Last year was a time of global pandemic and closing civic space, not least of all with the coup in Myanmar and the fall of Afghanistan. The number of calls for our help nearly trebled compared to the previous year. Despite these challenges, those we worked with reported a 15% increase in capacity and a 14% decrease in risk. We provided over 6,000 hours of direct support to civil society organisations and activists under threat in 41 countries and trained over 1,600 human rights defenders.
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Holistic Security Toolkit updated!
We have updated our Holistic Security Toolkit with 87 additional resources for specific communities of at-risk civic actors. Available in English and Spanish, users can filter the resources by language, community, and/or domain of holistic security or use the improved search functionality.
Protection Ecosystem Map updated!
We have published a major update to our popular Protection Ecosystem Map. The new version of the Map includes 180 sources of support and we’ve added Spanish descriptions alongside the existing English text.
Seeking digital security consultants and trainers!
Due to the increased demand for our support from organisations and activists protecting and promoting human rights and social and environmental justice, Open Briefing needs to expand its team of digital security consultants and trainers.
Consultancy: Digital security stakeholder mapping, needs analysis, and best practice [Closed]
Open Briefing is seeking a consultant for a large project for a high-profile NGO client. The focus in the first stage will be to review the client's current duty of care provision in relation to digital and information security to specific stakeholders. The assessment will also be conducted through the lenses of organisational values, ethical principles, diversity, equity and inclusion, and power and privilege. You will report into Open Briefing’s project lead as part of a five-person multidisciplinary project team.
Seeking exceptional security consultants to join our team! [Closed]
Due to a significant increase in demand for our unique support, Open Briefing is looking to double the size of its safety and security team. We welcome applications from exceptional established consultants with a range of backgrounds, experiences, and profiles, and from anywhere in the world.
Free workshops and infosheet for those supporting Afghan partners: Compassion fatigue, vicarious trauma, and burnout
As the nature and tempo of the crisis in Afghanistan shifts now that evacuation flights from Kabul have ended, it is crucial that those who have been providing remote support to Afghan partners take some time for self care. To help colleagues cope, we are running free workshops and have published an infosheet on compassion fatigue, vicarious trauma, and burnout.
Seeking digital and information security consultants and trainers around the world
Due to increased demand for our unique support, Open Briefing needs to expand its team of digital and information security consultants and trainers. Do you have a deep understanding of information-first and risk-based approaches to information security or a strong digital security background and an openness to new approaches? Do you have experience providing bespoke advice and training to human rights defenders and other civic actors at-risk? Then you may be who we are looking for!