TechCamps

TechCamp Addis Ababa

Empowering Ethiopians through Media Literacy

Countering Disinformation Investigative Journalism & Media Freedom Media Literacy/Digital Literacy
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia View Map
September 30-October 2, 2022

Participants from

Ethiopia

Description

This TechCamp empowers media professionals to combat disinformation in Ethiopia marked by narratives of internal conflict and ethnic tensions. Through strengthening media literacy skills and responsible reporting acumen to conduct strong, creative, and effective reporting across diverse storytelling platforms participants will increase confidence in the capability to prevent the proliferation of misinformation through networks for continued collaboration. TechCamp Addis Ababa is a hands-on, highly interactive three-day event with world-class trainers and participant-led engagements meant to share best practices and challenges amongst peers, as well as with experts from Africa and around the world. Trainers will expose technological tools and concepts tailored for participants to address important issues in Ethiopia.

Trainer Bios

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Agenda

  

 

29 September 2022| TechCamp Day 0 

All Day

Participants and Trainers Arrive

13:00 - 14:30

Venue Walkthrough & Working Lunch

16:00 - 18:00

Trainer Meeting 

18:00 - 19:00

Trainer Dinner

 

Emcee/Facilitator: TechCamp Team

30 September 2022| TechCamp Day 1 

8:30 - 9:00 

Registration

9:00 - 9:15

Welcome Remarks - Ruth Anne Stevens-Klitz, Public Affairs Officer U.S. Embassy Addis; Michael Tsegaye, Co-Lead, Google Developers Group Addis

9:15 - 9:30

What is TechCamp? Speed Geeking Explanation - Jenny Beth Aloys and Manny Pereira, Program Managers, TechCamp

9:30 - 10:30

Speed Geeking

10:30 - 11:00

Coffee/Tea Break

11:00 - 13:00

What’s Your Challenge? 

Developing Challenge Statements brief, continued engagement overview, distribute guidance and templates.

Brainstorming Groups; 

Facilitate brainstorming session to discuss and outline challenges: 

  1. Social media challenges in Ethiopia (Keiso and Kaleigh)

  2. Local community building (Josephine and Paul)

  3. Storytelling using video and data visualization (Mandolin and Ezinne)

  4. Identifying fake news through investigative journalism (Rehoboth and Abel)

  5. Combatting disinformation with media literacy (Abdiaziz and Eden)

13:00 - 14:00

Lunch

14:00 - 16:00

Interactive Training Session 1 

Choose one topic from the table below

Topic

Trainers

  1. Empathy Engines: Combating Disinformation through Immersive Experiences (webXR)

Josephine Dorado

  1. Information Integrity: Disinformation and Beyond

Kaleigh Schwalbe

  1. Mobile Video Production Skills for Journalists: Producing Innovative and Compelling Videos

Mandolin Dotto Kahindi

  1. Countering Disinformation on Social Media

Keiso Mohloboli

  1. Countering Disinformation in Ethiopia through Fact-Checking

Rehobot Ayalew 

  1. Investigative Reporting and Legal Issues

Abel Adamu

  1. Media and Information Literacy (MIL)

Abdiaziz Ali Hussein

  1. Using Infographics and Data Visualization to Counter COVID Disinformation

Ezinne Onwuekwe

  1. Enforcing Digital Security Techniques for Online Safety

Eden Tadessa

  1. Utilizing the Digital Space to Tell Stories

Paul Shalala 

 

16:00 - 16:20

Coffee/Tea Break

16:30 - 17:00

Challenge Statement Read-Out and Project Groups Form

One representative from each group will share what challenge statement they came up with and why it’s important

17:00 - 17:30

End of Day Announcements

18:00 - 18:30

Organizers Debrief Meeting

Debrief Day 1 and discuss any adjustments that might need to be made

19:00

Dinner - Home Restaurant

19:00

Trainer Dinner and Cultural Outing

 

1 October 2022| TechCamp Day 2

8:30 - 9:00

Registration

9:00 - 9:10

Morning Announcements

9:10 - 11:00

Interactive Training Session 2

Choose one topic from the table in Day 1

11:00 - 11:30

Coffee/Tea Break

11:30 - 13:00

Program Model Canvas, Project Groups Work

Circulate project groups to ask questions and provide guidance as they formulate solutions 

13:00 - 14:00

Lunch

14:00 - 16:00

Interactive Training Session 3

Choose one topic from the table in Day 1

16:00 - 16:30

Coffee/Tea Break

16:30 - 17:00

Project Groups Work

Project Groups formulate solutions and create presentations

17:00 - 17:15

End of Day Announcements

17:30 - 20:00

Friendship Park

20:00

Dinner

 

2 October 2022| TechCamp Day 3

8:30 - 9:00

Registration

9:00 - 9:10

Morning Announcements

9:10 - 10:30

Project Groups Finalize Presentations

10:30 - 10:50

Coffee/Tea Break

10:50 - 12:30

Project Group Presentations

12:30 - 12:45

Continued Engagement Announcement/Survey - JB and Manny

12:45 - 13:00

Closing Remarks and Certificates - Michael Tsegaye, Co-Lead, GDG; Stewart Davis, Assistant Cultural Affairs Officer, U.S. Embassy Addis

13:00 - 14:00

Lunch - Home Restaurant

 

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