CyberSmart fellowship is a three months paid fellowship for fresh graduates and early career professionals in the field of ICT, Media, and Counselling/psychology. Fellows will undergo an intense three months training as they work with professional cyber safety teams in the region. The fellows will work as a part of SafetyComm’s national cyber safety team […]
#defyhatenow South Sudan through its 211 Check project in partnership with Junub Open Space’s Hagiga Wahid supported by Code for Africa concluded a two-day workshop on rumour tracking and fact-checking Tuesday this week. The workshop with the primary goal of increasing participants’ understanding of fact-checking and rumour tracking, exchanging best practices and lessons learnt on […]
Empowering Fact-checking in South Sudan (EFiSS) Trainees – Cohort 1 #defyhatenow South Sudan is pleased to announce the first cohort of the Empowering Fact-checking in South Sudan (EFiSS), being delivered in partnership with and supported by Code for Africa (https://github.com/CodeForAfrica/) for interested content creators from across South Sudan. This training will help participants gain […]
Empowering Fact-checking in South Sudan (EFiSS) Trainers #defyhatenow South Sudan is pleased to announce the trainers of the Empowering Fact-checking in South Sudan (EFiSS), a program being delivered in partnership with and supported by Code for Africa for interested content creators from across South Sudan. They will train participants on the following: Fact-checking basics: […]
@Defyhatenow South Sudan inclusive of affiliate programs (211 CHECK, Safety Comm and Scenius Hub) is opening a talent pool with multiple opportunities. This pool of talents is an archive of professionals submitting their expression of interest in working with the institution. You could be the next team mate we are looking for. Let us know […]
#defyhatenow is pleased to announce the first cohort of the South Sudan #DataSpeaks fellowship, which is funded by the European Union Delegation to South Sudan. #DataSpeaks is a two-and-a-half-month paid fellowship aimed at educating journalists, civil society, and data enthusiasts on the fundamentals of data journalism through in-depth training led by experienced data analysts. The […]
Peter Malir, an associate of Christian Agency for Peace and Development (CaPaD) and a sub grantee of #defyhatenow’s cohort two of #Act4Peace fellowship held an #Act4Peace Youth Award on the 2nd of October in Sherikat. The event aimed at recognizing former youth leaders, young women and girls, musicians, grassroots humanitarian servicemen, and volunteers who have […]
DefyHateNow South Sudan is pleased to invite you to apply for a Data Speaks fellowship on the basics of Data Journalism and Data Visualization. DefyHateNow – East Africa is a nongovernmental organization that seeks to support the voices and actions of citizens working against online induced conflict within and outside affected regions by bringing youth, […]
#defyhatenow is pleased to announce the second cohort of the #Act4peace fellowship under the EU funded project. #Act4peace is a 3 month paid fellowship that aims at mentoring youth leaders in South Sudan to carry out sustained approaches in their communities to tackle Hate Speech. The program is targeted towards youth leaders, activists, and community […]
#defyhatenow is pleased to announce the recent hiring of Marina Modi. Marina has joined the #defyhatenow South Sudan team as the Chief Operating Officer. Marina is an advocacy journalist who is passionate about communication for development. With a Bachelors in Mass Communications, an MFA in Nonfiction storytelling/Visual communication for social change and years of working […]
By South Sudan Safety Comm team Background According to 2019 data by International Telecommunication Union, there were over 4 billion internet users globally which was the biggest increase since the discovery of the internet. The World Bank in its 2020 report stated that there are over 11 million internet users globally with 7.9 % population […]
#defyhatenow South Sudan and The National Communication Authority (NCA), on Friday 5th March signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the aim of working together towards combating cybercrimes and abuse faced by citizens in South Sudan. This will be done by providing SafetyComm – a platform that will act as a support system to mitigate harmful […]