NL-KVK-52957535-2-CF-SP-16
Free Press Unlimited
No News Is Bad News: Central African Republic
Increasing polarization within the Central African Republic has extended to the media landscape. Physical attacks and threats against media and journalists are increasing. Newspapers are radicalizing their discourse and fail to maintain journalist objectivity. Media outlets were raided by the Seleka, destroying broadcast capacity or forcing them to stop reporting. As a result self-censorship among reporters is rampant. Media are concentrated in the capital and lack professional capacity and revenue. Individual reporters lack safety and there is widespread impunity for violence against journalists. During the three months period March - May 2014, two journalists were fatally attacked, one journalist was killed in connection to her work, 34 journalists were subject to various forms of threats, four journalists were forced to flee the country, five journalists were summoned by judicial authorities and three journalists were arrested.Due to low literacy rates, radio continues to be the main source of information. The coverage and broadcast capacity of state-owned outlets have decreased dramatically in recent years due. Despite their potential importance, community radio stations are not recognized officially by Central African law. The government is unable to exercise effective control and cannot provide services for its citizens. Because of this, communities look to civil society to deliver material and social services. Civil society is gradually becoming more structured at the national level. In particular, civil society groups are working with young people from Christian and Muslim communities, some of them the main perpetrators of violence during the recent crisis. This makes it crucial to vitalize connections between media and civil society groups to build a peaceful future.
(1) Free Press Unlimited wants to improve the enabling environment for journalists and media, especially to improve understanding within the public as well as government and security services about the role and vital importance of media in society and peace building. (2) Free Press Unlimited will improve the standards of journalism to be more in line of international standards of ethics, diminishing brown envelope journalism and self-censorship. (3) Free Press Unlimited wants to monitor gender-based violence and increase women-centered content in the media. (4) Free Press Unlimited wants to create a special annual award for the journalist who contributed most to restoring peace and reconciliation. (5) Free Press Unlimited will work on developing and improving the elaboration of a media bill in which community radios will be legally allowed and regulated, improving the number and quality of new community media actors, who are now considered as private commercial radio suffering from high tax impositions.
Journalists and media consumers, particularly women. Regulatory bodies.
Free Press Unlimited
Free Press Unlimited
Association des Radios Communautaires (ARC)
Maison de la Presse
Observatory of the Central African media sector (OMCA)
l’Association des Femmes Professionnelles de la Communication (AFPC)
Free Press Unlimited
Knowledge and Quality
Knowledge and Quality Coordinator
kqc@freepressunlimited.org
165132
180000
104728
36180
165132
Free Press Unlimited
95769
169000
105794
82947
70034
100116
103697
180000
110437
126272
20553
20553
153000
65555
Aggregated for 2016
48079
Commitments to partners. Aggregated for 2016
46394
Disbursements to partners. Aggregated for 2016
DD-indicators
6 quantitative indicators which correspond to the Dialogue and Dissent result framework.
DD1: # of laws, policies and norms, implemented for sustainable and inclusive development
DD2: # of laws, policies and norms/attitudes, blocked, adopted, improved for sustainable and inclusive development
DD3 # of times that CSOs succeed in creating space for CSO demands and positions through agenda setting, influencing the debate and/or creating space to engage.
DD4: # of advocacy initiatives carried out by CSOs, for, by or with their membership/ constituency
DD5: # of CSOs with increased L&A capacities
DD6: # of CSOs included in Strategic Partnership programmes
NL-KVK-52957535-4-NP-SP-16
Free Press Unlimited
No News Is Bad News: Nepal
For a developing and poor country, Nepal has a surprisingly vibrant media scene, with some very diverse and quality outlets. The geographical landscape (high mountains and many inaccessible regions) and the frequent electricity cuts (sometimes up to 18 hours a day in the dry season) make radio the most popular medium. Nepal has a very developed network of community radio stations which cover almost all the country's regions and broadcast in local languages. As Nepal is home to over 120 dialects, local radio stations broadcasting in local languages are vital sources of information, especially in times of natural disasters like the latest earthquake. Media freedom exists and freedom of expression is guaranteed by the constitution. Unlike several years ago, when journalists were imprisoned for libel, there are no journalists currently behind bars. However, capacity of media, including content, security etc, is quite weak. This was painfully demonstrated during the latest earthquake, when many media were unprepared for disaster reporting and response. In Nepal, FPU works with CRSC/NEFEJ – Community Radio Support Center – and its network of 56 community radio stations. NEFEJ produces and broadcasts a weekly youth news and current affairs TV program Naya Pusta both on the national TV channel as well as a radio version on all community radio stations. The program is produced with the participative contribution of young people and focuses on topics like prevention of child marriages, society's responsibility to give equal access to education and development for girls, environmental issues, disaster management, developing critical thinking of young people. Considering that Nepal has one of the youngest populations in the world (55 % of the population is below 24 years), the role of media in educating and providing quality and reliable information is crucial. NEFEJ works also very actively with schools, government and civil society organization specifically focusing on improving the position of young women and girls in the social and economic life.
-Increasing the capacity of media to report on social problems and promote societal change (specifically concerning the disadvantaged position of girls and women) -Increasing the capacity of media and civil society organizations to work on awareness raising and education -Develop platforms (and tools) for tracking and research and use data for exposing harmful practices and demand solutions
Journalists; women and girls
Free Press Unlimited
Free Press Unlimited
CRSC /NEFEJ: Community Radio Support Center and network of 56 community radio stations
Freedom Forum
Free Press Unlimited
Knowledge and Quality
Knowledge and Quality Coordinator
kqc@freepressunlimited.org
191159
281000
121109
Aggregated for 2017
281000
281000
Free Press Unlimited
319470
Commitments to partners. Aggregated for 2016
112826
Disbursements to partners. Aggregated for 2016
224892
79089
119189
Aggregated for 2017
212101
Aggregated for 2017
180213
78672
232000
269418
62752
344000
252918
147942
64145
147942
Nepal country plan 2017
Amount of journalists trained, disaggregated by gender
Amount of journalists trained, disaggregated by gender
DD indicators
DD1: # of laws, policies and norms, implemented for sustainable and inclusive development
DD2: # of laws, policies and norms/attitudes, blocked, adopted, improved for sustainable and inclusive development
DD3 # of times that CSOs succeed in creating space for CSO demands and positions through agenda setting, influencing the debate and/or creating space to engage
DD4: # of advocacy initiatives carried out by CSOs, for, by or with their membership/ constituency
DD5: # of CSOs with increased L&A capacities
DD6: # of CSOs included in Strategic Partnership programmes
NL-KVK-52957535-4-ID-SP-16
Free Press Unlimited
No News Is Bad News: Indonesia
Indonesia ranks 7th in the world in early child marriages with 1 in every 5 girls married before the legally allowed age. Women and girls are often victims of trafficking, violence and different forms of discrimination (including early child marriages, lack of access to information, educational and resources). Additionally, due to large poverty rates, there is increasing migration as people search for a better life. According to figures, more than 70 percent of the migrant are women, and many face forced labor, prostitution and trafficking to neighboring Malaysia or the Middle East and Gulf countries. National and local media lack the capacity and very often the will to cover these important social and economic problems. But media is best placed, in cooperation with Civil Society Organisations, authorities and interest groups, to raise awareness and promote (through quality investigative reporting and exposing harmful practices) societal change. The role of media in educating and providing quality and reliable information is crucial.
1. Free Press Unlimited partners engage with decision-makers and stakeholders on national and local level 2. Free Press Unlimited partners (media and civil society) exert joint influence on specific policy decisions and increase and stimulate the participation of marginalised groups 3. Free Press Unlimited partners provide innovative platforms to bring important social issues to light and stimulate public debate 4. Free Press Unlimited partners use research and data to track and document processes of change. For 2016, concrete objectives of the project are: 1. Press Freedom Index survey in 24 provinces in Indonesia; 2. Production and Distribution of Media Content and Campaign Against Women and Child Trafficking 3. Citradaya Nita Fellowship for Women Journalists 4. Journalists Fellowship for Investigative Reporting on Human Trafficking 5. Distribution of Content of Investigative reports on Human Trafficking
Journalists; women and girls
A try-out baseline workshop was conducted in Indonesia between 15- 19 Februari. Together with similar workshops in Bangladesh and Tanzania, this was designed to obtain baseline information and simultaneously test and refine the instrument we are using for this purpose.
Free Press Unlimited
Free Press Unlimited
Tempo Media Group (TMG)
Perhimpunan Pengembangan Media Nusantara (PPMN)
Alliance of Independent Journalists of Indonesia (AJI)
Free Press Unlimited
Knowledge and Quality
Knowledge and Quality Coordinator
kqc@freepressunlimited.org
343192
274000
274000
217290
Commitments to partners. Aggregated for 2016
343192
Free Press Unlimited
62635
Aggregated for 2016
153618
Disbursements to partners. Aggregated for 2016
73899
Aggregated for 2017
236645
Aggregated for 2017
261020
Aggregated for 2017
208700
284450
70660
329494
289900
38853
315494
176842
57429
221000
176842
Indonesia country plan 2017
DD indicators
Indicators related to the Dialogue and Dissent result framework
DD1: # of laws, policies and norms, implemented for sustainable and inclusive development
DD2: # of laws, policies and norms/attitudes, blocked, adopted, improved for sustainable and inclusive development
DD3 # of times that CSOs succeed in creating space for CSO demands and positions through agenda setting, influencing the debate and/or creating space to engage.
DD4: # of advocacy initiatives carried out by CSOs, for, by or with their membership/constituency
DD5: # of CSOs with increased L&A capacities
DD6: # of CSOs included in Strategic Partnership programmes
NL-KVK-52957535-5-IQ-SP-16
Free Press Unlimited
No News Is Bad News: Iraq
-Increase the public trust in the media by focusing on ethical journalism -Create an enabling environment for the media Improve the safety of journalists -Promote women rights and give women a voice in the media -FPU will expand its outreach with digital means to media-dark areas -Develop the capacity of independent media and journalists to respect ethical professional standards. -Build the capacity of relevant media actors and CSOs to promote an enabling media environment -Build the capacity of media to develop and design specific formats for media content aiming to address women-centered issues and minority reporting -Lead and assist with a specific campaign to monitor advertisement spending of authorities, aiming to enforce fair and equal treatment of the media
The overall strategy is to contribute to establishing an environment where media are independent, diverse and sustainable. This would contribute to providing voices to marginalized groups (especially women) and people in media-dark areas, allowing them to participate in and contribute to societal change and an end to violence and conflict. A crucial part of this strategy is the aim to improve public trust in the media by supporting their independence, focusing on ethical journalism and the role of ethical media in society. In line with sustainability, a larger focus will be put on digital means; multi-media and online reporting. This serve the purpose of continuously reaching audiences no longer interested in print media, as well as improve reaching of media-dark areas and raising voices of minorities. FPU will seek cooperation with relevant professional associations and civil society groups to improve the safety of journalists and to advocate for prosecution of perpetrators of violence against journalists.
A baseline workshop has been done in April. Results will be published during our next update.
Free Press Unlimited
Free Press Unlimited
Kirkuk Now
Bo Peshewa
Metrography
Free Press Unlimited
Knowledge and Quality
Knowledge and Quality Coordinator
kqc@freepressunlimited.org
276512
272375
111263
272375
130039
Aggregated for 2016
276512
Free Press Unlimited
192928
154001
48259
Aggregated for 2016
125352
Aggregated for 2016
165071
Aggregated for 2017
120878
Aggregated for 2017
207257
255000
111316
160132
87911
214000
107300
111446
92455
Iraq country plan 2017
DD indicators
Indicators related to the Dialogue and Dissent result framework
DD1: # of laws, policies and norms, implemented for sustainable and inclusive development
DD2: # of laws, policies and norms/attitudes, blocked, adopted, improved for sustainable and inclusive development
DD3 # of times that CSOs succeed in creating space for CSO demands and positions through agenda setting, influencing the debate and/or creating space to engage.
