Digital Worlds, Personal Roots, and Resilience: Featured on the Ready Living Podcast

My recent interview on the Ready Living Podcast, I discussed why digital skills and critical thinking are essential in today’s digital society, and explored ways to build a more ethical and inclusive internet. I also had the opportunity to share a personal story about reclaiming my family history.

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ChildArt issue on Metaverse

The latest ChildArt magazine traditionally published by the International Child Art Foundation is out and the topic is Metaverse! Grateful to be a part of a team of child online protection experts. I shared some personal thoughts for children and about children on Metaverse and on my digital technologies journey.

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An interview on Digital Fatigue and here is what we can do

Earlier this month, I was invited by Ehtesham Shahid, a journalist at the Khaleej Times. He asked me about digital fatigue, and I talked about how this prolonged situation of uncertainty and our blurred boundaries online and offline influence our emotional, cognitive, and physical selves, and could reading books save us?  

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Connecting the unconnected in Tanzania

This article has been published at the Coomunity Global Voices online and I wrote about the current activities of my colleagues,  and I are working on. Also, next week I am going to the Digital Excellence Forum in Helsinki, Finland. If this seems appealing to you, please head here; and perhaps I …

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From the ChildArt mag: How Not To Feed The Trolls

Before I hit my annual digital sabbatical, here’s something you may find useful, whether you’re a child, teen, or an adult. The article was published in January-March 2019 issue of The Magazine of the International Child Art Foundation, yours truly was a Guest editor on Online safety.

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