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African Elephant Conservation Fund The purpose of this project is to support elephant conservation in Murchison Falls National Park and other conservation areas in Uganda by expanding intelligence and operational capacity using WILD LEO technology. The project is intended to conserve elephants by addressing the impacts of poaching and problems faced by wildlife law enforcement. Specific activities include: 1) expansion of the use of geolocation cameras to gather detailed data to monitor elephant distributions, observe illegal activities, and create patrol deployment strategies in order to strengthen management, inform operational decisions and provide robust evidence for wildlife crime prosecution throughout the conservation areas in Uganda; and 2) establishment of management controls such as the construction of a ranger post in the Wangkwar Valley and the development of community partnerships and conservation education in local schools to increase understanding about elephant conservation and park management in the Nanda regions of Murchison Falls.
PARASITES IN BWINDI GREAT APES: ECOLOGY, EPIDEMIOLOGY AND HEALTH IMPACTS THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO CHARACTERIZE PARASITE COMMUNITIES IN GREAT APES AND DRIVING FACTORS OF A FATAL CHRONIC WASTING SYNDROME AFFECTING CRITICALLY ENDANGERED MOUNTAIN GORILLAS AND ENDANGERED EASTERN CHIMPANZEES IN BWINDI IMPENETRABLE NATIONAL PARK, UGANDA BY: (1) DETERMINING THE PARASITE DIVERSITY AND INFECTION BURDEN IN THE PARK S GREAT APES (2) DETECTING POSSIBLE RESERVOIRS OF ZOONOTIC PARASITES AFFECTING THE PARK S WILDLIFE (3) EVALUATING THE ROLE OF STRONGYLID PARASITES IN THE CLINICAL SYNDROME (4) INVESTIGATING FORCES DRIVING ZOONOTIC PARASITE INFECTIONS IN GREAT APES (5) INCREASING THE CAPACITY OF THE DISEASE SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM AND (6) INCREASING LOCAL COMMUNITIES AWARENESS OF PATHOGEN TRANSMISSION RISKS.
ADDRESSING HUMAN-WILDLIFE CONFLICT INVOLVING EASTERN CHIMPANZEES (PAN TROGLODYTES SCHWEINFURTHII) IN THE BUDONGO-BUGOMA LANDSCAPE OF THE ALBERTINE RIFT, UGANDA The purpose of this project is to promote coexistence between humans and endangered.eastern chimpanzees in western Ugandas Budongo-Bugoma landscape by: (1) improving monitoring of.human-chimpanzee conflict; (2) increasing awareness and capacity of Private Forest Owners Associations.to mitigate human-wildlife conflict, including use of unpalatable crops and live fences; and (3).establishing Village Savings and Loan Associations to provide a sustainable, community-driven finance.mechanism to support human-wildlife conflict mitigation activities.
Great Apes Conservation Fund The purpose of this project is to reduce the risk of disease transmission between people and mountain gorillas by improving the health and hygiene of Batwa communities that neighbor Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda.
African Elephant Conservation Fund The purpose of this project is to prevent ivory trafficking and transit through Uganda by building the capacity of Uganda Wildlife Authority's (UWA) newly formed Wildlife Crime Unit. The project is intended to conserve elephants by addressing poaching, illegal trade and transit. Specific activities include: 1) provision of training to selected UWA staff to be able to tackle illegal wildlife trafficking, assess management needs and establish a framework for reporting information from the field to headquarters, and development of a master plan for upgrading UWA operations to enhance law enforcement; and 2) improvement in monitoring and information management through training in new technologies and roll out of an offenders and crime database to better track poaching suspects and prosecutions of cases in Ugandan courts.
PARASITES IN BWINDI GREAT APES: ECOLOGY, EPIDEMIOLOGY AND HEALTH IMPACTS THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO CHARACTERIZE PARASITE COMMUNITIES IN GREAT APES AND DRIVING FACTORS OF A FATAL CHRONIC WASTING SYNDROME AFFECTING CRITICALLY ENDANGERED MOUNTAIN GORILLAS AND ENDANGERED EASTERN CHIMPANZEES IN BWINDI IMPENETRABLE NATIONAL PARK, UGANDA BY 1 DETERMINING THE PARASITE DIVERSITY AND INFECTION BURDEN IN THE PARK S GREAT APES 2 DETECTING POSSIBLE RESERVOIRS OF ZOONOTIC PARASITES AFFECTING THE PARK S WILDLIFE 3 EVALUATING THE ROLE OF STRONGYLID PARASITES IN THE CLINICAL SYNDROME 4 INVESTIGATING FORCES DRIVING ZOONOTIC PARASITE INFECTIONS IN GREAT APES 5 INCREASING THE CAPACITY OF THE DISEASE SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM AND 6 INCREASING LOCAL COMMUNITIES AWARENESS OF PATHOGEN TRANSMISSION RISKS.
