#StopBapMop Caravan in Buea: Denouncing ALL forms of Hatespeech!
Civic Watch through the #defyhatenow initiative in Cameroon partners with the Member of Parliament for Buea Urban, Honourable Malomba Esembe, to co-organise a #StopBadMop campaign in Buea slated for Saturday January 6 at 9am.
2022 Activity Overview
Despite Cameroon’s anglophone conflict, the #defyhatenow Cameroon
project reached out to communities in 2022 to educate and sensitize them
to hate speech online and offline. More than 60% of the 3,500 community
peace mobilizers, youth, and students trained directly in 2022 were women.
The initiative’s online platforms and partners reached over 600,000 people.
Peacebuilding & Social Cohesion: Imams Build Capacity for Community Outreach
Building on the success of the first training session in Bamenda, 40+ Imams from the conflict-torn North West & South West Regions of Cameroon will converge on Buea in August. […]
CAMP @18: Leveraging Effective Cross Cultural Communication in countering Hatespeech
For the third consecutive year, #defyhatenow is engaging members of the Cameroon Association of Media Professionals on fostering #Media4Peace in response to current challenges. The Cameroon Association of Media Professionals […]
Driving Community Change in Violent Environment. The Power of the Pen #PenNotGun
#defyhatenow and its partner Civic Watch are resolute in mobilising online/offline community action to jointly call for the drop of weapons (guns) and immediate end to attacks on students, teachers and school administration for a peaceful and #HateFreeCameroon.
Engager les jeunes promoteurs de paix pour #UnCamerounSansHaine!
En février, nos priorités vont de la participation aux activités de la fête de la jeunesse à la sensibilisation des communautés à Yaoundé et Douala. cérémonie de présentation des vœux […]
Engaging Young Peacebuilders for a #HateFreeCameroon!
In February, our key focus of the month ranged from participating in Youth Day activities, to community outreach in Yaoundé and Douala. Happy New Year Mr Minister! As part of […]
A conversation with Ndi Nancy Saiboh
The #defyhatenow Cameroon initiative caught up with Ms. Ndi Nancy Saiboh about her work, here is our conversation;
National Symposium: Hate speech and violence in Cameroon
The Department Of Sociology Of The University Of Yaoundé I With The Technical Support Of The Cameroon Laboratory For Research On Contemporary Societies (Ceresc) In collaboration with Civic Watch, Country Implementation partner of #defyhatenow initiative in Cameroon is organizing a NATIONAL SYMPOSIUM Theme: Hate speech and violence in Cameroon: Social origins, emerging forms and possible responses. From 10-12 May 2023, The University of Yaoundé I, Cameroon.
Communiqué: Yaoundé accueille la première conférence de la Bourse pour la vérification des fait en #AFFCameroon
Plus de 100 Boursiers se joindront aux experts de renoms du 18 au 19 novembre, pour échanger sur des questions relatives à la promotion et la valorisation du factchecking au […]