DD4: # of advocacy initiatives carried out by CSOs, for, by or with their membership/ constituency
DD5: # of CSOs with increased L&A capacities
DD6: # of CSOs included in Strategic Partnership programmes
NL-KVK-52957535-2-ML-SP-16
Free Press Unlimited
No News Is Bad News: Mali
Lack of professionalism is probably the most significant challenge facing the media sector in Mali. Media is susceptible to coercion and bribery, which compromises the quality of their content. Most training is received through short-term donor-supported workshops designed to provide basic journalism training that often does not fundamentally change journalists' attitude. The crisis in 2012 led to serious deterioration of press freedom conditions in the country. Several media organizations, particularly those in the north of the country, were vandalized or closed down mainly by the rebel groups that took over the territory. Journalists were subjected to various forms of attacks and intimidation. After the March 2012 coup, a number of journalists, particularly newspaper editors, were arrested, detained, and abused by security officials in Bamako. The crisis did not only affect access to information, but also had negative impact on information quality. One of the underlying causes of the crisis is that the poor quality of government services resulted in the fact that for many Malians the state lost relevance. In addition exclusion based on cast, ethnic group, class, gender and age further deteriorates the population's indifference towards state institutions. Media and civil society organizations were not capable to foster transparency of the decision-making process. Downward accountability of the media towards these marginalized groups has been low. Women remain a minority in the media and the main subjects covered are mostly of concern to men. Female reporters typically fulfill roles as animators (hosts) or news readers, and very few occupy editorial or management positions. Since women do not have a say in editorial decision-making in most organizations, there is significant inequality in the representation of their voices.
-Focus of the Free Press Unlimited program in Mali is to strengthen the respect for ethics in the media, enrich content and to improve the production of accurate, timely and balanced information. -To contribute to the vision of success, Free Press Unlimited will engage with journalist associations and key actors across civil society and the public sector to improve the enabling environment for the media and raise awareness among decision makers on the role of media in serving the public interest. -Free Press Unlimited will promote gender equity in the Malian media. -Free Press Unlimited will promote changes in the regulatory and legal framework of media. This includes reviving the establishment of one regulatory body with a clear mandate to regulate media, as well as ensuring proper regulation of community radios. -Free Press Unlimited and partner Union des Radios et Televisions Libres du Mali (URTEL) will build the capacity of member radio stations to diversify and enrich media content and to increase the technological quality of productions. Journalists will be trained in fact-based and gender-sensitive journalism. Media houses will be assisted to develop content formats that will improve the relevance of media to their audiences, and increasingly become a platform for participatory citizen engagement through feedback mechanisms and innovative technology. -Free Press Unlimited will provide technical assistance to journalist associations on establishing safety mechanisms for journalists. This includes the training of journalists in safety measures and setting up a dialogue between authorities and security forces and the media. Free Press Unlimited will share and develop the best available knowledge, lessons, curricula and (digital and physical) tool kits on safety, risk mitigation and emergency protection for media workers and reporters.
Journalists and media consumers
Free Press Unlimited
Free Press Unlimited
URTEL (Union des Radios et Televisions Libres du Mali)
Free Press Unlimited
Knowledge and Quality
Knowledge and Quality Coordinator
kqc@freepressunlimited.org
193440
260000
260000
118842
159512
52895
Commitments to partners. Aggregated for 2016
50382
Disbursements to partners. Aggregated for 2016
135092
Aggregated for 2016
139425
146790
126513
155121
193440
Free Press Unlimited
278000
74820
185445
173945
88477
96886
178045
224000
DD indicators
Indicators related to the Dialogue and Dissent result framework
DD1: # of laws, policies and norms, implemented for sustainable and inclusive development
DD2: # of laws, policies and norms/attitudes, blocked, adopted, improved for sustainable and inclusive development
DD3 # of times that CSOs succeed in creating space for CSO demands and positions through agenda setting, influencing the debate and/or creating space to engage.
DD4: # of advocacy initiatives carried out by CSOs, for, by or with their membership/ constituency
DD5: # of CSOs with increased L&A capacities
DD6: # of CSOs included in Strategic Partnership programmes
NL-KVK-52957535-4-BD-SP-16
Free Press Unlimited
No News Is Bad News: Bangladesh
In the last 7 years, FPU actively contributed, through support to its media partners, to women empowerment and preventing discriminatory or harmful practices. BNNRC and its network of 16 community radio stations across the country produce and broadcast daily educational programs for girls and raise awareness on the harmful effects and impact of early child marriages. Radio station Bikrampur even recorded 54 cases of prevented child marriages because listeners to the radio programs took action. FPU also provides fellowships to young women from rural areas to start a career in journalism. With this project, FPU wants to achieve that media and civil society organisations work together, through producing and distributing content and increased capacity, to advocate for prevention of malpractices against women and girls (child marriages and abuse). They should also work together to actively lobby with central and local governments for improved implementation of existing legislation and measures against perpetrators. Furthermore, media should actively investigate and expose cases of violence and gender discrimination, and act as a watchdog for society.
-Support partners to produce and distribute quality content to raise awareness about early child marriages and abuse and violence against women. -Increase the capacity of its partners to support data journalists and investigative reporters to gather and distribute data on cases of discrimination, early child marriages or violence against journalists. -Free Press Unlimited will help its partners to convene media, Civil Society Organisations and authorities (national and local) to discuss joint actions to prevent child marriages and discrimination of women. -Free Press Unlimited will strengthen the capacity of Civil Society Organisations working in safety and protection to monitor, document and advocate for cases of reporters under threat -Free Press Unlimited and its local partners will advocate with authorities to secure and improve the enabling environment for safety and freedom of expression as well as the media regulatory framework.
Journalists; women and girls, government stakeholders, Community Radio stations
A baseline workshop was conducted in Bangladesh between 21- 25 March. Together with similar workshops in Indonesia and Tanzania, this was designed to obtain baseline information and simultaneously test and refine the instrument we are using for this purpose.
Free Press Unlimited
Free Press Unlimited
Hague Peace Projects
Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC)
SACMID: South Asia Centre for Media in Development
Free Press Unlimited
Knowledge and Quality
Knowledge and Quality Coordinator
kqc@freepressunlimited.org
280590
268700
206548
Aggregated for 2017
117219
Aggregated for 2017
225400
Aggregated for 2017
BNNRC
83637
111832
76700
188500
129500
98123
128600
268700
120000
93409
44881
280590
Free Press Unlimited
86827
Aggregated for 2016
106556
Disbursements to partners. Aggregated for 2016
134132
124404
Commitments to partners. Aggregated for 2016
DD indicators
Indicators related to the Dialogue and Dissent result framework
DD1: # of laws, policies and norms, implemented for sustainable and inclusive development
DD2: # of laws, policies and norms/attitudes, blocked, adopted, improved for sustainable and inclusive development
DD3 # of times that CSOs succeed in creating space for CSO demands and positions through agenda setting, influencing the debate and/or creating space to engage.
DD4: # of advocacy initiatives carried out by CSOs, for, by or with their membership/ constituency
DD5: # of CSOs with increased L&A capacities
DD6: # of CSOs included in Strategic Partnership programmes
NL-KVK-52957535-2-SO-SP-16
Free Press Unlimited
No News Is Bad News: Somalia
Quality of content produced by Somalian media is in general of a very low quality. Most people working in the media learned by doing without a proper journalistic education. Media outlets often lack a proper business model and editorial policies. To some extent this leads to envelope journalism (taking money to make stories without fact checking), and biased reporting. A lack of capacity to develop diverse broadcast and content formats allowing for meaningful interaction with audiences, is apparent in nearly all media outlets. Content often consists of long monologues or interviews, with no real programmes on social issues. Items often cover leading (political) figures, conferences or meetings and no personal stories or citizen accounts. Journalists often do not cover social issues and are unaware of their potential for agenda setting. Women are underrepresented in the Somali media. Gender inequalities are evident in media ownership, decision-making in media houses and in media content. Somali civil society organisations and women's organisations are not used to collaborate with the media to set the agenda and influence Somali authorities in development of laws and policies. The involvement of Civil Society Organisations in the public debate is limited and they play a modest role in lobby and advocacy. Safety is another important issue. According to the annual report of the National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ), the grim toll for 2014 was as follows: five media workers murdered in Mogadishu, Galkayo and Baidoa; five journalists injured; 47 journalists arrested; five media houses attacked. With these figures Somalia is one of the most dangerous places on earth for journalists. Media associations such as Somaliland Journalist Association (SOLJA) and NUSOJ were not yet capable of implementing a self-regulatory framework. Associations of Somali journalists are under developed. The media law that foresees amongst others the set- up of a regulatory body has not been approved or implemented yet. By consequence no regulatory body that holds unethical media stations accountable is operational.
Journalists, civil society organisations, media consumers
-Free Press Unlimited will work on increasing the ethics and professionalism of Somali journalists so that they can act as a watchdog on behalf of civil society and inform, educate and entertain the public. -Free Press Unlimited will work with media houses to improve the quality of media content and strengthen their economic sustainability, making them independent players in society that are less prone to envelope journalism and biased reporting. -Free Press Unlimited will focus strongly on the improvement of the safety of journalists. -Free Press Unlimited will connect media, civil society organisations and (local) government actors to improve the enabling environment of the media, especially on better and more transparent regulation of the media in order to enhance editorial independence. -Free Press Unlimited will promote gender equity and equality across the whole program. -Free Press Unlimited will continue to build the capacity of individual journalists and partner radio stations to improve their program production capacity, improve ethical journalism and develop creative radio formats. Special focus will be on gender sensitive interactive program production that informs the audiences and increase their participation in the public debate. -Free Press Unlimited will contribute to the set up of an enabling environment and regulatory framework that ensures fair and free media by technical assistance to journalist associations. Free Press Unlimited will continue its work with the Somalia Media Support Group (SMSG) where it advocates for ethical journalism and press freedom on a more institutional and political level. FPU will also continue its anti-sharuur (envelope journalism) campaign to improve public trust in ethical journalism. -hanks to its large network of partner radios FPU can connect Civil Society Organsations with people living in remote areas that normally cannot be reached due to security reasons. The aim is to improve the ability of civil society actors to lobby for the needs of the population and advocate with authorities to develop laws and policies to Somalia’s societal development. -FPU will build the capacity and support the safety of those working/participating in our program through holistic security training (of trainers). To this end Free Press Unlimited will share and develop the best available knowledge, lessons, curricula and (digital and physical) tool kits on safety, risk mitigation and emergency protection for media workers and reporters.
Baseline study will take place from October 10- 14. Results monitoring will be published from then onwards.
Free Press Unlimited
Free Press Unlimited
Somaliland Journalist Association (SOLJA)
MAP
Media INK (Somali Media Development Organization)
Free Press Unlimited
Knowledge and Quality
Knowledge and Quality Coordinator
kqc@freepressunlimited.org
459539
300000
67122
101896
Aggregated for 2017
107200
Aggregated for 2017
265000
265000
221858
84713
213276
84287
Aggregated for 2016
304381
Commitments to partners. Aggregated for 2016
23489
Aggregated for 2017
184467
112160
417684
459539
Free Press Unlimited
300000
319421
Aggregated for 2016
148748
166843
Somalia country plan 2017
Media implement policies and actions to foster gender equality in their organizations
Media implement policies and actions to foster gender equality in their organizations
Media in Somalia are informed about the importance of gender policies
Most organisations don’t have any official policy promoting gender equality. WIJAM, NCHRD and MAP actively promote and implement gender equality in their organisations. Most management positions are held by men.
