The #defyhatenow_Ethiopia Field Guide took a significant step forward with its second Peer Review session. Experts collaborated to refine the guide’s content, focusing on critical areas: dissecting Identity and Context, addressing Mental Health, Trauma, and Healing, and confronting Gender-Based Violence. This intensive working session prioritized actionable feedback and collaborative problem-solving, aiming to equip the guide with practical strategies for building resilient communities. The outcome was a strengthened resource, ready to empower individuals in navigating complex social challenges.
#defyhatenow in Ethiopia 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.