of the Safe Online Space Diplomat, she shares with Women at Web Tanzania powered by Tech & Media Convergency, how the Digital Space has impacted her life. <strong>Her benefits with Social Media</strong> Through Social Media, Esther has been able to find Donations and fundraising networks, be informed of different social and economic issues, she has gained knowledge and experience which led to improve her public speaking skills as well as selling products or services online which gave her a new perspective on the Digital Economy. How the<strong> Digital Space has Impacted </strong> The digital space has groomed Esther to be resilient to critics on the internet, to grab opportunities such as volunteering and to be capacitated through online courses which helped increase her knowledge. “I have seen violence against women and children taking place in the digital space 4. Online abuse Measure am taken, so as to overcome these challenges; 1. High safe space Online security 2. Education and awareness about safe space online. 3. Combat against sexual harassment and abuse in online Esther says, “My aim in applying for the SOS Diplomats Program has been acquiring digital skills and accessing opportunities while getting experience from competent facilitators and experts in the technology sector. She adds by saying, “I look forward to not only being an effective digital skilled SOS Diplomat ambassador but also have my own organization that provides digital skills for women and fight against Online Gender Based Violence <em>For further details visit our website </em><a href="linktr:ee/WomenAtWebTZ"><em>linktr.ee/WomenAtWebTZ</em></a><em> , follow us across all social media platforms using these hashtags #SOSDiplomats and #UstawiSalamaMtandaoni </em>   <iframe width="727" height="409" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/DNQ9a5KHL74?list=PL5KkyQqfVrtTWx8-OarYiE21J0AusbCDI" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>

A smart and brave soul who was able to withstand cyber bullying and still own her story which led in making an impact to young girls and women in the #DigitalSpace, she is Dorice Mgetta SOS Diplomat, an economic diplomat, Executive director of Serve Tanzania and board member of Tan Trade Tanzania. Dorice Mgetta shares with us that her super power online is her ability to share educative content, influence and change the perspectives of people when it comes to speaking about the economic potential that is available in Tanzania. <strong>Value added in the Digital Space</strong> Dorice has added value with her online presence by advocating to young girls that their voice maters online, “I am an example for I represent all the young girls who are hungry for change and willing to make an impact in their community.” Having an intellectual ability to capacitate and analyse content has made her interact and network with leaders as well as leave room for her to learn, make mistakes and be better. <strong>The Impact the Digital Space has made</strong> One of the things Dorice Mgetta has embraced is being vocal about women’s rights, women in leadership and Online Gnedner Based Violence. She says “I had fear for the unknown but now the space has shown me that my contents can be put out there and I can get support from my sisters in the space and new people that I meet online, I am yet to see more opportunities that come with this journey.” <strong>Challenges encountered Online</strong> Dorice is shares that, “I remember being bullied online once on Milard Ayo’s Instagram page after a post he shared about a youth who led the party votes in the 2020 General elections, I became shy and intimidated to share anything online because of the nasty and rude things people wrote. I still struggle to participate online and engage because I am re-living the day I read those BAD comments, however am a risk taker and with time I think handling such situations will be much easier compared to my first time. I think since am new my content has less engagement but I try to be consistent and see how I can engage in other people's post and at the end have an online platform to showcase my potentials. <strong>About the Mentorship Program </strong> Dorice shares the reason to join the program, “I have not given up in increasing my online presence and I am in this program to actually learn how I can be a better user and still create positive impact in the process.” Dorice hopes to better her digital skills in other development programs and inspire young girls who aspire to be leaders while keeping the sisterhood she formed during the Mentorship program strong. <em>For further details visit our website </em><a href="linktr:ee/WomenAtWebTZ"><em>linktr.ee/WomenAtWebTZ</em></a><em> , follow us across all  social media platforms using these hashtags #SOSDiplomats and #UstawiSalamaMtandaoni </em>   <iframe width="727" height="409" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/aQEBcRfxE7E?list=PL5KkyQqfVrtTWx8-OarYiE21J0AusbCDI" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>

