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  • December 18, 2021
  • Minette Mponwe
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Sisterspeak237, US Embassy Train Youths on Countering Misinformation and Hate Speech In Cameroon

46 youths between the ages of & 30, students, have been trained on media literacy and countering misinformation and hate speech.

The one day training that held in the South West Region of Cameroon at Mountain Hotel Buea was organized by SisterSpeak237 with support from the US Embassy in Cameroon on December 11, 2021.

The six months project aims at equipping youths, amongst them journalists, poets, creatives, actors and actresses in the South West Region with skills on promoting media literacy and countering misinformation and hate speech online.

This is within the framework of a SisterSpeak237 project dubbed “Promoting Media Literacy and Countering Misinformation and Hate Speech in the South West Region of Cameroon”.

Session with Eileen Tabuwe Akwo a communication expert & lecturer in the Department of Journalism & Mass Communication,University of Buea
U.S. Embassy Yaounde IVLP alumni & Tech guru Churchill Mambe,
equipped participants with tools & knowledge to take back the tech and use it for peace as responsible citizens
Iconic movie actor, director & producer Anurin Nwunembom –
Ultimate teaching, on Online Artivism as vital tool to counter disinformation.

At the end of the workshop a contest on promoting media literacy and countering misinformation and hate speech was announced. According to the Coordinator of SisterSpeak237, Comfort Mussa, the contest will help amplify the lessons learnt and engage other youths nationally using art online.

At the end of the day; the youths chose three hashtags to promote the lessons online to engage their peers

#ThinkB4Uclick a call to being more responsible digital natives

#TokTrue a challenge to verify; factcheck information before publishing online and

#PepperTheTruth 

Participants further pledged their commitment to be ambassadors of media literacy and combating hate speech and misinformation through their various media outlets.

A commitment to use tech to promote peace & truth.

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