#defyhatenow South Sudan trains over 10 community ambassadors to counter rumours for peace in Juba
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#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 […]
Rashida Adong Oketcha: encourage active participation and meaningful inclusion
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Rashida Adong Oketcha is the Executive Director for Women Peace Initiatives – Uganda (WOPI-U), a feminist grassroots women’s organization based in Lira city that focuses on promoting gender equality and […]
“For peacebuilding, we need dialogue and cohesion”
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We asked Georgette Che, a gender activist and PhD student at the University of Dschang, to talk about the role of women in peacebuilding and what has to change. “For […]
“Women are essential to preventing conflicts and sustaining peace”
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Meaza Gidey Gebremedhin is a feminist from Tigray advocating for the human rights of women and girls who are enduring unspeakable suffering and weaponized conflict-related sexual violence in the war-torn […]
Martha Lingong: “Women should occupy any space that is ‘occupiable’.”
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To celebrate International Women’s Day, we asked Martha Lingong, founder of the African Industrious Ladies in Cameroon, to tell us their thoughts on women’s rights and peace building. Here is […]
Rosebell Kagumire: We need systems that serve the people.
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We recently talked to Rosebell Kagumire about women’s rights and peacebuilding. Rosebell is a powerful Pan-African feminist voice, as well as curator and editor of the African Feminism web platform. […]
Tata Diko: “Peace is personal”
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“Leadership is a crucial space women should occupy in all peacebuilding initiatives,” says Tata Diko Duku, a spoken word poet and athlete. The South Sudanese feminist activist uses her poetry […]
#defyhatenow-Cameroon February Briefs
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The month of the Youths in Cameroon was another month for our team and partners to engage media-youth led organizations for peacebuilding in Cameroon. February 2022 has been dense with […]
Mise au Point de février 2022, #defyhatenow_Cameroon
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Le mois de la Jeunesse au Cameroun a été une occasion renouvelée pour nos équipes et nos partenaires de s’engager auprès des communautés jeunes pour davantage sensibiliser sur les enjeux […]
#defyhatenow Empowering Fact-checking in South Sudan (EFiSS) Trainees – Cohort 1
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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 […]