Digital Defenders

About Digital Defenders

Digital Defenders supports human rights defenders, journalists, and activist networks that face digital threats, with a clear emphasis on practical digital security, emergency response, and long-term resilience. Their grants tend to back regional and cross-regional intermediaries, rapid responder networks, and organizations building tools, trainings, help desks, and open resources that strengthen online freedom and protection. The funder is distinctive for combining emergency micro-grants with larger capacity-building support and for prioritizing local/regional implementation across multiple global regions.