Encrypted Voices: Digital Security Training for Refugee & Human Rights Storytellers
Protect Your Voice. Empower Your Story.
Join our hands-on digital security training for refugee journalists, content creators, and human rights defenders.
About the Training:
In an era where speaking truth can come at great risk, protecting your voice is more important than ever.
Streaming Asylum invites refugee and stateless journalists, content creators, and human rights defenders — along with national Ugandans — to a specialized training on Digital Security for Journalistic and Advocacy Work.
This training will offer practical tools, strategies, and critical know-how to help you safeguard your devices, data, communications, and online presence.
Your Commitment
To foster a ripple effect of knowledge, all selected participants will:
– Share a link to a sample of past work on refugee/human rights issues
– Commit to creating 1 new piece of content (article, video, podcast, social post, etc.) based on what they learn
– Share it publicly and provide the platform link (e.g. blog, YouTube, Facebook, Medium)
What You’ll Learn:
🔐 Digital safety basics for journalists and activists
📱 Protecting your mobile devices and online accounts
🧩 Recognizing phishing, spyware & surveillance tactics
🛡 Tools to encrypt communications and secure files
💻 Safe content creation & publishing strategies
Who Can Apply:
This training is open to:
– Refugee, asylum-seeking, and stateless journalists
– Content creators (bloggers, podcasters, YouTubers, etc.)
– Human rights defenders and civil society actors
– Ugandan nationals working on refugee-related issues
Why This Matters:
Whether you’re documenting injustice, elevating unheard voices, or advocating for refugee rights, your digital safety matters.
This training will help you tell your truth — safely.
To Apply:
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Important
Applicants must demonstrate previous work on refugee, migration or human rights issues and commit to creating and publishing a piece of content inspired by the training.
Questions?
If you have any questions about the training, the application process, or your eligibility, don’t hesitate to reach out.
📩 Email us at streamingasylum@gmail.com or send us a message on our social media platforms.
We’re here to help and look forward to hearing from you!