In Q1, a media assessment of working conditions of female journalists has been done in Puntland. In Somalia, media houses from all over Somalia sent female journalists to the training of our media support partner. As a result 8 radio stations promoted 9 female journalists to higher positions such as directors and editor in-chief within their organizations in Somaliland and Somalia. In Q2, three partners received a gender media monitoring training. Thanks to its first panel discussion organised by partner in Q3, partner was asked by the Puntland minister for women to assist in elaboration of a Puntland gender policy on regional level. The first media monitoring took place in Q4
Media operate as efficient and self-sustaining organizations
Media operate as efficient and self-sustaining organizations
Media houses in Somalia know how to approach donors and how to write winning proposals
None of the organisations is self-sustaining. They all rely on external funding. Fundraising activities are therefore very important, but underdeveloped. PME also needs to be improved, even though all the organisations are familiar with it.
In Q1, a media support partner was trained in how to write winning proposals and in Q2 writes proposals on its own. Other media organizations were trained in how to generate income. Results will be monitored. The partner obtained in partnership with another NGO a funding for 12 months through Somalia Stability Fund
Civil Society Organisations lobby and advocate actively for journalist safety
Civil Society Organisations, judiciary and security forces discuss together the state of freedom of press, review cases of misconduct and agree on common actions to create a better enabling environment for media.
In Q4, 3 Peace Councils have taken place, totalling the total number of Peace Councils to the planned 6 for 2018 in 3 regions.
DD indicators
Indicators related to the Dialogue and Dissent result framework
DD1: # of laws, policies and norms, implemented for sustainable and inclusive development
DD2: # of laws, policies and norms/attitudes, blocked, adopted, improved for sustainable and inclusive development
DD3 # of times that CSOs succeed in creating space for CSO demands and positions through agenda setting, influencing the debate and/or creating space to engage
DD4: # of advocacy initiatives carried out by CSOs, for, by or with their membership/ constituency
DD5: # of CSOs with increased L&A capacities
DD6: # of CSOs included in Strategic Partnership programmes
Civil Society Organisations support and defend the enabling environment for Media as a condition for Lobby& Advocacy
Civil Society Organisations support and defend the enabling environment for Media as a condition for Lobby& Advocacy
CSOs have and operate according to formal advocacy strategies and written institutional policies for advocacy activities.
All participating organisations believe that they can advocate for issues relevant to press freedom and other issues regarding reporter safety, fighting impunity for violence against journalists; right to information, open data and transparency laws. Although all participating organisations have the advocacy intentions for the above issues, most of them lack formal advocacy strategy, neither do they have written institutional policy for advocacy activities. However, participants such as, MAP, SOLJA, and SIMHA do quite a lot of successful advocacy (even maybe without realising). This advocacy is mostly done unintentionally and without prior organisation, dedicated team or even specific structure for advocacy activities. After this workshop the participants are working on internal restructuring and will develop proper advocacy strategy. The organisations are very willing to work in lobby & advocacy and will work with local authorities, other CSOs and the local community.
Organic L&A road maps have been established together with judiciary and security forces in order to fight persecution. The Councils of Peace meet twice a year and adapt the road map according to the local developments. In January 2017, after an intense lobby, the Ministry of Information in Somaliland mandated our partner SOLJA to issue press cards. With these cards, 514 journalists (82% male, 18% female) can approach government institutions more easily, have more access to information and important meetings.
Media deal effectively with safety and security threats (physical, digital, psycho-social, legal)
Media deal effectively with safety and security threats (physical, digital, psycho-social, legal)
Media houses and CSO develop common security strategies for journalists in Somalia
Safety and security is a big and increasingly serious concern for media and journalists in Somalia/Somaliland. In the last decade, there is a continuous pressure and violence against journalists by religious extremists, government agencies, police, hit men for personal interest etc.
n Q2 a media support partner integrated Safety and Security in ongoing training programmes for local partners. In Q3, another partner organised a workshop with its members in order to inventory threats and dangers in order to fin solutions how to mitigate them. In Q4, threats and dangers for journalists were identified and discussed during Councils of Peace.
Relevant policy makers and legislators establish legal and regulatory framework
Somali government and media CSO's agree on common guidelines for a national mechanism for safety of journalists, discuss of the way forward on the media law and the national dialogue on Public Service Broadcasting.
In Q2, a conference took place where the Somali Federal government and media stakeholders gathered in Mogadishu in order to discuss steps for establishing common guidelines. The conference was organized together with UNESCO and IMS. In Q3, media stakeholders prepared a regional UNESCO conference on national mechanisms for journalists safety for Q4. The federal and Somaliland ministers for informations will be expected. In Q4, Media stakeholders joined a regional UNESCO conference on national mechanisms for journalists safety on NOV 2nd. The federal and Somaliland ministers for information were present. The FPU approach of Councils of Peace got highlighted as best practice example for East Africa.
Media produce and transmit content that is gender-sensitive, inclusive, reflects social & cultural diversity and facilitates participation
Media produce and transmit content that is gender-sensitive, inclusive, reflects social & cultural diversity and facilitates participation
Media organisations have and use a content policy
Even when newspapers are run and edited by women (HORIZON and ELMIS), the content is still dominantly male and women are still under-represented.
Trainings for media managers took place in Q1 2018. In most cases, content policies got implemented at the trained media outlets. In Q2, an editorial guideline for the radio Show 'OUR RIGHT TO KNOW' was developed. Since Q3, the editorial guideline for the radio Show 'OUR RIGHT TO KNOW' is in use. No change in Q4
Media organisations monitor the representation of gender in both digital and print media
The participants in the baseline workshop found the discussion and analysis of media content extremely thought-provoking as it brought the theoretical demonstrations about gender and media to life and have it tangible outlines. Radio Hargeisa, which is the only Radio in the region, appeared to give very little space to women as sources of information, or as representatives of the business or economic life. One of the news items analysed was a coverage on a political event. Although there were women mentioned as key speakers, their speeches were excluded and only the male key speakers’ quotes were included in the news item.
n Q2 three partners received a gender media monitoring training and developed a monitoring strategy. Since Q3, media monitors are being trained. Media Monitoring took place in Q4
Media and Civil Society Organisations relate strategically to achieve common goals in Lobby and Advocacy
Media and Civil Society Organisations relate strategically to achieve common goals in Lobby and Advocacy
Media work with local CSOs to obtain background information, research and figures
In Q2, Journalists, net-citizen and CSO representatives have trained together in Media for Social change. Since Q3, a second radio show is being produced weekly where CSO and media work together. One in Somaliland, one in Federal Somalia. In Q4, journalists, net-citizens and CSO representatives have been trained together in Media for Social change; and production of the two radio continued weekly where CSO and media work together (in Somaliland and in Federal Somalia).
CSOs cooperate with the media to lobby and advocate on behalf of interest/minority/target groups and bring important matters to debate and discussion
Partner organized the first TV debate on gender in Q1 2018. In Q3 , partner has organized 3 talks highlighting female professionalism and know-how and creating synergies between them and the media. In Q4, there were no activities
Media are accountable to their audience and address and investigate relevant themes and topics
Media INK produces together with partner stations (Hirad) an investigative radio show 'OUR RIGHT TO KNOW' which focuses on the needs and themes important to the Somali audiences
In Q2, a pilot radio show was produced where CSOs and media work together to address relevant themes and topics for Somali audiences. In Q3, two radio shows are being produced weekly where CSO and media work together. One in Somaliland, one in Federal Somalia.
Media use the skills to work as change catalysts in Lobby and Advocacy
Media use the skills to work as change catalysts in Lobby and Advocacy
Staff members at media organizations are aware of local press laws
Respect of work ethics and awareness of legal frames has to be improved in the whole media landscape.
In Q1 2018, trainings on ethics and universal media laws were organised successfully. Free Press Unlimited supported the development of a journalism curriculum for both degree and diploma programmes. So far, 5 out of 10 universities based in Somalia and Somaliland have started using the curriculum. In Somaliland Free Press Unlimited supported campaigns against brown-envelope journalism (Sharur/Qabax), during which five very well-known Somali journalists condemned it. Since Q2, In May and November, Council of Peace and radio and television shows will inform media stakeholders and Somali audiences about local press laws and possible infractions of these laws. In Q3 Somaliland has developed a code of conduct for journalists In Q4: Trainings were given to rural journalists ins federal Somalia and Somaliland.
NL-KVK-52957535-2-CD-SP-16
Free Press Unlimited
No News Is Bad News: DR Congo
The socio-economic and juridical environment in which Congolese journalists work is not in favor of impartial and fact-based reporting. The Congolese media have difficulty to assume their public service role and are sometimes ironically described as journalisme de compte rendu (journalism of making minutes) from official conferences and meetings organized by authorities and institutions. A large number of media owners expect their journalists to earn a living by broadcasting or publishing news reports in exchange for money. Bribery known under the name decoupage (taking a cut) where journalists are paid by politicians and other decision makers, is widely spread. Another problem that appears frequently is that journalists are at the same time press officers of governmental institutions. On the basis of the rather vague law n°96-002 of 22 June 1996, journalists are regularly arrested and incarcerated. The regulatory body Conseil Superieur de l'Audiovisuel Congolais (CSAC) is challenged by media outlets that do not respect the code of conduct of ethics and deontology, especially during elections. The environment in which most journalists work is also extremely unsafe and crimes against journalists remain unpunished. While good efforts are being made by the community media, the media sector at large is inapt to address in their media content the grave violence that women are facing, and more work is needed to improve the ability of media to put women at the center.
(1) Free Press Unlimited will work with Journalistes en Danger (JED) to improve the enabling environment for the media. The legal and regulatory framework should improve and prevent arbitrary closure of media outlets and imprisonment of journalists. Revision of the law n°96-002, which has been on the agenda of many media practitioners for a long time, will be one of the priorities for Lobby and Advocacy. (2) FPU wants to increase the production of women-centered information in media content. To address and improve the safety of female journalists is also a focus point. The activities will focus on regions that are currently under-served by international donor efforts. (3) FPU, through its large network of local radio stations, wants to improve reliability, accuracy and timeliness of news reporting, especially in hard to reach, remote, rural areas. Audiences should be better served with content about reconstruction, cohesion and gender issues. (4) Union Congolaise des Femmes des Médias (UCOFEM), will be supported in its media monitoring activities on the portrayal and participation of women in the media. Association des Femmes de Media (AFEM) will be supported in investigative journalism so that female journalists act as a watchdog on behalf of the Congolese women.
Journalists, media outlets, media audience, female journalists, politicians, armed forces.
A fact finding mission was done in January 2016, as a first step towards establishing the baseline.
Free Press Unlimited
Free Press Unlimited
Journaliste en Danger (JED)
Union Congolaise des Femmes des Médias (UCOFEM)
Association des Femmes de Media (AFEM)
Federation des Radios de Proximité du Congo (FRPC)
Collectif des Radios et Televisions Communautaires du Nord Kivu (CORACON)
Union Nationale de la Presse Congolaise
Actualité
Free Press Unlimited
Knowledge and Quality
Knowledge and Quality Coordinator
kqc@freepressunlimited.org
283461
300000
197398
Aggregated: all disbursements to partners in 2017
237166
203042
Commitments to partners. Aggregated for 2016
205619
Disbursements to partners. Aggregated for 2016
86518
Aggregated for 2017
211371
89811
284500
197000
228850
223914
117551
77633
82811
129794
231482
283461
Free Press Unlimited
300000
75050
Aggregated for 2016
DD indicators
Indicators related to the Dialogue and Dissent result framework
DD1: # of laws, policies and norms, implemented for sustainable and inclusive development
DD2: # of laws, policies and norms/attitudes, blocked, adopted, improved for sustainable and inclusive development
DD3 # of times that CSOs succeed in creating space for CSO demands and positions through agenda setting, influencing the debate and/or creating space to engage.
