Social Media for Community-Based Protection

Last Updated 06/25/2024

Duration 5 hours

Details

This comprehensive 5-hour online course equips you with practical strategies and expert insights to enhance your community-based protection efforts, using the power of Social Media. In a world where digital connectivity is paramount, ensure that innovation meets compassion and ensure a safe use of Social Media to amplify your impact and foster resilience within communities.

Objectives:

• Identify if Social Media is the right tool for your project goals.
• Assess, identify and mitigate risks when implementing Social Media.
• Design a Social Media Strategy for Community Based Protection.
• Identify different ways to address difficult conversations on social media.
• Face the main challenges related to moderating online content.
• Address rumors to improve your programs.
• Identify challenges and opportunities of using Social Media for feedback and response mechanisms into protection operations.
• Experiment different ways to use analytics.
• Connect outreach and advocacy objectives with SM strategies.
• Link Social Media performance indicators with protection outcome indicators.

This course is designed for all Protection and Operations/Programme staff in the field, in all contexts (urban, semi-rural or rural areas). In the current context of dwindling resources and reduced footprint, social media engagement is increasingly relevant to reach out to and remain connected with communities.