Go to main data4sdgs site
  • The Manifesto
  • Why this matters
  • The Advocates
  • Community
  • Resources

Meet the Data Values community

Participants at the FemData Power Project workshop on strengthening data processes, ran by Navina Mutabazi, a Data Values Advocate
Impact Story

Pixels and power: How feminists in Tanzania are building ethical data futures

In an increasingly digital world, data privacy and protection have become fundamental rights, yet many vulnerable groups remain at risk due to inadequate safeguards. As a Data Values Advocate in our second cohort, Navina Mutabazi has been working with feminist-led organizations in Tanzania to strengthen their data processes and empower women and girls to navigate digital spaces safely.

Read more

Yazid Salahudeen Mikail at the Festival de Datos. Photo by Pablo Kreimbuhl
Impact Story

From inspiration to action: A Data Values Advocate’s journey at Festival de Datos

As a data scientist and Data Values Advocate, data governance has always been a passion for me. I firmly believe that a balanced approach to technology, process, and people is necessary for effective data governance. While technology offers data management capabilities and processes define how data is handled, people, on the other hand, ensure accountability and collaboration. Yet, despite its importance in the data value chain, the people-centric approach is often overlooked.

Read more

Blog

Illustration: Blue, orange and pink dots and lines on a dark blue background to visualize data

Sustainable development data needs good statistics officials–but how strong are their data skills?

Light connections: Unsplash/Adrien
Data that powers sustainable and equitable development

The data crisis following USAID’s withdrawal: Opportunities to reimagine data systems

Illustration for the Data Values Project. A person in a wheelchair holds a megaphone. Another person is making a banner. A third person is raising their hand.

Shift the power in humanitarian data: Support the Data Values Advocates program

Shannon Lisa (left), Global Focal Point of the Major Group for Children and Youth: Chemicals and Waste Youth Platform, and Nahjae Nunes (right), UNICEF Youth Foresight Fellow and Commonwealth Youth Council Policy and Advocacy Chair, speak during the Summit of the Future Action Day One session titled '#YouthLead: Strategic foresight in climate and sustainability'.
Cross-cutting

Why youth engagement is key to the future of data and tech

The Data Values Digest

Read thought-provoking posts from the Data Values community. Subscribe to never miss an update.

Read more
Illustration of hands holding up a poster

Experiences

  • Person in hat, glasses and a shirt with flowers on it, holding a flower standing in front of trees.
    “My message for anybody
    is don't think you're
    powerless. It's people
    who change policy.”
    Gwen Phillips
    Indigenous Data Governance Expert
  • A person in an orange and blue sweater facing the camera without smiling.
    "When we come out and
    tell our stories, we're not
    doing it for ourselves,
    we're inspiring others."
    Eric Ndawula
    Lifeline Youth Empowerment Center
  • Person in a blue short with long, blonde hair standing in front of trees with arms crossed and smiling.
    “If outsiders are coming in
    and deciding and prescribing
    what needs to be done,
    you're never going to be
    able to really target the
    needs of the community.”
    Natalie Grover
    Data-Pop Alliance
The Data Values Project
  • Contact
  • The Data Values Digest
  • YouTube
  • X (formerly Twitter)