Center for Digital Inclusion and Rights

A safer, more inclusive digital future for Ghana.

Advancing digital inclusion, safety, and accountability by centering the lived experiences of marginalized communities in research, design, advocacy, and digital literacy initiatives.

The Challenge

Digitally visible, structurally unprotected.

Ghana's rapid digitalization has expanded access to communication, information, and services. However, these benefits are unevenly distributed. Marginalized communities — including LGBTQ+ persons, sex workers, young people, and informal workers — face heightened risks in digital spaces, including online harassment, data misuse, exclusion from digital services, and surveillance.

Existing digital rights initiatives in Ghana largely focus on policy advocacy and high-level governance. There is a critical gap in community-centered, rights-based approaches that translate digital rights into practical tools, protections, and participation for people most affected by digital harm.

Resources

Latest from CDIR.

Digital Safety Training

Digital Safety

Digital Literacy Training for Marginalized Communities

Practical guides on privacy, secure communication, and navigating online risks for vulnerable groups in Ghana.

Research Report

Research

Documenting Tech-Facilitated Violence in Digital Spaces

Community-led research examining online harassment, platform bias, and digital exclusion affecting marginalized populations.

Policy Brief

Policy

Platform Accountability & Content Moderation in Ghana

A policy brief on the gaps in content moderation practices and their disproportionate impact on vulnerable users.

What's happening?

Sunday, March 15 · 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Community Digital Safety Workshop in Accra

Hands-on training on secure communication, privacy tools, and navigating online risks for marginalized groups.

Accra Community CenterWorkshop

Wednesday, March 18 · 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM

Documenting Digital Harms: A Community Research Session

Participatory research gathering to document tech-facilitated violence and platform bias affecting vulnerable communities.

OnlineResearch

Thursday, March 19 · 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Policy Roundtable: Platform Accountability in Ghana

A discussion with civil society, media, and legal actors on content moderation gaps and digital rights policy.

University of Ghana, LegonRoundtable
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Whether you're a researcher, activist, technologist, or community member — there's a place for you in this work.