Greg McVerry “When we hand off control of the web to private companies, we’re losing the democratizing power of the web.”
Esra’a Al Shafei "Self-censorship is a massive part of my everyday struggle. There’s so much I want to say that I just can’t."
Nighat Dad "My optimism comes from the support, the solidarity, and the strength that I get from the rest of the community."
Babitha George "If I can’t see what information people are accessing about me, there’s a problem — not knowing what happens to that data is an even bigger problem."
Baratang Miya “Media is one of the biggest influences on how girls define themselves. We want them to write and curate content for various distribution channels to inspire healthy conversations and honest perspectives.”
Tina Verbo “We're creating offline activities to teach communities about the web, so those without resources and access have opportunities to learn as well.”
Faith Zuma “I couldn’t have imagined balancing work with the Mozilla project. I'm proud of myself for making it a success — to see the project published for the work that we did.”
Paul Oh “Hacking can seem like such a foreign and threatening term — so we facilitated a workshop which showed how the idea of hacking represents agency and the ability to repurpose, reimagine, and remix.”
Kylee Durant “It was really powerful to see somebody from Mozilla who didn't just think about a great idea — but how to actually turn that idea into action.”
Caitlin Stanton “We were 17… It was challenging to assert ourselves as two capable females in tech who wanted to organize a hackathon. When we reached out to potential sponsors they assumed we didn’t know what we were doing.”
Emily Long “Working with others is what really helps us grow as an organization. It gives us more projects and more room to experiment.”
Mmaki Jantjies “The Mozilla Women & Girls clubs have become a space of trust — people open up about challenges they face on a daily basis.”
Marc Lesser “Success is hearing young people say things like, ‘I always wanted to lead but now I know I can, and I better understand what my capabilities are.’ … the experience has impacted not only what a person can do, but also their perspective about what their potential is.”
Emily May "One of the opportunities for the open internet movement is to fully embrace combating online harassment."
Hera Hussain “No matter how dangerous it is for young women to be online, they still want to get online. Their social activities are there. Now there are so many things you can _only_ do online.”
Anthony Negron “You have an experience with an organization where you gel so perfectly that you start thinking about other ways to collaborate.”
Subhasis Chatterjee “I learned that there is no age barrier and that people from all backgrounds can join Mozilla.”
Geraldo Barros “The open internet is important because people have control — not corporations and governments focused on their own profits and benefits.”
Stuart Lynn “Help people cross boundaries: That’s what Mozilla does best. They help people hear each other’s voices.”
Robby Kraft “I don’t get the chance to collaborate often. I want to go back. There were really good people — it felt supportive and safe.”