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Mobile safety

Work with participants to share strategies and tactics for using their mobile phones more safely in situations and contexts where they live.

We **highly recommended** that you choose a Learning Path to travel, as these include activities with different levels of depth that should help participants obtain more insight into the covered subjects.

Introduction and learning objectives

In this module, we work with participants to share strategies and tactics for using their mobil...

Learning activities, learning paths and further reading

This page will guide you through the Module's correct use and understanding. Following the Learni...

Mobiles, intimacy, gendered access and safety [starter activity]

This is an introductory discussion about the ways that participants are using their mobile devi...

Making a mobile timeline [starter activity]

This is an introductory activity participants share personal experiences with mobile phones and...

Himalaya trekking [starter activity]

This is an introductory activity to raise participants' awareness about mobile security and for...

Collecting phones [starter activity]

This is an introductory activity to raise participants' feelings about their mobile devices and...

Me and my mobile [starter activity]

This is an introductory discussion. This is designed as a very short activity, to facilitate pa...

Mobile power - device, account, service, state, policy [deepening activity]

This is a collaborative mind-mapping activity. Through a facilitated conversation, the group wi...

What is a phone? How does mobile communication work? [deepening activity]

The purpose of this activity is to deepen knowledge of how mobile communications works in to su...

Debate: Documentation of violence [deepening activity]

This is a deepening discussion activity to facilitate discussion around using mobiles to docume...

Planning mobile communications for actions/organising [tactical activity]

The following are guiding considerations for groups who are organizing and participating in act...

Back it up! Lock it! Delete it! a.k.a. Someone took my mobile: Border crossings, arrests, seizure, theft [tactical activity]

In this activity, we plan and prepare for situations where participants and their phones may be...

Discussion, input + hands-on: Choosing mobile apps [tactical activity]

This is discussion and input activity that will focus on enabling the participants to choose mo...

Using mobiles for documenting violence: Planning and practicing [tactical activity]

This is a tactical activity for activists intending to use their mobile phones to document violen...

Reboot your online dating safety [tactical activity]

This is a tactical activity in which participants share safety tips and tricks for online datin...

Safer sexting [tactical activity]

This is a tactical activity in which participants share and practice safer sexting tactics. Le...