Changes

Hivos is an organization with many focuses, but one of Hivos' main focal points is consolidating and safeguarding Internet Freedoms, through improvement in three key areas:<ref name="internetfreedom">[https://www.hivos.org/focal-area/internet-freedom?snid=377 About Internet Freedom], Hivos.org. Retrieved 2016 March 24.</ref>

Hivos is an organization with many focuses, but one of Hivos' main focal points is consolidating and safeguarding Internet Freedoms, through improvement in three key areas:<ref name="internetfreedom">[https://www.hivos.org/focal-area/internet-freedom?snid=377 About Internet Freedom], Hivos.org. Retrieved 2016 March 24.</ref>

''Prevention & Protection'''<br />

'''Prevention & Protection'''<br />

To support what Hivos calls "smart activism", the organization supports activities and partnerships which raise activists' awareness of skills that prevent and deal with online security threats, so that they can enjoy the full freedom of online expression in a safe manner. Hivos enhances secure communication by conducting research, offering training, and encouraging peer-to-peer learning. One such example is Supporting events such as the [[Arab Blogger Conference]], which gathers activists from all over the [[MENA region]] to exchange and discuss digital tactics that will realize democratic change. Hivos uses prevention and protection to offer technical and practical support to activists.<ref name="internetfreedom"></ref>

To support what Hivos calls "smart activism", the organization supports activities and partnerships which raise activists' awareness of skills that prevent and deal with online security threats, so that they can enjoy the full freedom of online expression in a safe manner. Hivos enhances secure communication by conducting research, offering training, and encouraging peer-to-peer learning. One such example is Supporting events such as the [[Arab Blogger Conference]], which gathers activists from all over the [[MENA region]] to exchange and discuss digital tactics that will realize democratic change. Hivos uses prevention and protection to offer technical and practical support to activists.<ref name="internetfreedom"></ref>