Annual report 2020
Our work focuses on three areas: Access to Knowledge, Access to Open Technologies, and Peacebuilding.
We implement our projects together with local groups, networks, partner organizations and governments.
Our goal is to empower communities to solve problems and create a peaceful society where people can freely develop their potential.
Where we work
Highlights from r0g_projects 2020
#ASKnet
(Access to Skills and Knowledge Network)
The 2020 project objective was to strengthen the content and organization of the six #ASKnet hubs in South Sudan and Northern Uganda in order to strengthen freedom of expression and media freedom and to ensure access to information.
During two training sessions, the trainers of the hubs met and deepened their knowledge of organization, didactics, the creation and use of teaching materials, and media literacy.
The joint training sessions strengthened the network of the hubs and the exchange between the members.
#MMN_migrant media network
The 2020 project goal was to involve the diaspora community. Ghanaians living in Germany were trained as trainers, who in turn trained others as Trainers of Trainers (ToT) in Ghana.
The diaspora trainers are an important part of the #MMN project as they bring the information to their often remote home regions, are credible, committed and convincing.
The long-term goal is to build a network of trainers in remote regions of Ghana so that as many people as possible can access life-saving information on migration - for example, through #MMN regulars.
The format, which has already been established in 2019, offers the opportunity to talk openly about irregular migration and the associated dangers.
#defyhatenow Cameroon
The 2020 project objective was to curb disinformation and disseminate accurate information. The #defyhatenow team in Cameroon organized workshops with politicians, journalists and activists on the topic of hate speech and disinformation in cooperation with local partners. For this, #defyhatenow Cameroon developed freely accessible resources, including the "Social Media Hate Speech Mitigation Field Guide" in English and French.
Background: In the course of the Covid 19 pandemic, disinformation was deliberately spread to further fuel the conflict in Cameroon.
#defyhatenow Ethiopia
The 2020 project objective was to curb hate speech (Hate Speech) in the Benishangul-Gumuz region in order to enable and support peacebuilding initiatives.
Background: The Ethiopian region of Benishangul-Gumuz borders Sudan. People's daily lives are marked by tensions between different population groups. There is no concerted peacebuilding initiative or sustainable development strategies. At the same time, social media are used by numerous groups and individuals at home and abroad to further fuel the conflict. The spread of hate speech and incitement to violence on social media repeatedly lead to attacks and violent clashes between members of the diaspora.
r0g_Publications
Makers' Mobility: Interview with Stephen Kovats from r0g_agency
What do Makers need to be able to successfully implement projects? That's what Makery, a Paris-based organization, wanted to know and published the MakersXchange (MAX) interview series. Among the experts interviewed: Stephen Kovats, co-founder of r0g_agency.
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- Combat the spread of hate speech on the Internet,
- give migrants access to life-saving information,
- give young people the opportunity to develop their skills.
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2020 in figures
Funding Sources
Expenditure on projects 2020
Year-on-year data 2016-2020
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