An aspiring Journalist, a kind hearted soul, who is humble and Intelligent. learning every day is her lifestyle, she values every person that crosses her path. She is a social media influencer, entrepreneur and university student, this is SOS Diplomat Ms. Sophia S Msuya. Sophia whose reach and impression per month is 980, tells us her superpower online is Digital Marketing. <strong>Value added in the Digital Space</strong> “The internet has been a place for me to learn, whether it is academically or based on different life skills and what I love is that I can share and interact with others what I have learnt and it can reach people immediately and at once.” <strong>Benefits of being in Digital Space</strong> Sophia says, “The Digital space has helped me in my personal development, I remember being afraid of sharing my contents on social media platforms because I though that people will react negatively but after getting the knowledge about digital rights, citizenship and literacy, I can say I am now confident and I can post the contents that I have in mind which I think will be helpful to my audience.” She is happy that she gets to receive positive feedbacks from her followers on the educational contents she shares. <strong>Digital Space Challenges and Measures </strong> “I have been a victim of cyber bullying, some of the people following me have been commenting offensive words to my post and what I learnt from the intensive training I received about Digital Security is taking the initiative of not responding back to them rather report their comments on Instagram so that they remove them from my followers. <strong>The SOS Mentorship Program</strong> Sophia’s reason for applying for the program was to get an education on how she as a Digital Citizen can be safe online and use her digital skills to teach others about online safety. She hopes to be confident whenever she gets to share content to the public, no matter how the audience will be responding to it. Second is to be an active ambassador online and stand in ending cyber bullying. Third is to teach her fellow youth and young brothers and sisters, elders on how to be safe online. <em>For further details visit our website </em><a href="linktr:ee/WomenAtWebTZ"><em>linktr.ee/WomenAtWebTZ</em></a><em> , follow us across all social media platforms using these hashtags #SOSDiplomats and #UstawiSalamaMtandaoni </em>   <iframe width="727" height="409" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/sdJ0E4T6gYg?list=PL5KkyQqfVrtTWx8-OarYiE21J0AusbCDI" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>

A business guru and an inspiring online mentor. Her smart skillsets in business have empowered people to prosper in e-commerce, meet Felister Raymond Kiria, who is passionate about advocacy, spreading awareness of Safe Online Spaces and the importance of living a healthy life by having a balanced diet. Felister is not only an entrepreneur but a person who does capacity building online sessions about e-commerce. <strong>How Social Media adds Value </strong> Felister who is an online business mentor uses her social platforms to educate people on how to use social media safely while grabbing opportunities online. She tells us through reading, listening and watching people who are influential in the digital economy has helped her in developing new business ideas and increase knowledge. Acquiring Digital Literacy has helped Felister’s career development. She says, “When dealing with aggressive customers and people online it is not necessary to answer back, if the comment is offensive, then I just let it be or choose to give a positive answer.” <strong>Challenges encountered and Measures in the Digital Space</strong> As an entrepreneur in the digital space cybercrime can be inevitable, Felister shares, “I once encountered a customer online who bought a peanut product of mine and never paid back, despite the efforts done I still couldn’t get in contact with him again.” She adds, “Such acts exist and there is a need for a firm legal framework that can solve these cases without prolonging the process for one to get justice be it a small business owner or big.” <strong>SOS Diplomats Mentorship Program</strong> Felister’s aim to participate in the mentorship program is to be an effective ambassador of Safe Online Space as well as knowing how one can reduce or eradicate cyber bullying. She hopes through the program she can continue to spread awareness about Safe Online Spaces to youth and strongly keep the spirit of SOS Diplomats sisterhood.   <em>For further details visit our website </em><a href="linktr:ee/WomenAtWebTZ"><em>linktr.ee/WomenAtWebTZ</em></a><em> , follow us across all social media platforms using these hashtags #SOSDiplomats and #UstawiSalamaMtandaoni </em>   <iframe width="727" height="409" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/9F_k7nqoTMc?list=PL5KkyQqfVrtTWx8-OarYiE21J0AusbCDI" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>