DD4: # of advocacy initiatives carried out by CSOs, for, by or with their membership/constituency
DD5: # of CSOs with increased L&A capacities
DD6: # of CSOs included in Strategic Partnership programmes
NL-KVK-52957535-4-NG-SP-16
Free Press Unlimited
No News Is Bad News: Nigeria
For Free Press Unlimited, Nigeria is a new country. Free Press Unlimited aims to increase the capacity of legacy (traditional) media, media watchdogs and civil society focusing on accountability journalism. Free Press Unlimited has come up with a preliminary strategy to increase media’s understanding and implications of data journalism, investigative skills and research capacity in order to improve its ability to serve as a platform for public advocacy participation and its ability to engage and challenge power brokers. Improving the legal and political environment for independent investigative journalism is also an integral part of the programme. However, further research into the media landscape, its main players and how best to focus in country as large as Nigeria, will be conducted in 2016 to elaborate and ensure our strategies meet the needs in the country.
The long-term intervention strategies in Nigeria concentrate around 3 main themes: 1. Improving the quality of investigative journalism in Nigeria through capacity development including educating journalists on ethics, helping develop consumer rights programs, proper formats, and fostering links between Civil Society Organisations and media. 2. Improving the quality of citizen journalism reporting by strengthening the capacity and professionalism of citizen journalists and citizen journalism platforms. 3. Enabling secure leaking and communication between whistleblowers and established media houses who act as watch dogs of Nigerian society and providing safety and security training for journalists. (afrileaks)
(Citizen) journalists
In 2016, Free Press Unlimited will focus its activities on establishing relationships, meeting with relevant stakeholders and testing the above mentioned strategies against trusted resource persons and groups. This will involve a few steps: 1. Identify and recruit a local or international expert to conduct a media mapping and baseline study of media landscape in Nigeria including sectors of investigative journalism and citizen journalism. 2. Identify and recruit a local expert/resource person to assist in coordinating meetings with potential partners and relevant persons including, journalists, media houses, civil society organizations (CSOs) and NGOs. 3. Initial field visit to Abuja and Lagos for preliminary meetings with relevant persons including, local embassies, EU delegation, journalists, media houses, CSOs and NGOs to begin building relationships on the ground. 4. 1 day media clinic including journalists, media houses, civil society organizations and NGOs to surface key areas where capacity building of journalists, citizen journalists and CSOs is needed to strengthen local capacity to lobby and advocate on issues that matter most. 5. Develop strategy and plan for 2017–2020 based on the input from the aforementioned activities. 6. Identify partner, take partner assessment trip, prepare contracts, prepare terms of reference and finalize partner proposal. 7. Develop monitoring and evaluation baseline. Expected results need to be elaborated further, and will be added when available.
Free Press Unlimited
Free Press Unlimited
Premium Times Center for Investigative Journalism (PTCIJ)
Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ)
Paged Initiative
Free Press Unlimited
Knowledge and Quality
Knowledge and Quality Coordinator
kqc@freepressunlimited.org
170662
254300
149909
194.600
Aggregated for 2017
254300
170662
Free Press Unlimited
96500
Committed to partner(s), aggregated for 2016
98552
Aggregated for 2016
28950
Disbursements to partners, aggregated for 2016
72444
193720
Aggregated for 2017
102288
183500
271593
263246
94379
293000
95856
56692
81692
46592
DD indicators
Indicators related to the Dialogue and Dissent result framework
DD1: # of laws, policies and norms, implemented for sustainable and inclusive development
DD2: # of laws, policies and norms/attitudes, blocked, adopted, improved for sustainable and inclusive development
DD3 # of times that CSOs succeed in creating space for CSO demands and positions through agenda setting, influencing the debate and/or creating space to engage
DD4: # of advocacy initiatives carried out by CSOs, for, by or with their membership/ constituency
DD5: # of CSOs with increased L&A capacities
DD6: # of CSOs included in Strategic Partnership programmes
NL-KVK-52957535-5-PK-SP-16
Free Press Unlimited
No News Is Bad News: Pakistan
Liberalisation of media licensing has produced greater variety and choice in Pakistan over the past decade, particularly in the broadcast sector. At the same time, terrorist attacks and threats from the Pakistani Taliban and other radical groups have seriously heightened the problems facing journalists. Journalists also suffer from surveillance by government security institutions and restricted access to unstable border areas. In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Baluchistan in particular, journalists are liable to threats and attacks from militant groups, adding to the pressure which local political figures sometimes put on journalists. Self-censorship or avoidance of sensitive topics is a common survival tactic among journalists. Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and the FATA tribal areas, Gilgit-Baltistan, the south of Punjab province, and the Makran coast of southern Baluchistan, are areas that suffer from poor governance and social problems, and are largely ignored by the central government. This isolation is reflected in their lack of coverage in the mainstream media. These are four areas where FPU activities will be implemented.
Free Press Unlimited will lead a series of activities with the aim of promoting a media culture committed to enhancing democratic processes, promoting better governance and countering corruption, a media ethic which supports the right to information, which stimulates and assists advocacy campaigns, and which actively promotes greater security for Pakistani media workers in one of the world’s most dangerous countries for journalists. Free Press Unlimited will work with a range of its existing and new Pakistani media and civil society partners. Activities will include practical training and mentoring in investigative reporting to promote greater transparency and the rule of law, access to information, advocacy for civil society campaigns and to disseminate new ideas about social participation and transparent governance. The projects will have the potential to stimulate a wide range of Pakistani journalists to engage actively in issues of governance and democracy; will help to improve the standards and credibility of the country’s evolving media industry; and will generate significant discussion among the public and in professional media circles.
The target group for the proposed action is professional journalists, editors, producers, managers and other media workers in Pakistan; professional media bodies; citizen journalists; civil society workers and activists engaged in a variety of activities relevant to governance, the rule of law, women’s and minority rights. The ultimate beneficiaries of the action will be citizens of Pakistan who benefit from access to information from the country’s wide variety of media outlets, including television, radio, newspapers, online and social media.
Free Press Unlimited
Free Press Unlimited
Various (4) local partners
Free Press Unlimited
Knowledge and Quality
Knowledge and Quality Coordinator
kqc@freepressunlimited.org
345721
331375
123972
Aggregated for 2016
331375
84248
Disbursements to partners. Aggregated for 2016
290962
Aggregated for 2017
345721
Free Press Unlimited
289738
Commitment to partners. Aggregated for 2016
153410
Aggregated for 2017
131110
Aggregated for 2017
102531
265197
251838
83637
269000
179794
263000
101316
125674
82988
184042
DD indicators
Indicators related to the Dialogue and Dissent result framework
DD1: # of laws, policies and norms, implemented for sustainable and inclusive development
DD2: # of laws, policies and norms/attitudes, blocked, adopted, improved for sustainable and inclusive development
DD3 # of times that CSOs succeed in creating space for CSO demands and positions through agenda setting, influencing the debate and/or creating space to engage
DD4: # of advocacy initiatives carried out by CSOs, for, by or with their membership/ constituency
DD5: # of CSOs with increased L&A capacities
DD6: # of CSOs included in Strategic Partnership programmes
NL-KVK-52957535-SP-LA
Free Press Unlimited
No News is Bad News: Latin America
In Latin America, Free Press Unlimited is taking a regional approach, focusing on three countries: Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras. While freedom of speech is protected by the constitution in the three countries and most protection laws are in place, journalists often face threats and practice self-censorship when covering drug and human trafficking, corruption, organized crime, and related human rights violations. Another reason for this self-censorship is the media ownership, which in many cases is linked to the political and economic elite. In this climate, media struggle to hold powerful groups accountable and fulfill their watchdog role. Limited resources prevent independent media outlets to produce to their full capacity, and in most mainstream media, government advertising represents a substantial percentage of media outlets’ revenue, creating an incentive for publishers to avoid antagonizing officials, editors and media owners. The problem is not only with the journalists and media owners, but also due to the general public opinion, whose media literacy is limited and are used to sensationalism. Violence against journalists, media ownership and limited revenue models for independent media plus a public with limited media literacy skills lead to (self) censorship, and block an environment in which the media feel safe to produce content that stimulate reflection and critical thinking about the real issues that effect the Central American societies. Free Press Unlimited will increase work with media in target countries in order to increase capacity in investigative journalism. Media partners will be provided with technological tools and data journalism skills, including anonymous access to media and journalists for whistle blowers. Lobby and advocacy activities will focus on improving the legal framework for media and safety of journalists and strengthening the networks between civil society and media to increase government accountability. The media literacy component increases the capacity of youth to understand the important role of the media in democratic societies and their ability to become critical-thinkers and engaged citizens.
Free Press Unlimited will focus on developing evidence-based reporting and increasing the capacity of media actors to press for increased accountability of government officials and the economic elite. Special attention will be focused on developing media formats and literacy programmes to engage with the population in order to empower them and prevent enrollment in militias and gangs. Lobby and advocacy actions need to be drastically increased related to violence against journalists in order to end impunity and media literacy in order to increase the ability of targeted audiences to engage and participate in media and society as an effective citizenry.
Within the Strategic Partnership, Free Press Unlimited works together with the European Journalism Centre (EJC). We coordinate our efforts in Latin America, in which we focus on different countries. A link to the report from EJC can be found under 'related activities'.
Journalists; civil society organisations; media consumers
Free Press Unlimited
Free Press Unlimited
Free Press Unlimited
Nomadá
Fundación Latitudes
ASOPODEHU
Contracorriente
Free Press Unlimited
Knowledge and Quality
Knowledge and Quality Coordinator
kqc@freepressunlimited.org
238200
261750
298064
Free Press Unlimited
261750
95400
Disbursements to partners. Aggregated for 2016
262124
89538
Aggregated for 2016
164259
Aggregated: all disbursements in 2017
267000
148881
168659
Aggregated: all commitments in 2017
255233
273000
103114
273000
169846
131838
159096
178794
75986
96255
Commitments to partners. Aggregated for 2016
80986
Central America, plan 2017
DD-indicators
Indicators which correspond to Dialogue and Dissent result framework
DD1: # of laws, policies and norms, implemented for sustainable and inclusive development
DD2: # of laws, policies and norms/attitudes, blocked, adopted, improved for sustainable and inclusive development
DD3 # of times that CSOs succeed in creating space for CSO demands and positions through agenda setting, influencing the debate and/or creating space to engage.
DD4: # of advocacy initiatives carried out by CSOs, for, by or with their membership/constituency
DD5: # of CSOs with increased L&A capacities
DD6: # of CSOs included in Strategic Partnership programmes
NL-KVK-52957535-SP
Free Press Unlimited
Strategic Partnership: No News Is Bad News
Free Press Unlimited and the European Journalism Centre, together with the Ministry, support media in functioning as change catalysts in their societies. This partnership will increase and leverage the impact of the common objective. Multiple impediments exist in the countries where we work. Worldwide press freedom has declined for the past seven years. Government and non-state actors hostile to press freedom do not allow an effective civil society to flourish. In many countries, regulatory frameworks are absent and impunity for violence against journalists is rampant. Lobbying and advocacy for social change depend in large part on the ability of Civil Society Organisations to communicate openly and securely. Media pluralism is important for civil society development and democracy. Public service media inform all citizens. Private media strengthen the sector economically and community media offer a platform for participatory citizen engagement. Also ownership of media institutions has become a major challenge. In many countries, governments exercise control over content through direct media ownership or through business conglomerates that do not serve the public interest.
