Deadline: 18 April 2025
The DefendDefenders in partnership with AfricanDefenders are pleased to invite artists in Anglophone West Africa who are using their creative talents to advocate for human rights to apply for the Ttaala Workshop, a comprehensive digital skills training program designed to equip Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) with the tools they need to increase their impact.
DefendDefenders/AfricanDefenders, under the Ttaala Program, is organizing a capacity-building initiative to equip artists with the knowledge and skills needed to protect themselves from these threats while continuing to advocate for human rights.
Topics
- Some topics that will be covered are:
- Secure and effective online communications
- Data literacy
- Digital Data collection and Documentation tools
- Data Visualisation tools
- Development, management and execution of online campaigns
Benefits
- Participants will gain practical skills in secure use of digital tools for advocacy.
- They will expand their network and connect with other Ttaala Alumni through the Signal group.
- Improve the digital security of their work.
- Will take part in group campaigns after the workshop.
- All costs related to enabling participation to participant in the workshop will be covered by DefendDefenders.
Eligible Countries
- This training is specifically designed for artists working on human rights, from Anglophone West Africa which are the following countries: Nigeria, Ghana, Gambia, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Cameroon.
Eligibility Criteria
- The artists include but are not limited to:
- Visual artists (painters, photographers, digital artists)
- Performance artists (theatre, dance, spoken word)
- Musicians and sound artists
- Filmmakers and video artists
- Writers and poets
- Applicants must demonstrate a commitment to using their art for human rights advocacy and also take part in the implementation of group campaigns.
- Applicants must be available from 12th – 20th May 2025
- Applicants must be able to travel to Abuja, Nigeria.
Selection Criteria
- Participants will be selected based on:
- Demonstrated commitment to human rights work through art
- Potential to applying the skills learned
- Artistic merit and impact of their work
- Motivation to participate in the campaign(s).
For more information, visit DefendDefenders.
