Tackling misinformation through media to promote peacebuilding in South Sudan

This project contributes to reducing conflict resulting from media-related misinformation disinformation and hate speech prone to electoral violence in South Sudan. The Journalists for Human Rights (JHR) implements this project in the build up to the national elections in late 2024. Project activities include: (1) increasing media literacy among civilians; (2) strengthening the capacity of journalists content creators and the South Sudanese diaspora to identify and debunk misinformation and disinformation; and (3) improving government media and civil society relations. Through a targeted package of evidence-based awareness raising and training JHR works with key stakeholders in violence-prone communities the media and the government to improve South Sudanese access to accurate and reliable information.

The expected outcomes of this project include: (1) increased media literacy among the targeted population; (2) increased accurate reliable and gender-sensitive media coverage that promotes social cohesion; and (3) increased information sharing and transparency from the government.