The common objective of the five-year program for the coming years is: Media and journalists, as independent players in civil society, constitute a diverse and professional information landscape and function as catalysts for change This common objective can be achieved by: 1. An enabling environment for the media is established, conducive to freedom of expression 2. Media serve the interests of the public and act as a watchdog on their behalf 3. Journalists and media actors work professionally and are effective and sustainable. These three 'intermediate outcomes' are program wide, and their progress will be monitored at the program level by keeping track of the progress on nine indicators within the countries and regions where we work. Information on the aims and results per indicator are elaborated on the country level, and can differ between countries dependent on the baseline situation there at the start of the program. Key actors across civil society, government and the public sector stakeholders will have to engage strategically to realize these outcomes. Media play a crucial role in inclusive and sustainable growth and development, linking grass-roots civil society concerns to national and global policy levels. The objectives are elaborated schematically in the attached Theory of Change.
This is the top-level activity for the No News is Bad News Program. Most of the funds received here will be distributed to the activities taking place at the country and region-level, which are reported on as separate (child) activities. The MEAL (Monitoring and Evaluation for Accountability and Learning) team is active at this level, working for the entire program. FPU and EJC have established nine indicators, three for each intermediate outcome of our Theory of Change (both the Theory of Change and the list of indicators are in the attachments). These are monitored in each of the countries we are working in. We have operationalised them quantitatively using a progress scale (0- 3) applied to one or more progress ,arkers per indicator. These are formulated on the basis of a baseline workshop, and progress is subsequently monitored relative to the baseline situation. A note on the financial information in the program: transactions in this program are aggregated, using the first or the last day of the period they apply to, not the actual date of the transaction.
Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Free Press Unlimited
Free Press Unlimited
European Journalism Centre
Free Press Unlimited
Knowledge and Quality
Knowledge and Quality Coordinator
kqc@freepressunlimited.org
This is the umbrella activity for the No News is Bad News program. The program is divided in 5 regions, which are reported on as separate (child) activities.
6410250
6410250
6410250
6410250
6410250
1017425
2500
Aggregated for 2016
674962
MEAL and administration; aggregated for 2016
814941
Free Press Unlimited
593828
Free Press Unlimited
298064
823700
493900
1302000
261750
1005978
Free Press Unlimited
887375
46306
968225
50000
50000
910250
European Journalism Centre
17750
1192834
37400
44350
1714060
Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs
3307131
1612505
1732903
1052740
1358235
814941
Free Press Unlimited
6410250
Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs
6420250
Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs
6410250
Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs
6410250
Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Theory of Change
Indicators
Report kick-off meeting
Exclusion Policy Free Press Unlimited
FPU Annual Plan 2017
Annual Report 2016
No News is Bad News Annual Report 2017
Annual Plan NNIBN 2019
No News Is Bad News Annual Report 2018
NNIBN Annual Plan 2020
Annual Report 2019 NNIBN
DD5: total programme period
DD5 for the entire programme period
DD5: # of CSOs with increased L&A capacities
DD Indicators 2020
DD1: # of laws, policies and norms, implemented for sustainable and inclusive development
DD2: # of laws, policies and norms/attitudes, blocked, adopted, improved for sustainable and inclusive development
DD3 # of times that CSOs succeed in creating space for CSO demands and positions through agenda setting, influencing the debate and/or creating space to engage.
DD4: # of advocacy initiatives carried out by CSOs, for, by or with their membership/ constituency
DD5: # of CSOs with increased L&A capacities
DD6: # of CSOs included in Strategic Partnership programmes
DD Indicators 2018
Indicators related to the Dialogue and Dissent result framework. Here the totals for the year 2018 are reported; details can be found in the country reports.
DD1: # of laws, policies and norms, implemented for sustainable and inclusive development
DD2: # of laws, policies and norms/attitudes, blocked, adopted, improved for sustainable and inclusive development
DD3 # of times that CSOs succeed in creating space for CSO demands and positions through agenda setting, influencing the debate and/or creating space to engage.
DD4: # of advocacy initiatives carried out by CSOs, for, by or with their membership/ constituency
DD5: # of CSOs with increased L&A capacities
DD6: # of CSOs included in Strategic Partnership programmes
DD6: total programme period
DD6 for the entire programme period
DD6: # of CSOs included in Strategic Partnership programmes
DD Indicators 2017
Indicators related to the Dialogue and Dissent result framework. Here the totals for the year 2017 are reported; details can be found in the country reports.
DD1: # of laws, policies and norms, implemented for sustainable and inclusive development
DD2: # of laws, policies and norms/attitudes, blocked, adopted, improved for sustainable and inclusive development
DD3 # of times that CSOs succeed in creating space for CSO demands and positions through agenda setting, influencing the debate and/or creating space to engage.
DD4: # of advocacy initiatives carried out by CSOs, for, by or with their membership/ constituency
DD5: # of CSOs with increased L&A capacities
DD6: # of CSOs included in Strategic Partnership programmes
DD indicators 2019
DD1: # of laws, policies and norms, implemented for sustainable and inclusive development
DD2: # of laws, policies and norms/attitudes, blocked, adopted, improved for sustainable and inclusive development
DD3 # of times that CSOs succeed in creating space for CSO demands and positions through agenda setting, influencing the debate and/or creating space to engage
DD4: # of advocacy initiatives carried out by CSOs, for, by or with their membership/ constituency
DD5: # of CSOs with increased L&A capacities
DD6: # of CSOs included in Strategic Partnership programmes
NL-KVK-52957535-SP-IP
Free Press Unlimited
No News is Bad News: International Program
In order for the lobby and advocacy strategy to work, Free Press Unlimited believes there is also a strong necessity to develop an international program. On the one hand, lobby and advocacy efforts are immensely effective when and if international (diplomatic and media) pressure is applied to persuade government and authorities to improve and change their behavior and enabling environment. This is especially true in the area of safety. On the other hand, global networks of peer organizations can leverage learning, research and development efforts by other actors. Coordination can also foster collective attention to issues and especially help and improve harmonization of intervention efforts and aid effectiveness.
Free Press Unlimited and the European Journalism Centre (EJC) will work within the Strategic Partnership on lobby and advocacy in order to ensure that the information needs as well as research and monitoring efforts of local (media) actors will be highlighted at the relevant international stage to ensure connectivity between local, regional and international discussions. Relevant focus for the international programme are safety of reporters, gender equality and increased understanding for the role of the media in international development efforts. A link to EJC's report on these activities can be found under 'related activities.
-Free Press Unlimited, European Journalism Centre and the Ministry will develop advocacy capacity with local partners to end impunity and increase the safety of journalists in relevant multilateral bodies such as UNESCO, the Office of the High Commisioner of Human Rights, the United Nations-General Assembly. -Free Press Unlimited will provide leadership and support to the international network of emergency safety assistance organisations through the Reporters Respond fund and the coordination mechanism of the Journalists in Distress Network. -Free Press Unlimited will coordinate in fragile states with international and local media actors through Global Forum for Media Development to ensure donor coordination – add value and synergy to international efforts to increase freedom of expression and media freedom – strengthen the local actors capacity to cooperate and advocate jointly. -Free Press Unlimited will strengthen the international advocacy for access to information within the sustainable development goals, strengthen implementation of freedom to access information laws and as well as for a free open and secure Internet with the Global Forum for Media Development, the World Wide Web Foundation and Article 19. -Free Press Unlimited will research malware proliferation and provide tool kits for circumvention technologies and conduct training for partners in the target countries. FPU will provide public access to learning about digital safety tools in cooperation with the network of digital safety training institutions through the Internet Protection Lab.
Free Press Unlimited
Free Press Unlimited
Free Press Unlimited
Free Press Unlimited
Knowledge and Quality
Knowledge and Quality Coordinator
kqc@freepressunlimited.org
1017425
1005978
150000
Reporters Respond Budget
33499
1017425
53790
Aggregated for 2016
Freedom House, GFMD
93660
GFMD, Freedom House and Manifesta
46000
445589
Innovation (prototypes, netaidaidkit, malware analysis, censorship analysis) and International Lobby & Advocacy. Aggregated for 2017
565647
111100
98999
737804
43660
975874
89750
17000
1005978
Free Press Unlimited
59767
GFMD, Freedom House and Manifesta
548108
Innovation (prototypes, netaidaidkit, malware analysis, censorship analysis) and International Lobby & Advocacy. Aggregated for 2016
Intermediate Outcome 1: An enabling environment for the media is established, conducive to freedom of expression, pluralism and diversity
Free Press Unlimited seeks to support the enabling environment for free and pluralistic media through it's international lobby and advocacy activities. These support and enable success in our other objectives.
Civil Society Organisations support and defend the enabling environment for Media as a condition for Lobby & Advocacy
Monitor multilateral organisations active on press freedom and safety of journalists (UNESCO, UNHRC, UNGA, OECD, OSCE,EU). Document commitments and where relevant interventions that can be used for advocacy on national level. Provide local Civil Society Organisations with information on commitments made by their governments at multilateral level and assist them in identifying the right avenues and contacts within government.
In the majority of countries where Free Press Unlimited is active Civil Society Organisaions lack the knowledge on avenues to engage with their governments.
Civil Society Organisations are enabled to identify the right avenues and contacts within government to influence the policy and legislation relevant to the enabling environment for the media. Focus areas are safety of journalists, gender equality and increased understanding of for the role of media in international development efforts.
Civil Society Organisations lobby and advocate actively for journalist safety
Free Press Unlimited shares information on safety violations of journalists from civil society organisations in our network with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, so that they can use it in the Universal Periodic Review of the Human Rights Council and as a policy and advocacy tool generally. UNESCO reports on the safety of journalists and the danger of impunity, based on information provided by member-states; Free Press Unlimited requests and facilitates partners in non-reporting countries to reach out to the responsible authorities to request information about the status of legal investigations into the unresolved cases of killed journalists in their country and to encourage the authorities to report to UNESCO. Free Press Unlimited lobbies for more support for safety of journalists through international networks on an international level and individually or in a network on a national level.
Decision-makers are not fully aware of international standards and norms for press freedom, and therefore can be persuaded by pressure through (inter)national lobbying and advocacy. A cooperation with Ministry of Foreign Affairs on this in certain strategic partnership countries will be developed.
Recommendations by FPU on (impunity of) violence against journalists are incorporated into the Dutch interventions during the Universal Periodic Review process. Transparency on policy choices is achieved so we are able in the end to work fully complementary on improving the press freedom and media environment.
Relevant policy makers and legislators establish legal and regulatory frameworks
The Human Rights Council discusses the human rights situation in all UN member states, including freedom of the press, in the Universal Periodic Review. When a country in which Free Press Unlimited is active or has a network is under review, Free Press Unlimited drafts recommendations and background information on issues related to press freedom in that country, and offers these to the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs as input for the review. There is an active participation of Free Press Unlimited country experts in groups working on shrinking space for civil society and in the development of scenarios and policies. There are ad-hoc lobby and advocacy efforts by Free Press Unlimited when issues come up in countries in which we work, for instance by providing information to inform the Dutch government's position and policy.
Cooperation between Free Press Unlimited and the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs on certain countries is starting to be developed, but for an actual partnership in this field more coordination is needed. A group of 8 Strategic Partnership consortia has been formed to work jointly on the issue of shrinking space for civil society which confronts all partners. The current plan is to identify 4/5 Strategic Partnership countries where the shrinking space for civil society is a pressing issue and to start doing joint analysis and scenario planning, to be able to better react to different developments and to operate in times of shrinking or increasing space for civil society to operate.
Recommendations by Free Press Unlimited are incorporated into the Dutch interventions during Human Rights Council sessions. Transparency on policy choices is achieved so we are able in the end to work fully complementary on improving the press freedom and media environment. Workable scenarios are developed for 4/5 countries which assist in coping with the shrinking space for civil society and models are created to be used in other countries where this issue is present as well.
Journalists and media actors work professionally and are effective and sustainable
Media are sustainable organisations: Media deal effectively with safety and security threats (physical, digital, psycho-social, legal)
Free Press Unlimited seeks to improve the digital safety of journalists through innovations that are developed and shared across the countries of the No News Is Bad News program.
