The Africa Fact-checking Fellowship – #AFFCameroon is designed to track and map viral trends on social media related to current challenges of ‘fake news’ in Cameroon. Through its different cohorts, #AFFCameroon aims to enhance the skills of experienced professionals to effectively contribute to peace-building and social cohesion by combating disinformation and hate speech. It intends to promote fact-checking, data journalism and digital rights towards African journalists, bloggers and content creators. The program is based on a blended learning model using webinars, practical lessons, peer-to-peer learning and on-the-ground practical work. Fellows will have access to a rich set of online tools and resources and a network of experts and professionals worldwide.
About #defyhatenow
#defyhatenow was initiated in early 2014 by r0g_agency for open culture and critical transformation gGmbH (Berlin), and supported from 2015 through 2018, with means of the German Federal Foreign Office via the ifa/zivik programme for civic conflict resolution as a comprehensive programme “Mobilising Civic Action Against Hate Speech and Directed Social Media Incitement to Violence in South Sudan” and after 2016 including its neighbouring countries Kenya, Uganda and Sudan. Alongside (social) media literacy trainings and community level facilitation of hate speech and c... read more
Africa Fact Checking Fellowship – #AFFCameroon
| Application Deadline | 08 Oct 2023 |
| Country to study | Cameroon |
| Type | Fellowship |
| Sponsor | #defyhatenow |
| Gender | Men and Women |
Requirements for Africa Fact Checking Fellowship – #AFFCameroon Qualification
- Journalists
- Bloggers
- Digital Content creators
- Digital rights activists and/defenders
- Community-based organisation
- Opinion and community leaders
Age
- Between 20 and 40 years old
Place of residence
- All regions of Cameroon
Interview date, Process and Venue for Africa Fact Checking Fellowship – #AFFCameroon
Conditions
- Be available throughout the training
- Understand English and French
- Own a working smartphone and laptop
- Be computer literate,
- Active on social media handles.
Application Deadline
October 8, 2023How to Apply
Interested and qualified? Go to #defyhatenow on docs.google.com to applyFor more details, visit #defyhatenow website.
