Program to counter online abuse against women journalists [Ghana, Nigeria]

Posted on Jul 5, 2022 in Digital and Physical Safety

Ghanaian and Nigerian journalists between the ages of 18 and 45 can participate in a program focused on online safety.

iWatch Africa, with support from the Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern Africa (CIPESA), through the Africa Digital Rights Fund (ADRF) is seeking participants for a program focused on empowering newsrooms to deal with abuse of women journalists in Ghana and Nigeria.

The program will equip and assist 20 newsrooms in Ghana and Nigeria to set up online safety units in response to the growing online violence experienced by journalists, particularly female journalists.

Selected applicants must introduce a protocol to deal with online abuse and harassment of journalists in their organization after the program.

Female journalists are strongly encouraged to apply.

The deadline is July 14.