Anecdotically, we know that many journalists and activists face digital threats: being cut off from vital digital infrastructure to communicate and share their news or having their communication monitored, threatening their (ability to engage with) sources. Specific measurements will follow over the course of the program to map the scale of the problem and specific needs.
Journalists have safe and secure digital communication channels and can protect their information from breaches.
NetAidKit
Free Press Unlimited has developed and continuous to improve the NetAidKit, a tool to increase digital security of journalists and activists. The Netaidkit is used in several countries in the context of the No News is Bad News Program to support digital safety.
Amount of NetAidKits distrubuted to organisations or persons involved in the Strategic Partnership program
Censorship analysis
There are already some countries in which internet censorship is monitored, but what exactly is measured differs. Free Press Unlimited wants to make the measurement of internet censorship more structured, widespread and comparable across countries. To do so, we want to: develop a standard for the measurement of internet censorship ; build a database of existing censorship monitoring data based on this standard; develop new tools to monitor and analyse internet censorship based on this standard; expand the number of countries in which this is being monitored; make the resulting data available and intelligible and bring it to the attention of Civil Society Organisations and decision-makers.
We still need to develop an indicator to monitor progress on this activity.
NL-KVK-52957535-4-RR-SP-16
Free Press Unlimited
No News Is Bad News: Reporters Respond
Along with press freedom, the safety and security of journalists and media workers is worldwide under pressure. Especially local journalists are exposed to violence and (online and offline) oppressive acts. At the same time, conflicts in countries like Syria, Iraq and Congo have caused the number of casualties amongst media practitioners to skyrocket. For many of these poignant casualties nobody has ever been convicted. The lack of security for media workers worldwide has caused many to end up in situations of distress during their career. For example; they need to flee their country, have lost their equipment or suffered the physical consequences of violence and oppression. During these periods of distress, media professionals are often unable to do their work and risk losing their job forever. It is important that media workers have access to effective support mechanisms; to contribute to a sustainable enabling environment in which they can continue expressing their pluralistic and diverse voices. FPU’s Reporters Respond programme aims to be such a support mechanism. Via Reporters Respond, FPU has extended emergency assistance to over 200 organisations and media workers over the past four years. To coordinate its activities internationally, FPU has co-founded information exchange networks like the Journalists in Distress network (JID), its East African sister network (EAJID) and the encrypted Syria Response Group (SRG).
Free Press Unlimited aims to have media and journalists as independent players in civil society, constitute a diverse and professional media landscape and function as change catalysts. This means that even under difficult circumstances as armed conflicts or oppression, journalists should be able to provide accurate, balanced, timely and relevant information. However, often the minimal conditions that allow media and journalists (local or in exile) to gather information or reach their audience are not met. Journalists are confronted with vandalism, violence and intimidation because of their job and sometimes unable to continue their work because of it. Reporters Respond is an emergency fund for journalists meant to help journalists who have been confronted with vandalism or intimidation get started again as soon as possible. Reporters Respond contributes to this objective by providing financial aid to journalists, producers and cameramen and women who are at risk because of their profession. Reporters Respond aims to give support as soon as possible. This fast, small scale, financial support can help prevent more serious damage and enables journalists, producers and cameramen and women to continue to do their job. In addition to its emergency fund, Reporters Respond is also able to provide training, coaching and support on the subject of digital, physical and psychological safety. Media practitioners who identify an immediate need can apply to receive a training tailored to their situation. This way Reporters Respond contributes to the provision of training, equipment, toolkits and available research that can help media practitioners and organizations ensure their safety and security. Last, Reporters Respond aims to contribute to the safety of journalists by being an instrumental and leading member of the Journalists in Distress network and the Syria Response Group. With these networks Reporters Respond ensures that information on media practitioners in distress is vetted, shared, collected and coordinated within an efficient international network dedicated to the safety of journalists.
Journalists
Criteria: To achieve the objective and supply support to media workers in distress Reporters Respond selects cases according this mandate and will only be able to provide support if the following conditions are met: The crisis event, and subsequent need for support, is a direct result of being a media worker. The crisis event resulted in a direct disruption of (the ability to) work. The case has to be presented to Reporters Respond within a three month period of the related crisis event. The case is of temporary nature and the applicant aims to get back to work as soon as possible. The case needs to be confirmed by at least two trusted sources. When these condition are met, Reporters respond will be able to provide financial support in the following categories: Equipment replacement. Medical costs Legal costs Short-term living expenses This support is meant for media workers in its broadest definition: Primary target group: Media activitsts, people employed by big media, presenters and newsreaders, travelwriters, news/factual actors, people employed by small media, publishers, bloggers, investigative journalists, satirical/comedy newsmakers, unpaid journalists that work daily, cartoonists, media owners, specialist reporters, media volunteers, media dissidents, part-time reporters, student reporters/media, watchdogs, general reporters, photographer, IPL target groups and whistleblowers. Secondary target group: Media lobbyists, media trainers, media campaigners, media financiers, writers/authors, state employees, eye witness media, Sales people , PR persons/ “spin doctors” . Never eligible: Advertisers/marketing, opinion leaders, propagandists, extremists, paparazzi, religious leaders, family, friends and acquaintances of a media worker
Free Press Unlimited
Free Press Unlimited
Free Press Unlimited
Free Press Unlimited
Knowledge and Quality
Knowledge and Quality Coordinator
kqc@freepressunlimited.org
150000
136688
137287
150000
Free Press Unlimited
164325
18440
195529
14310
15000
220000
14737
155000
223497
317502
17000
17000
Successful applications to emergency fund
Successful applications to emergency fund in 2016
There is no target number of grants. Successful applications vary in the size of the grant and will be awarded based on the assessed need and impact and on the availability of the budget.
Out of a total of 194 applications. Successful applications were made from: Sub-Saharan Africa: 30; Middle East and North Africa: 11; Europe: 1; Eurasia: 5; Americas: 2; Asia-Pacific: 1. (Countries classified into regions according to Freedom House classification. )
Successful applications to emergency fund 2017
Out of a total of 154 applications. Successful applications were made from: Sub-Saharan Africa: 11; Middle East and North Africa: 22; Europe: 1; Eurasia: 1; Americas: 4; Asia-Pacific: 4. (Countries classified into regions according to Freedom House classification. )
Successful applications to emergency fund 2018
There is no target number of grants. Successful applications vary in the size of the grant and will be awarded based on the assessed need and impact and on the availability of the budget.
Out of a total of 190 applications between Q1-Q4, 73 applications were successfully made from Americas: 9; Asia-Pacific: 7; Eurasia: 15; MENA: 23; Sub-Saharan Africa: 19 (Countries classified into regions according to Freedom House classification)
Successful applications to emergency fund in 2019
There is no target number of grants. Successful applications vary in the size of the grant and will be awarded based on the assessed need and impact and on the availability of the budget.
Out of a total of 163 applications between January 1st and December 31st 2019, 69 successful applications were made from: Sub-Saharan Africa: 19; Middle East and North Africa: 25; Eurasia: 5; Americas: 16; Asia-Pacific: 4. 52 applicants were male, 13 female, 0 non-binary and 4 organisations (Countries classified into regions according to Freedom House classification)
Between January 1st and December 31st 2020, Reporters Respond received 353 applications (67% men, 26% women, 7% organisations), of which 113 were accepted, 11 successfully referred and 229 declined. Accepted applications from the following regions: MENA 43, Eurasia 14, Americas 21, Sub-Saharan Africa 24, Asia 4, Europe 5, North America 2. Due to COVID 19, the fund was opened to safeguard secure media operations applications. 97 applications were made, 8 were accepted, 2 were referred to other organisations. A total of 3113 journalists have received protection materials.
NL-KVK-52957535-XM-DAC-7-PPR-4000001717
Free Press Unlimited
Media Narratives on Conflict and Humanitarian Crises
Nigeria is experiencing widespread violence with large concentrations of the conflict taking place in the North East of the country. Many women, children and families have been displaced and face poor conditions and insecurity about their future. While the conflict has decreased in some areas, a severe humanitarian crisis has plagued the country. The stories of those affected by the conflict remain untold. Covering conflict in Nigeria is a difficult feat. Journalists are faced with intimidation, threats to their physical safety and denial of access to information. Despite the plethora of media outlets, very few produce consistent, professional and ethical content - the foundation of good journalism. In conflict settings this is even more critical as the society is vulnerable and fragile and citizens are in dire need of information. Free Press Unlimited (FPU), together with the Premium Times Center for Investigative Journalism (PTCIJ), implements a program to support Nigerian media and journalists to provide professional, unbiased information on conflict and humanitarian crises, and function as change catalysts in society.
Netherlands - Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Free Press Unlimited
Premium Times Center for Investigative Journalism (PTCIJ)
Free Press Unlimited
Knowledge and Quality
Knowledge and Quality Coordinator
kqc@freepressunlimited.org
150382
15904
27821
55000
0
75427
35927
28596
92000
218000
Netherlands - Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Free Press Unlimited
Media Narratives on Conflict and Humanitarian Crises in Nigeria - Annual narrative 2018 – 2019 (re-submitted)
Media Narratives on Conflict and Humanitarian Crises in Nigeria - Annual narrative report 2019 - 2020
Media Narratives on Conflict and Humanitarian Crises in Nigeria - Annual narrative report 2020-2021
Media Narratives on Conflict and Humanitarian Crises in Nigeria - Final narrative report 2018-2022
Coverage of conflict and humanitarian issues in Nigerian media is professional and accurate
A media monitoring methodology is in place to measure conflict and humanitarian crises in Nigerian media
Number of media monitoring reports on coverage of conflict and humanitarian crises in Nigerian media.
A meeting is organized to inform media houses and civil society about the media coverage of conflict and humanitarian issues in the Nigerian media.
20 journalists and editors and 10 participants from civil society attend and participate.
Number of advanced journalists with increased knowledge and skills on conflict-sensitive and humanitarian reporting.
12 male journalists, 4 female journalists. This skew in the gender representation of participants is reflective of an industry-wide imbalance in the gender distribution of reporters. Gender imbalance affects not only the proportion of women working as professional reporters, but also the type of reporting assignments such professionals are given to. Female reporters tend to be given softer beats while their male counterparts get tougher beats. This imbalance might explain the high level of gender-blind reporting on conflict as the monitoring report has revealed. The curriculum includes a module on Gender-Nuanced Reporting.
Number of journalism students with increased knowledge and skills on conflict-sensitive reporting and safety.
194 male participants, 210 female participants.
Number of conflict and humanitarian related stories produced and distributed
The stories are produced & distributed by the journalists and students trained.
Number of professional conflict and humanitarian stories produced by Nigerian journalists
Stories produced and distributed by trained journalists and students and the wider journalism community.
Nigerian journalists prevent and manage safety and security issues on the job
Number of advanced journalists with increased knowledge and skills on holistic safety and security.
11 male journalists, 5 female journalists.
Nigerian media and security sector have established a good working relationship based on mutual understanding
Number of stakeholders from the security sector and the media that participated in meetings to increase their understanding of challenges and issues they face and improve their collaboration.
