"Seven years since the establishment of the Digital Defenders Partnership by the Freedom Online Coalition, the challenges to Human Rights and Internet Freedom globally have mounted, while the movements in their defence remain diverse, creative, and resilient. In this context, DDP has evolved to become a flexible and effective ally in the ecosystem of support to these movements, expanding our programme of support from emergency funding to include creative and innovative projects aimed at supporting and respecting this diversity, creativity, and resilience. In the coming strategic period, DDP will focus on the consolidation and expansion of the aspects of our work considered to be of most value by our allies and beneficiaries: Incident Emergency Response; Sustainable Protection Support; Facilitation and Community Building. We will do this by increasing clarity and transparency in how we work; facilitating and actively promoting collaboration within the ecosystem; further deepening our support for local and regional capacities; and establishing mechanisms for learning and sharing best practices. All of this with the aim of ensuring that the Internet and digital technologies remain a fundamental force for positive change - free, open and accessible to those on the front lines of that change." (Executive summary)