Strong in her Faith, fun to be around, with a great sense humor, she is smart and brave this is Scholastica Genya. Her super power online is making analysis and creating content. Scholastica is an entrepreneur and social media influencer. She has been able to use the Digital Space to add value by being vocal about her faith and reminding believers that JESUS is the Real deal apart from that she has challenged fellow Women to be active in understanding their digital rights and use the internet as a place to embrace their potentials and grab opportunities they come across with. <strong>Benefits and Challenges of being in the Digital Space</strong> “With time I have developed an emotional intelligence, I can now reason without being offended and it's something I really wanted to achieve from the first time I joined the Digital Space.” As a social media influencer Scholastica says she faces lots of critics based on the companies or events that she promotes. People have different perception when it comes to how a message or content is delivered. Words like, ‘You campaign about that just because you get paid.’ can be offensive but Schola says, “I have learnt to live with critics based on the nature of my job.” <strong>The SOS Diplomats Mentorship Program </strong> Scholastica says has always wanted to add value when it comes to mastering her digital skills, applying for the mentorship program has been the best decision not only has she increased her knowledge but also have the opportunity of practicing what she has learned such as Digital Storytelling. “It is my aim to share the knowledge I have received through my digital platforms whether it is a written content posted or a picture, I want to see women freely engaging online and be transformed completely for the better.” <em>For further details visit our website </em><a href="linktr:ee/WomenAtWebTZ"><em>linktr.ee/WomenAtWebTZ</em></a><em> , follow us across all social media platforms using these hashtags #SOSDiplomats and #UstawiSalamaMtandaoni </em>   <iframe width="727" height="409" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/YuHE7CG-lAY?list=PL5KkyQqfVrtTWx8-OarYiE21J0AusbCDI" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>

Meet Honesta Kasilo, whose super power online is personal branding when it comes to the content she shares, accounts she follows and how she stays active online by engaging in developmental issues. Honesta who is a social media influencer and a civil engineer has over 700K reach and impression per month on Twitter. <strong>Valued added in the Digital Space</strong> Honesta says being in the Space has improved her writing skills such as when sharing engineering or building construction related content, she makes sure it is intriguing for anyone that may read it. “I have been able to advocate for gender equality to women and girls in accessing good and quality education especially in STEM subjects and as an influencer, I usually use internet to post and engage with posts related to the campaign I am advocating.” She adds <strong>Career and Personal Development in the Digital Space.</strong> “Before posting any content online regarding any construction topic, I usually do research and read different literature and articles, this has helped me expand my knowledge career wise, I have been able to connect with different potential people and clients for constructions works and consultation.” Through her work as a social media influencer Honesta has been able to earn income and make a living by posting and sharing contents for different digital campaigns. <strong>Challenges and Measures in the Digital Space</strong> Honesta says that she hates bullies and it is something she has seen happening frequently online especially to women and they do appear mostly in her timeline so as Social Media influencer she has taken the initiative to be vocal about Online Gender Based Violence or any other pressing issue online. Honesta says “Based in my experience, I have seen that there isn’t enough content for learning, many people post contents just to be part of the trending agenda, whether it is good or bad making the growth of individuals in the digital space slow” <strong>The SOS Mentorship Program</strong> “The 2020 year’s campaign movement called Jeshi la Dada, inspired me to be part of the mentorship program this year and I knew it will be a good chance to meet with other vibrant ladies so as to widen my connection both online and offline, I now believe I am able to help create awareness to others to use the cyberspaces for greater benefits.” Adds Honesta <em>For further details visit our website </em><a href="linktr:ee/WomenAtWebTZ"><em>linktr.ee/WomenAtWebTZ</em></a><em> , follow us across all social media platforms using these hashtags #SOSDiplomats and #UstawiSalamaMtandaoni </em>   <iframe width="727" height="409" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/VZYvJ2YVAG8?list=PL5KkyQqfVrtTWx8-OarYiE21J0AusbCDI" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>