NL-KVK-52957535-XM-DAC-7-PPR-4000001703
Free Press Unlimited
Improving journalist safety in remote areas of Central America
Central America remains among the most dangerous regions for journalists worldwide. In the last ten years more than 50 journalists were killed in Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and El Salvador, and many more incidents of harassment and intimidation have been reported. These harassment, threats, killings and the ensuing cycle of impunity, (about 95% of the crimes against journalists remain unpunished) encourage self-censorship and are creating an environment filled with fear and repression. Journalists have been targeted primarily for their work investigating groups linked to organised crime, drug trafficking and political corruption. These attacks are often committed outside of the capitals, and therefore remain under-reported and under-investigated. While several bodies advocating for journalists’ safety exist, the situation remains extremely worrisome. Even in a country like Honduras - where a national protection mechanism for human rights defenders including journalists exists in theory - the implementation is far from adequate and insufficient for the high demands. Additionally, available protection mechanisms mostly cater the capital regions, leaving journalists in rural regions deprived of security resources, knowledge and tools. As the recent situation in Nicaragua shows, there is much need for support in risk analysis and protective measures for journalists who need to keep doing their job during turbulent times. As adopting a culture of safety and risk analysis takes quite a while to be appropriated by journalists and media houses, it is crucial that this programme puts in place knowledge, material and connections to stimulate preparedness for different types of risks and emergencies that journalists may encounter in their work. Therefore, Free Press Unlimited implements a three-year programme that contributes to a safer working environment for journalists in rural and/or remote areas consisting of capacity development, provision of tools and resources, as well as the promotion of a culture of solidarity and protection between journalists.
Netherlands - Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Free Press Unlimited
212564
Annual report year 1
Annual report 2
Annual report year 3
Enhanced abilities of journalists working in rural and/or remote areas in Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and El Salvador to assess and manage risks and to apply protection measures at financial, technical and editorial level
5-day training for rural journalists
Establishment of rural support hubs in 4 countries, providing advice, risk assessment, material, insurance and (psycho)-social support
Expanded and strengthened safety net for Latin American journalists working in high risk areas on regional, national and international level
Creation of rural alliances/task forces between local duty bearers (police, lawyers, municipality officials) and (associations of) rural journalists
Establishment of a peer-to peer support network for rural journalists in the four target countries
The peer-to-peer-support network has shown to be very valuable and is active in all 4 countries and more importantly, between the countries. Creation of vignettes for COVID19.
Linking rural journalists with national, regional and international bodies that advocate for journalist safety
NL-KVK-52957535-2-NI-SP-19
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No News Is Bad News: Niger
The polarization within the Central African Republic also extends to the media landscape. Physical attacks and threats against media and journalists are increasing, especially in rural areas where the community radio stations are operating in a very explosive context. Newspapers are radicalizing their discourse and fail to maintain journalistic objectivity. Moreover, media outlets were raided by the former Seleka groups and anti-Balaka militias, destroying broadcast capacity or forcing them to stop reporting. As a result, self-censorship among reporters is rampant. Individual reporters lack safety and there is widespread impunity for violence against journalists. Journalists work in extremely stressful situations, receiving constant threats and intimidation. In July 2018 three Russian journalists were assassinated under unclear circumstances in the proximity of Sibut. Moreover, in 2019, C.A.R. dropped 33 places from 112 to 145 in the RSF index. This is one of the biggest fall backs on this ranking.
(1) Free Press Unlimited wants to improve the enabling environment for journalists and media, especially to improve understanding within the public as well as government and security services about the role and vital importance of media in society and peace building. (2) Free Press Unlimited will improve the standards of journalism to be more in line of international standards of ethics, diminishing brown envelope journalism and self-censorship. (3) Free Press Unlimited wants to monitor gender-based violence and increase women-centered content in the media. (4) Free Press Unlimited wants to create a special annual award for the journalist who contributed most to restoring peace and reconciliation. (5) Free Press Unlimited will work on developing and improving the elaboration of a media bill in which community radios will be legally allowed and regulated, improving the number and quality of new community media actors, who are now considered as private commercial radio suffering from high tax impositions.
Journalists and media consumers, particularly women. Regulatory bodies.
Free Press Unlimited
Netherlands - Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Air Info
APAC Niger
Evenement
Free Press Unlimited
Knowledge and Quality
Knowledge and Quality Coordinator
kqc@freepressunlimited.org
0
0
63500
48541
60405
46416
37642
61649
110000
DD indicators
6 quantitative indicators which correspond to the Dialogue and Dissent result framework.
DD1: # of laws, policies and norms, implemented for sustainable and inclusive development
DD2: # of laws, policies and norms/attitudes, blocked, adopted, improved for sustainable and inclusive development
DD3 # of times that CSOs succeed in creating space for CSO demands and positions through agenda setting, influencing the debate and/or creating space to engage.
DD4: # of advocacy initiatives carried out by CSOs, for, by or with their membership/ constituency.
DD5: # of CSOs with increased L&A capacities.
DD6: # of CSOs included in Strategic Partnership programmes.
NL-KVK-52957535-4-BD-BB-19
Free Press Unlimited
Protecting Independent Media for Effective Development (PRIMED)
PRIMED is a consortium project led by BBC Media Action in partnership with Article 19, DW Akademie, Free Press Unlimited, Global Forum for Media Development, Global Voices, International Media Support (IMS), Media Development Investment Fund, The Communication Initiative and Wits University.
The PRIMED consortium will work to strengthen independent media to produce trusted public-interest journalism and provide avenues for constructive public debate. As public-interest media around the world face increasing economic and political pressures, a major component of the project is a flagship learning initiative that will generate evidence about what works in strengthening media viability and sustainability. PRIMED is funded by the UK Department for International Development.
Within the PRIMED programme, Fee Press Unlimited (FPU) works on the global level and in Bangladesh. Globally, FPU is responsible for developing and reporting on PRIMED’s overall approach to gender and contributes to the global the learning agenda. It develops various tools- and indicators and provides thematic support and advice related to gender and media. In Bangladesh, FPU focuses on the inclusion of women in the media sector and gender sensitive media content with South Asia Center for Media in Development (SACMID). FPU also provides thematic support and advice related the safety and security for journalists and organizes regional learning initiatives on both gender and safety in cooperation with Freedom Forum (Nepal) and Tuwindi (Mali).
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
BBC Media Action
Free Press Unlimited
Reception
0031208000400
info@freepressunlimited.org
https://www.freepressunlimited.org/en
Within the PRIMED programme, Fee Press Unlimited (FPU) works on the global level and in Bangladesh. In Bangladesh, FPU focuses on the inclusion of women in the media sector and gender sensitive media content with South Asia Center for Media in Development (SACMID). FPU also provides thematic support and advice related the safety and security for journalists and organizes regional learning initiatives on both gender and safety in cooperation with Freedom Forum (Nepal) and Tuwindi (Mali).
Within the PRIMED programme, Fee Press Unlimited (FPU) works on the global level and in Bangladesh. Globally, FPU is responsible for developing and reporting on PRIMED’s overall approach to gender and contributes to the global the learning agenda. It develops various tools- and indicators and provides thematic support and advice related to gender and media.
126113
19345
126113
NL-KVK-52957535-2-CD-BZ-19
Free Press Unlimited
La Securité des Journalistes et Droit a l'Information au Nord et Sud Kivu
Dans le contexte actuel de la République démocratique du Congo, un environnement sécurisé est essentiel pour que les journalistes puissent assumer leur rôle dans la société. En effet, actuellement, la liberté de l’information est particulièrement malmenée, en particulier dans les zones extrêmement sensibles aux conflits comme le Nord et Sud Kivu, : menaces, violences physiques, arrestations, emprisonnements, et même assassinats de journalistes. Les journalistes peuvent jouer un rôle important dans la gestion des conflits, la promotion de la paix et la bonne gouvernance à condition d’exercer librement leur métier. L’objectif général de ce projet est de contribuer à ce que les médias et des journalistes compétents diffusent de l’information pertinente au public et mettent le débat et le dialogue à l’ordre du jour. Cet objectif est poursuivi à travers des activités visant à créer un environnement favorable pour les médias, propice à la liberté de la presse, au pluralisme et à la diversité. Ces activités sont mises en place dans les deux provinces du Kivu.
Collectif des Radios et Televisions Communautaires du Nord Kivu (CORACON)
Free Press Unlimited
Africa Programme Department
Leon van den Boogerd
Programme Coordinator
0031208000400
vandenboogerd@freepressunlimited.org
Annex 1. Baseline
Annex 2. Monitoring indicators
Progress report March 2021
Annex 3. Financial report
NL-KVK-52957535-11433
Free Press Unlimited
Dan Wadaag: Improving the Social Contract Through Inclusive and Transparent Disaster Risk Management
- Public authorities
- Civil society
- Media
- Communities
DANWADAAG aims to increase government legitimacy through efficient and effective disaster risk management (DRM) based on access to information, inclusive policies and services. DRM is approached as a channel to improve the social contract between communities and public authorities.
The outcomes are centred around the programme’s four target groups:
1. Increased community contribution towards inclusive and transparent DRM;
2. Improved support of and advocacy by CSOs for inclusive and transparent DRM;
3. Improved provision and coordination of inclusive and transparent DRM by public authorities;
4. Increased contribution of media to disseminate relevant DRM information to all DRM stakeholders.
The DANWADAAG programme uses an incremental piloting approach, whereby the Consortium will initially focus on the existing geographic strongholds. Afterward, the geographic scope of the project is expanded through building on the existing partnerships.
The DANWADAAG consortium consists of four parters, namely VNG International (lead), CARE Netherlands, Free Press Unlimited and MediaINK.
The DANWADAAG programme is financed by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Nairobi and runs from 1 January 2021 until 31 March 2025.
Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Free Press Unlimited
CARE Nederland
VNG International
Media INK
Free Press Unlimited
Africa team
Bruna Consiglio
Project Officer Somalia and South Sudan
consiglio@freepressunlimited.org
https://freepressunlimited.org
Weesperstraat 3
1018 DN Amsterdam
The Netherlands
188897
Advance payment year 1
IO 4.1: Somalia media support organizations (MSOs) are more resilient and able to defend the interests of their members with regards to right to access to information during times of crisis
# of L&A initiatives designed and executed by MSOs
# of RDM-related communication instances between authorities and MSOs
IO 4.3: MSOs, journalists, media owners and CSOs develop platforms of dialogue and learning to enhance the interaction of local authorities and DRM stakeholders with the media to ensure improved access to information and a safe working environment for journalists before, during and after disasters
# of platform for dialogue meetings
# of institutions participating in platform of dialogue meetings
# of trained officials who have acquired the knowledge on the role and rights of media
# of trained officials who have acquired the knowledge on communicating more efficiently
IO 4.4: Media create formats and content for dialogue between public authorities, CSOs and the public, serving to reinforce the inclusiveness of DRM
# of events in which the public and DRM-stakeholders directly interact with one another
# of media outputs that report interactions among multiple DRM-stakeholders
NL-KVK-52957535-4000005911
Free Press Unlimited
Access to Reliable Information during the State of Siege in Ituri and in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo
Accès à l’information fiable pendant l’Etat de Siège en Ituri et au Nord Kivu en République Démocratique du Congo
L’objectif général du projet est de contribuer à la restauration de la paix et de la cohésion sociale en Ituri et au nord Kivu à travers la promotion du dialogue et la provision des informations fiables, indépendants et précises à la population pendant l’état de siège.
L'objectif spécifique du projet est de promouvoir à un environnement favorable où les journalistes peuvent faire leur travail sans crainte et sans intimidation, pour sensibiliser les nouvelles autorités provinciales sur l'importance de l'accès à l'information et de renforcer les capacités des médias locaux indépendants en matière de reportage éthique et de production de contenu de qualité.
Les médias communautaires en Ituri et Nord Kivu. ; les médias privés indépendants et les journalists citoyens; les autorités des provinces ; les clubs d’auditeurs de 24 radios ;
l’Association des Radios Communautaires en Ituri ARCPHI
Ce nouveau projet s'appuie sur notre précédent « La Sécurité des Journalistes au Nord et Sud Kivu », mis en œuvre par Free Press Unlimited avec le soutien du Ministère des Affaires étrangères des Pays-Bas. Ce projet qui s'est terminé fin 2021, a pu aboutir a des des résultats prometteurs dans le domaine de la sécurité des journalistes, y compris des femmes journalistes, et dans la promotion du droit à l'information au Nord et au Sud Kivu. Cependant, ce nouveau projet intitulé, « Accès à des informations fiables pendant l'état de siège en Ituri et au Nord-Kivu » focalisera sur le Nord Kivu et la province de l´Ituri, mises à mal par la situation de l´Etat de Siège.
