Empowering Fact-checking in South Sudan (EFiSS) Training - Cohort 3

Empowering Fact-checking in South Sudan (EFiSS) Training – Cohort 3

#defyhatenow South Sudan through its 211 Check project is inviting…
Rumour tracking trainees receive 50 smartphones

Rumour tracking trainees receive 50 smartphones 

At least 50 stakeholders have received smartphones from #defyhatenow…

Rapport sur le discours de haine

Introduction Cette semaine, les discours de haine sur la…

Rapport sur le Hate Speech

Introduction En prélude aux élections législatives qui…

Fr: ALL #AFFCAMEROON CONFERENCE 2023

Tirer les leçons des expériences passées liées aux menaces numériques notamment la désinformation et les discours haineux qui pèsent sur les élections en Afrique et au Cameroun, afin d'élaborer des orientations stratégiques fondées sur des données probantes sur la manière de réagir plus efficacement lors des prochaines élections.

ALL #AFFCAMEROON CONFERENCE 2023

The multistakeholder meeting aims to draw lessons from past experience in identifying digital threats posed by mis-disinformation and hate speech to elections in Cameroon and Africa, in order to develop evidence-based strategic guidance on how to respond more effectively in future elections.

Bamako (Mali): Civic Watch Shares Attend Forum on Digital Security & Social Cohesion 

Recognised for its leading role in promoting #SafeDigitalSpaces…

This Award belongs to the entire #defyhatenow community, supporting our peacebuilding efforts in Cameroon”

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Ngala Desmond, Cameroon Country Project Manager, responding…

Call for Applications: Conflict Sensitive Reporting Training.

This training program is designed to provide journalists and bloggers with the necessary skills and knowledge to report on conflict issues responsibly and ethically, while also promoting peace and dialogue within their communities.

Africa Check Masterclass: Journalists & CSO Build Skills on Fatchecking

A total of 21 journalists from Yaounde, Bafoussam, Foumban and Douala were selected for the training in Yaounde on July 24-25, 2023. The session was organised by Africa’s first independent factchecking organisation, Africa Check with technical support from #defyhatenow, as member of Africa Facts Network. This collaboration falls in line with Africa Check’s leading role on the continent in building, developing and strengthening fact-checking organisations capacity by offering in-depth train-the-trainer programmes to strengthen African countries' information ecosystems.

Peacebuilding & Social Cohesion: Imams Build Capacity for Community Outreach

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Building on the success of the first training session in Bamenda,…

CFI Media & Development Forum: Global Response to Global Threats!

Over 300 delegates met in Paris, France for three days to discuss…

CAMP @18: Leveraging Effective Cross Cultural Communication in countering Hatespeech

For the third consecutive year, #defyhatenow is engaging members…

Uniting on Eradicating #HateSpeech Through Collective Efforts

Hate speech encourages a climate of violence and repression…

Les réseaux sociaux : Un outil d’atténuation contre le discours de haine et la désinformation

#defyhatenow sera représenté lors de cette 2ème édition par Ngala-Desmond, Tchiengue-Donald et Mbong Vera qui partageront respectivement sur le rôle et l'impact des initiatives de lutte contre la #Désinformation et le #DiscoursDeHaine sur les médias sociaux, parler sur la compréhension des bases de l'intelligence économique dans un monde qui évolue rapidement et d’en parler sur ce que #deyhatenow fait dans sa contribution à la paix Cameroun.

Press Release: National Symposium

PRESS RELEASE The Department of Sociology of the University of Yaoundé I, in partnership with the #defyhatenow Initiative implemented by Civic Watch and the Pan-African University, is organising a National Symposium from 10 to 12 May 2023 on the theme: "Hate speech and violence in Cameroon: social genesis, emerging forms and possible responses"