Based on extensive experience and work around countering violent extremism online in Asia, the ICT4Peace Foundation’s Special Advisor Sanjana Hattotuwa was invited to be a key resource person and trainer in a series of workshops in the Balkans around effectively countering extremism, hate speech and intolerance online.
These workshops, organized by CIJA US in cooperation with BIRN and Talks 2.0 aims to support community leaders, civil society, independent media and technologists with online communication strategies to effectively respond to online dangerous content in their communities. With direct guidance and feedback, participants will leave the workshop with practical ideas about how to carry their project ideas forward.
Participants will also be provided with a project canvas tool and campaign case studies that will be used for brainstorming and recording ideas for key campaign or project components in advance of the workshop. At the end of the second day, participants will have a draft project plan that can be used as a reference point for project design and implementation after the workshop.
The workshops will be held in,
- 18-19 May Macedonia (Skopje)
- 22-23 May Kosovo (Pristina)
- 25-26 May Albania (Tirana)
- 29 – 30 May Serbia (Belgrade)
- 1-2 June Bosnia and Herzegovina (Sarajevo)
Along with other trainers and resource persons from the region and the specific countries, Sanjana will work with other internationally acclaimed trainers versed in online CVE/PVE strategies to leave behind a corpus of knowledge, including tools, techniques, presentations and frameworks for strategic response, that can help strengthen in-country projects, organizations and individuals.