IGF 2024

An experienced digital development professional working at the intersection of technology and policy to advance access to affordable and meaningful connectivity.
She led the multi-stakeholder engagement across Africa for the Alliance for Affordable Internet focusing on advancing good practices in policy and regulatory frameworks for affordable and meaningful access to broadband where she also convened the Africa Summit on Women and Girls in Technology.
A founding director of The Wise Collective, a feminist organization advancing implementation of gender equality commitments across society. Onica is also a doctoral student at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champagne where she’s studying Global Education with research interests in digital inclusion.
She has managed and pioneered various national and international campaigns, policy change processes for women’s rights, civil rights, consumer rights, as well as media and digital transformation initiatives. She brings a strong sensitivity and unique perspective to the dynamics affecting women, and other disadvantaged populations.