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Supporting independent media
for constructive dialogue
DW Akademie is Deutsche Welle’s center for­inter­national media development, journalism training
and knowledge transfer.
With projects in around 70 countries worldwide, ourwork strengthens the human right to freedom ofexpression and unhindered access to information.
DW Akademie empowers people to make independent
decisions based on reliable facts and constructivedialogue.

Insights, analysis and a global exchange of ideas
on freedom of expression, digital technology andthe media
Our portal for media specialists:
dw.com/mediadev

Promoting independent media
for critical reporting
Hate speech drives people
to do unimaginable things.
Young people are often theperpetrators. But we are also
the primary target of disinformation and violence. So, it has
to start with us.
Esha Mohammed
Project participant, Kenya

We are journalists, consultants and experts in media
and education. Together with our partners, we work
to promote freedom of expression, human rights andthe development of functioning media systems worldwide. We believe that journalism, education and culture­improve people’s lives.
Powerful stories support positive social dialogue. People
need reliable facts, independent analysis, un­biased presentation and universal access to knowledge.

Strengthening independent
media for a strong civil society
Our work centers on Article 19 of the UN International
Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, which proclaims
freedom of expression and access to information as abasic human right. DW Akademie is working with partners to enable an exchange of ideas based on reliable
information.
Media outlets play an important role in this as theysort the facts, offer a platform for diverse opinions andmoderate the discussion.

We focus on people, organizations and communities
who want a constructive
dialogue and who want tocontribute to an active andwell-informed civil society.
Carsten von Nahmen
Managing Director of DW AkademieWorking worldwide to advance
independent media

 Partner countries(on behalf of BMZ)

 Bolivia
 Burkina Faso
Colombia
Côte d’Ivoire
 Ethiopia
Ghana Kenya Lebanon Mexico Moldova Morocco Namibia
 Palestinianterritories
 SerbiaT unisia
 Uganda Ukraine Project countriesA fghanistanA lbaniaA lgeriaA rgentinaA rmenia Bangladesh Belarus
 Bhutan Bosnia andHerzegovina
 BrazilCambodia
ChileCosta Rica

 Ecuador El Salvador
 Estonia
T he Gambia
Georgia
Guatemala Honduras
 IndonesiaJ ordan Kazakhstan Kosovo
 Kyrgyzstan
 Latvia
 Lesotho

 Regional officeA ccra, Ghana
 Beirut, Lebanon Bogotá, Colombia
 Islamabad, Pakistan
 Kampala, Uganda

 Libya Lithuania
 Malawi
 Malaysia
 Mali Mauritania
 Mongolia
 Montenegro Myanmar
 Niger NorthMacedonia
 Pakistan
 Peru Philippines
 Russia Sierra Leone
 South AfricaT anzaniaT hailandT imor-Leste UzbekistanY emenZambiaZimbabwe

 Kyiv, Ukraine Mexico City, Mexiko
Ouagadougou, Burkina FasoT
 unis, Tunesia
 Windhoek, Namibia

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DW Akademie is a strategic partner of the German Federal Ministry
for Economic Cooperation and Development. We also receive funding from the German Federal Foreign Office and the European Union.

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