World Press Freedom Day 2022: “Journalism Under Digital Siege!”
#defyhatenow and Civic Watch engage media professionals & organisations in Cameroon in a series of hybrid activities to mark May 3, in Buea, Bamenda, Yaounde and Bafang. On May 3 […]
#AFFCameroon: #defyhatenow Takes Anti Mis/disinformation Caravan To Northern Regions!
The sixth Cohort of our Africa Fact-checking Fellowship dubbed “Special Grand Nord” groups 15 fellows selected Fellows from Ngaoundere, Garoua & Maroua. 75! This is not an anniversary figure. Rather, […]
#AFFCameroon: #defyhatenow accueille la 6e Cohorte de la Bourse pour la vérification des faits en Afrique !
Pour la sixième cohorte baptisée “Spécial Grand Nord”, 15 boursiers issus à Ngaoundéré, Garoua & Maroua chemineront pendant les trois prochains mois. 75 ! Il ne s’agit pas d’un chiffre […]
#defyhatenow Field Guide in Pidgin English
On the 8th and 9th of April,2022 members of the Association of Broadcasters in Pidgin English, a widely spoken local language in Cameroon, translated the #defyhatenow short guide (A1 Poster […]
Carole Leuwe on Fostering Women’s Participation in Peacebuilding
We had a chat with Carole LEUWE about her work and the role of women in peacebuilding. I was born in Dschang in the west region of Cameroon. I grew […]
#defyhatenow South Sudan trains over 10 community ambassadors to counter rumours for peace in Juba
#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
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 […]
Aunty Gla- Empowering young girls to women who change their communities.
We had a talk with Yaah Gladys Shang Viban – fondly known as Aunty Gla, during International Women’s day and below is our conversation; I was born in Cameroon, and […]
“For peacebuilding, we need dialogue and cohesion”
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”
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 […]