This project demonstrates that collaborative efforts in knowledge and skills building can contribute to equipping people with the tools and resources to keep communities safe.
#defyhatenow South Sudan through its 211 Check project is inviting interested journalists, academics, and civil society representatives to apply to join the third cohort of its three-month virtual Empowering Fact-Checking in South Sudan (EFiSS) training. For more information, read the concept note: https://bit.ly/33t7h6s If selected, you will gain knowledge and
At least 50 stakeholders have received smartphones from #defyhatenow South Sudan after successfully completing a three-hour follow-up training on Social Media Rumour Management and Reporting on Tuesday in Juba. The phones were supplied by Internews under the Rooted in Trust project, an initiative aimed at gathering COVID-19 and health-related rumours
At least 60 participants have turned up for a two-day workshop held at Torit Vision Hotel in Eastern Equatoria State capital Torit from 07 – 08 June 2022. The first session of the workshop trained participants on health misinformation, fact-checking, information verification, and cyber safety for media practitioners from different
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
seeks to support those voices acting against the conflict to go ‘viral’ within and outside the country – bringing the diaspora into the online peace building framework, bridging gaps of knowledge and awareness of social media mechanisms between those with access to technology and those without.