ADRF 2022 Fact-checking and Digital Rights Fellowship (South Sudan)

#defyhatenow South Sudan, with support from the Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) in the context of the Africa Digital Rights Fund (ADRF), is calling for applications for a Fact-checking and Digital Rights Fellowship, to be offered to successful candidates for a period of two (02) months.

The fellows will be hosted by 211 Check and SafetyComm South Sudan to provide them with exposure to fact-checking, and digital rights issues. The fellows will also write fact-check articles and stories on digital rights issues under the organization’s guidance.

This fellowship is a way to transfer knowledge and develop leaders who are committed and working toward civic freedoms, digital rights and a healthy information ecosystem in South Sudan.

• Table of Content
• About #defyhatenow
• Fact-checking and Digital Rights Fellowship
• Aim and Benefits of Fact-checking and Digital Rights Fellowship
• Requirements for Fact-checking and Digital Rights Fellowship Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

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... continue reading

Fact-checking and Digital Rights Fellowship

Aim and Benefits of Fact-checking and Digital Rights Fellowship

• Fact-checking and digital rights training.
• Mentorship and collaboration with #defyhatenow South Sudan partners.
• Fellowship may include attending in-person and virtual relevant events related to Fact-checking and Digital Rights issues.
• A monthly stipend during the fellowship period.
• Technical and content support for the fellows in the event that they want to conduct campaigns or produce content about fact-checking and digital rights issues during the fellowship.

Requirements for Fact-checking and Digital Rights Fellowship Qualification

Applicants for this in-person full-time fellowship –

• Must be located in Juba, South Sudan at the time of the start of the fellowship. 
• Must have received fact-checking and digital literacy training from #defyhatenow South Sudan
• Must demonstrate a strong interest in and commitment to the development of fact-checking and digital rights in South Sudan and beyond;
• Have excellent writing, drafting and oral advocacy skills.
• Must have a notable social media presence across several platforms.
• Must be interested to do advocacy and engagement work on fact-checking and digital rights within their school, university, or organisation;
• Preference will be given to the selection of full-time fellows. However, the selection committee may consider part-time fellows.

Application Deadline

How to Apply

For more details, visit the website.