Parce que la radio est toujours dans les zones rurales et aussi dans les villes le média le plus important, le projet mettra fortement l'accent sur les radios communautaires dans les deux régions, en particulier les stations situées à proximité ou même dans les zones tres sensibles (rouges) où les groupes armés sont actifs. Et c'est là que CORACON au Nord-Kivu et ARCPHI à Bunia et leur réseau de radios communautaires sont très pertinents et essentiels pour la partie production de contenu, inclut dans ce projet.
Afin d'ancrer des réalités innovantes dans les médias d'Afrique centrale, une initiative du nom de « CongoCheck » a été lancée dans le but de lutter contre la désinformation et les rumeurs depuis 2018. Leur contribution à ce projet est liée au résultat attendu 1 qui est de « surveiller systématiquement la véracité et la fiabilité des informations sur diverses plateformes médiatiques et former le personnel des médias locaux à identifier et à démystifier les fausses nouvelles». Dans des situations volatiles comme dans le nord-est du Congo avec un accès limité à des informations fiables, les rumeurs et la désinformation circulent largement. Pour apaiser les esprits et ne pas attiser l'incendie, les fake news propagées par les médias traditionnels mais aussi et surtout via les réseaux sociaux - seront identifiées et démystifiées. Congo Check sera en charge de cette activité et formera également le personnel des médias locaux dans les 2 provinces pour identifier et démystifier la désinformation.
L'organisation Journaliste en Dange (JED) mettra l'accent sur le suivi des activités pour répondre à l'augmentation de l'environnement hostile pour les journalistes en Ituri et au Nord-Kivu. Le suivi sera assuré par JED, avec la contribution active des points focaux locaux dans les deux provinces. Ces points focaux/moniteurs locaux seront formés à la vérification des informations et des aspects juridiques liés à la sécurité des journalistes. JED publiera également des alertes et rapportera les attentats dans son rapport annuel sur l'état de la presse et assurera la médiation entre les journalistes et les autorités là-bas si nécessaire. JED sera également le point de contact local pour les journalistes ayant besoin de sécurité et de soutien juridique.
Free Press Unlimited
Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Journaliste en Danger (JED)
Collectif des Radios et Televisions Communautaires du Nord Kivu (CORACON)
Congo Check
Association des Radios Communautaires et de Proximité du Haut-uélé et de l'Ituri
Free Press Unlimited
Africa team
Leon van den Boogerd
Programme Coordinator Sub-Saharan Africa
00310208000451
vandenboogerd@freepressunlimited.org
http://freepressunlimited.org
Weesperstraat 3
1018 DN Amsterdam
The Netherlands
1300000
95000
Association des Radios Communautaires et de Proximité du Haut-uélé et de l'Ituri (ARCPHI)
88000
Journaliste en Danger (JED)
30000
Collectif des Radios et Télévisions Communautaires du Nord-Kivu (CORACON)
38500
Congo Check
394500
Résultat attendu 4: Les journalistes des radios locales sont capables de faire des reportages professionnels et éthiques sur l'actualité et le processus electoral pendant l'état de siège.
# du staff engagé a Coracon et ARCPHI
5 personnes engagés à ARCPHI et 4 à CORACON. Ce
dernier n’a pas de technicien, mais a engagé une assistante financière et un logisticien. En
effet l’appui pour la mise en place technique des equipements au Nord Kivu est moins
complexe que celui-ci en Ituri ce qui fait que le recrutement d’un technicien n’etait pas
necessaire.
# du staff des radios communautaire formé en ethique
Au total 267 journalistes, animateurs et
techniciens ont été formés; Au total, 19% des formés étaient des
femmes.
# de radio qui ont reçu des manuels et hands outs des differentes formations
18 (0 Ituri et 18 Nord Kivu) radios ont recu des manuels et hands outs des differentes
formations. ARCPHI n’ a pas encore préparé de hands outs/manuels.
# de medias locaux qui ont reçu laptops et enregistreurs
10 medias locaux ont recu laptop et enregistreurs (kit standard)
# de medias locaux qui ont reçu du materiel studio, emeteur ou groupe
2 medias locaux ont recu du materiel studio, emeteur ou groupe (kit elargi)
# de journalistes formés en couverture des élections
# de radios locales qui sont formés en factchecking
Résultat attendu 6: Les capacités organisationnelles et institutionnelles du réseau des radios communautaires en Ituri (ARCPHI) ont augmenté.
L’organisation administrative est adequate
Studio installé et fonctionelle
# de partenariats que ARCPHI a signé avec partenaires financiers techniques
Echange avec UNICEF, OIM, BNG et autres ONG.
Résultat attendu 5: Les médias locaux diffusent des programmes informatifs accessibles à la population dans les langues locales et qui sensibilisent les communautés locales sur le contexte social, politique et sécuritaire dans lequel elles vivent. Attention spéciale sera donné à la position des femmes dans la société Congolaise.
# de programmes informatifs produits et publiés
12 (4 au Nord Kivu et 8 en Ituri)
# de sessions faites avec club d’écoute
8 sessions (les clubs d’ ecoute de la radio Moto et la Radio
Soleil se sont mis ensemble pendant la session de travail avec le formateur de CORACON)
# de magazines genre produites et diffusés
# de clubs d’écoute active qui se reunissent regulierement
Objectif général: Contribuer à la restauration de la paix et de la cohésion sociale en Ituri et au nord Kivu à travers la promotion du dialogue et la provision des informations fiables, indépendants et précises à la population pendant l’état de siège.
Position de la RDC sur Global Freedom score index
19/100 (Not free)
Résultat attendu 1: Les violations de la liberté de la presse et les attaques contre les journalistes en Ituri et au Nord-Kivu sont suivies de près, et des mécanismes d'intervention d'urgence et un soutien juridique sont disponibles pour les journalistes en détresse.
# de cas d’atteintes de la liberté de presse– genre sensitive
67 (60M/7F)
# de (citoyens) journalists (h/f) reçu un appui du fonds juridique ou autre support
H=11
F=0
(8 du groupe de Rutshuru + 3 cas separés)
# d’atteintes à la liberté de presse dans le Nord Kivu par an
22 (21M/1F) + 45 (39M/6F) cas de Rutshuru
# d’atteintes à la liberté de presse dans le Ituri par an
Résultat attendu 2: La Sensibilisation accrue des autorités publiques provinciales et des forces de sécurité sur l'importance de l'accès à l'information et de la liberté d'information pendant l'état de siège.
# de rencontres entre les forces de sécurité, les autorités et les professionnels de média
5 rencontres entre les forces de sécurité, les autorités et
les professionnels des média ont déjà eu lieu
# de journalistes interpellés par les instances juridiques ou forces de sécurité
Résultat attendu 3: Contrôler systématiquement la véracité et la fiabilité des informations sur les différentes plateformes médiatiques et former le personnel des médias locaux sur l'identification et au démantèlement des fausses nouvelles.
# de faits de desinformation identifiée au Nord Kivu et en Ituri, liée à l´etat de siege et publiée sur www.congocheck.net
51 articles sur https://congocheck.net/category/actus/factcheck/etat-de-siege/
# de journalistes formés en factchecking (h/f)
# de stagiares qui ont fini stage à Congocheck
Definition des critères de sélection et publication d´appel à candidature
faite. Un premier groupe de 4 stagiaires est prevu pour le premier semestre de 2023.
Equipe de factchecking installé et modules de formations disponibles
Objectif spécifique: Promouvoir à un environnement favorable où les journalistes peuvent faire leur travail sans crainte et sans intimidation, pour sensibiliser les nouvelles autorités provinciales sur l'importance de l'accès à l'information et de renforcer les capacités des médias locaux indépendants en matière de reportage éthique et de production de contenu de qualité.
Position de la RDC sur l’index de Reporters Sans Frontières
125/1801
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Free Press Unlimited
M.A.J.O.R. - Media Action Jordan
Free Press Unlimited, with the support of the Dutch Embassy to Jordan, launched a project called M.A.J.O.R (Media Action Jordan). The objective is to create a safer and more inclusive environment to Jordanian journalists and media outlets, resulting in more diverse and pluriform media content. The media environment in Jordan is highly government-influenced and is not conducive to freedom of expression. The country ranks 120th out of 180 in Reporters Without Borders’ 2022 World Press Freedom Index. This is largely a result of the country’s restrictive media laws and practices, such as its laws about media ownership. The project focuses on strengthening lobby and advocacy skills of media/CSOs, inspiring men and women journalists to produce innovative, relevant and inclusive content and fostering professional and more resilient media practices throughout the Jordanian media landscape.
The Global Objective of this action is to contribute to a diverse, pluriform, professional, safe and inclusive media landscape in Jordan, with media (support) organizations that are resilient and sustainable.
The Specific Objectives of this proposal are built around three main topics: lobby and advocacy, inclusive quality media production and professional resilience (organizational and individual).
The three Intermediate Outcomes are:
1. An enabling environment is promoted with laws, norms, and practices ensuring that journalists - in particular women journalists - in Jordan can work safely
2. Media and journalists serve the interests of their diverse audiences, act as a watchdog on their behalf and provide safe and inclusive spaces for the participation of women and girls
3. Media (support organisations) and journalists work professionally and are resilient
- A minimum of 2 media support organizations (media CSO) in Jordan, lobbying and advocating on behalf of their members for more press freedom and journalists’ safety will receive structural support for long-term strategies
- A minimum of 12 media organizations based in Jordan and/or publishing in Jordan will get access to project-based operational support and training
- A minimum of 300 media professionals (individual journalists, media owners, financial and administrative staff and editors in chief), will access training and grant opportunities
Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Free Press Unlimited
Free Press Unlimited
MENA team
Amy Vis
Programme Coordinator MENA
vis@freepressunlimited.org
https://freepressunlimited.org
Weesperstraat 3
1018 DN Amsterdam
The Netherlands
570041
2301165
300000
1.1. Jordan’s media support organizations develop and implement lobby and advocacy strategies for more press freedom and journalists’ safety.
Development and maintenance of an
strategic advocacy road map to press freedom
The number of media CSO trained
Number of trainings on lobby and advocacy
The number of press freedom conferences
organized
The number of lobby and advocacy events organised
1.2. Jordan’s media support organizations monitor,
document and publish violations of press freedom
in Jordan.
The number of trainings given on monitoring/safety of journalists
The number of annual monitoring reports (on journalist safety) being published
The number of journalists supported with emergency legal aid
2.1. Jordan’s media produce and publish (gender)
inclusive content that is relevant to their
audiences.
The number of trainings on inclusive content production
The number of media publications produced following inclusive content fellowships
The number of journalists trained on inclusive content production
3.1. Jordan’s media (support) organizations work according to (basic) financial and administrative management standards and adapt holistic security strategies for more resilience.
The number of trainings given to media outlets and journalists to improve professional capacities, organisational policies, and safety
The number of media outlets receiving core
support
The number of (media support) CSOs receiving core
support
Media outlets adapt, implement and follow up
on their policies
Media CSO adapt, implement and follow up on
their policies
2.2. Jordan’s media hold power holders to account and defend the interests of their audiences.
The number of investigative publications produced
The number of trainings given on investigative journalism
The number of journalists trained in investigative journalism
2.3. Jordan’s media organizations monitor their content on gender inclusiveness.
The number of trainings given on gender media monitoring
The number of annual gender media monitoring reports
3.2. Jordan’s media (support) organizations aim for a more inclusive work culture, in which women feel safe to thrive.
The number of trainings given on gender mainstreaming and gender sensitive reporting
Media outlets adapt, implement and follow up
on their gender and HR policies
Media CSO adapt, implement and follow up on
their gender and HR policies