Mobilising Civic Action to Counter Violent Extremism Online and Offline in Cameroon.
An urgent community peace-building, training and conflict reconciliation project in South Sudan.
Mobilising civic and digital action to counter online hate speech and incitement to violence in Ethiopia.
An initiative that works on providing community-based and data-driven solutions to the problem of hate speech, disinformation and misinformation.
An initiative that works on providing community-based and data-driven solutions to the problem of hate speech, disinformation and misinformation.
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Changing Narratives on Information Integrity in Cameroon. A Journey of Fact-Checking, Media Literacy, and Digital Empowerment
This year’s #PeaceJam2025 theme, “The Irrational Dimensions of Pop Culture: Viral Trends, Memes, AI, and the Language of Hate,” explores how this irrationality, marked by humor, fear, outrage, and virality…
We unpack cognitive biases, emotional triggers, and social influences that make misinformation so persuasive.
In this episode, we unpack AI-powered fact-checking tools, digital challenges, and the skills young people need to stay informed.
In this episode, we’ll tackle vaccine myths, fake treatments, and health-related misinformation.
Highlights & Key Updates from #defyhatenow Ethiopia project
Second Cohort of African Fact-Checking Fellowship – Ethiopia: Call for Applications (Tigray Region) We are excited to invite you to apply for the second cohort…
We’re currently looking to fill the role of Community Outreach Coordinator for the #defyhatenow Ethiopia Project funded by the Delegation of the European Union to…
The Cameroon Diaspora Dialogues initiative has been on a mission to bring together Cameroonians living abroad to engage in conversations about conflict transformation and peacebuilding,…
This policy paper examines the role of interfaith dialogue in conflict prevention and specifically the mitigation of hate speech along religious lines, to enhance religious…
This initiative is all about raising awareness and fostering a culture of peace in Cameroon and across Africa. By bringing youth together to champion peace,…
#defyhatenow produces open for use field guide and other knowledge access materials.
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.
