

people’s resilience to
digital harms

youth and civil society
in 20+ countries



better world
—online and offline
Stories
Novel to Newsroom: Four Iraqi Students Explore the World of Digital Harm
How four Iraqi students transformed youth fiction about online life into published media commentary on digital identity, memory, beauty and violence.
How Women Across MENA Pioneered a Regional Response to Digital Violence
What began seven years ago as an effort to understand digital violence against women has evolved into a region-spanning community of researchers, practitioners, and organizations driving lasting change.
Page to Stage: Youth Novel About Digital Dangers Inspires Theatre and Debate
At Jordan's Jubilee Institute, a novel about online identity, pressure, and harm inspired a rich student-led day of theatre, debate, and dialogue.
Empowering Jordan’s Next Generation to Respond to Digital Violence Against Women
From teaching guides to moot courts and podcasts, a pilot project in Jordan is testing how universities can help future professionals understand, document, argue, report on, and respond to digital violence against women.
Moot Court, Real Stakes: Jordan’s Future Lawyers Tackle Digital Violence Against Women and Girls
For two days in April, law students from 10 Jordanian universities argued the same fictional case of digital GBV — and the Ministry of Justice was watching.
What Siraj Teaches Us About Digital Resilience in Conflict
A new case study documents how our Siraj partnership project helped Yemeni youth push back against scams, misinformation, and other digital harms through trusted local leadership.
Who are we?
The SecDev Foundation works globally to help at-risk people and civil society organizations surmount old barriers, by using new digital technologies more safely and effectively. We work at the crossroads of security and development—because you can’t have one without the other.
Focus Areas

Digital Harms
Helping vulnerable people and communities thrive online by resisting and recovering from scams, misinformation and other digital attacks.

Civil Society Resilience
Supporting small, at-risk civil society organizations (CSOs) to protect themselves, their operations, and their beneficiaries from digital threats.

Gender-Based Violence
From survivor-centred prevention and support to trailblazing research, we confront the digital gender-based violence (GBV) that silences women and shrinks civic space.

Youth & Digital Leadership
Helping a new generation of leaders build digital resilience, strengthen civic participation, and shape tomorrow’s better, safer online spaces.