Annual report 2023
The r0g_agency 2023 Annual Report highlights a decade of impactful work in promoting open culture, peacebuilding, and innovation across multiple regions, including Cameroon, South Sudan, Uganda, Kenya, and Ethiopia.
Throughout the year, r0g_agency continued to advance its mission through projects like #ASKnet, #defyhatenow, and #FemPeaceEA, focusing on open technology, open knowledge, and community-driven peacebuilding initiatives.
The organization celebrated its 10th anniversary with a series of events, including an interactive exhibition and garden party in Berlin, showcasing its achievements and strengthening connections within its global community. With a strong emphasis on inclusivity, gender equality, and grassroots collaboration, r0g_agency remains committed to empowering communities and countering hate speech, both online and offline.
#r0g_10
September 2023 marked a major milestone for r0g_agency as it celebrated its 10th anniversary. Founded in 2013 in Berlin, the organization has grown from coworking spaces to a hub for open culture and transformation. To mark the occasion, an online campaign was launched to highlight the decade of impact, and an in-person exhibition and garden party were hosted at the Berlin offices, bringing together friends, partners, and team members to celebrate.
Highlights from r0g_projects 2023
#ASKnet
(Access to Skills and Knowledge Network)
The project in 2023 evolved into a legally registered consortium in South Sudan, expanding its network to include youth-led media and innovation organizations across Uganda and South Sudan.
Through over 20 training sessions, 50 events, and 30 media projects, #ASKnet empowered communities by addressing digital safety, feminist advocacy, and cultural diversity, while fostering peacebuilding and innovation.
The project also launched a refined #ASKtraining platform with 33 modules and 104 learning resources, and hosted the #ASKSummit2023 in Uganda, strengthening collaboration and showcasing the network's impact in creating inclusive spaces for tech and media.
#defyhatenow Cameroon
in 2023, the initiative focused on addressing online and offline conflicts through media and information literacy, particularly in the context of the Anglophone conflict.
The initiative engaged youth, community leaders, and civil society to promote respectful public discourse and social cohesion. Activities included sensitization campaigns in schools, workshops on open-source hardware, and digital inclusion efforts, such as the "Embrace Equity for a #HateFreeCameroon" campaign during Women’s Day.
These efforts and more aimed to empower communities to counter hate speech and mis/disinformation.
#defyhatenow Ethiopia
#defyhatenow in Ethiopia works to amplify the voices opposing conflict, aiming to make peace-focused messages resonate both within the country and across the diaspora.
The project promotes civic engagement and digital initiatives as proactive strategies to tackle hate speech and the incitement of violence online in Ethiopia.
Its focus includes fostering digital initiatives for positive change, combating online hate speech, and addressing online incitement to violence.
#FemPeaceEA
(East Africa Feminist Peace Network)
in 2023, r0g_agency launched the East Africa Feminist Peace Network -FemPeaceEA, initiated by an African feminist, Blen Gebrehiwot Desta.
The FemPeaceEA project is funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). The project aims to strengthen the capacity of women- led and youth-led grassroots feminist organizations in Ethiopia, Kenya, South Sudan, and Uganda.
FemPeaceEA supports the collaborations and coalitions between grassroots feminist organizations across borders to collectively shape and build gender-responsive, inclusive, and transformative feminist sustainable peace.
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#defyhatenow annual report 2023
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2023 in figures
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Expenditure on projects 2023
Year-on-year data 2016-2023
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