South Asia Center for Media in Development (SACMID) successfully organized a day-long workshop titled “Safe Social Media Practice” on Wednesday (April 22 we), at the Regional Office and Training Center of NGO Forum for Public Health in Cumilla.
The workshop was organized under the project “Empowering Media Professionals, Girl Students, and Community Women through an Improved Understanding of Digital Threats and Security Measures.” funded by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Bangladesh. With the help of local NGO partner is Holodia Mahila Unnoyan Shangstha.
Rydwanul Islam, an experienced fact-checker working with FactWatch, facilitated the workshop as the trainer. He conducted hands-on sessions on digital safety and secure online practices for the participants.
The workshop saw notable participation from women of various professions in Cumilla — including media workers, entrepreneurs, teachers and students, government officials, and NGO representatives, among other stakeholders.
Participants learned how to ensure personal security on social media, use strong passwords, detect rumors, verify information, and protect themselves from online scams.
Key attendees at the workshop included Syed Kamrul Hasan, Deputy Director of SACMID, Mahmuda Akhter, Executive Director of Holodia Mahila Unnoyan Shangstha and Mohammad Nurul Haque, Senior District Information Officer of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting in Cumilla, along with other officials from SACMID.