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Social media users in urban and rural Ethiopia, especially youth, women and marginalised groups/individuals counter hate speech, misinformation and disinformation to reduce polarisation, division and hostilities within and between communities.
The #defyhatenow needs assessment in Ethiopia’s Dire Dawa evaluated challenges, opportunities, and needs for combating hate speech, promoting peace, and ensuring online safety. It sought to deeply understand the local situation to plan and execute effective initiatives against hate speech and discrimination.
#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.