Improving Chimpanzee Protection and Raising Their Conservation Value in Uganda 1) conducting a chimpanzee census in selected sites, including analyzing, mapping and reporting results; 2) conducting refresher training for research assistants; and 3) conducting a stakeholder meeting to disseminate census results, develop conservation interventions, and identify implementing partners.
ADDRESSING HUMAN-WILDLIFE CONFLICT INVOLVING EASTERN CHIMPANZEES (PAN TROGLODYTES SCHWEINFURTHII) IN THE BUDONGO-BUGOMA LANDSCAPE OF THE ALBERTINE RIFT, UGANDA THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO PROMOTE COEXISTENCE BETWEEN HUMANS AND ENDANGERED EASTERN CHIMPANZEES IN WESTERN UGANDA S BUDONGO-BUGOMA LANDSCAPE BY 1 IMPROVING MONITORING OF HUMAN-CHIMPANZEE CONFLICT 2 INCREASING AWARENESS AND CAPACITY OF PRIVATE FOREST OWNERS ASSOCIATIONS TO MITIGATE HUMAN-WILDLIFE CONFLICT, INCLUDING USE OF UNPALATABLE CROPS AND LIVE FENCES AND 3 ESTABLISHING VILLAGE SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS TO PROVIDE A SUSTAINABLE, COMMUNITY-DRIVEN FINANCE MECHANISM TO SUPPORT HUMAN-WILDLIFE CONFLICT MITIGATION ACTIVITIES.
Emergency Wash response to stem the hepatitis E epidemic-Diffa Region To distribute soaps and jerrycans, as well as to organize sensitization sessions on how to prevent Hepatits E, in 3 sites/villages where Action Against Hunger already implements WASH activities. These activities are focused on prevention of this disease in order to prevent the rapid spread of the virus and to contain the epidemic as fast as possible.
Social media support to 2018 elections Responsible use of social media training for public, journalists and electoral institutions. Radio programming and social media content around electoral participation for people with disabilities and women.
Every Adolescent Girl Empowered and resilient (EAGER) Production and broadcast of National Radio programme - to reach parents, caregivers, teachers, community leaders, etc - to create a more enabling environment that is supportive of girls' learning, education and entrepreneurship.
UNICEF Maternal Neonatal and Child Health The project is aimed at improving availability and quality of Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health services and increasing community awareness and demand for quality services in the Mbeya region in southern Tanzania.
Klahan9 - an ‘edu-tainment’ multimedia initiative using radio, TV and social media to help equip young people in Cambodia for working life. Provision of weekly radio and on-line platforms, as well as outreach work, on employment and financial security for young people in Cambodia
Zambia Speaks The project is increasing engagement and participation in political process in Zambia, through provision of strengthened media platforms for accountability and public dialogue. The project is particularly targeting women and rural audiences under-represented in political processes and underserved by mainstream media. In June 2016, an additional £49,950 was granted to support MUVI TV to deliver TV election debates. In November 2016, the project was expanded to include a radio drama addressing social norms and an endline quant survey.
A National Conversation: engaging people across Tanzania in discussions that affect their everyday lives The project  seeks to harness the pivotal contribution of community-level discussion, and the enabling role of local media within that, to convening a national conversation that truly holds decision-makers at all levels in Tanzania to account.
Support to the Public Broadcaster in Ukraine, UA:PBC Deliver additional capacity building activities to  provide support to the new PSB in Ukraine, UA:PBC. (This proposal is in addition to the project bearing the same title - Support to the Public Broadcaster in Ukraine funded by the EU, and in which we are partners with DW and Niras).
Accelerated Gender Equitable Adolescent Maternal and Child Intervention (AGAMI) This project will use mass media outputs and mobile and offline learning tools for trainee midwives to increase knowledge of, and shift attitudes, about four reproductive health problems in Bangladesh, and gender-based violence.
Pacific Region Media Strengthening Project The project will address challenges to public interest media at audience, practitioner, organisational and system levels in 6 Pacific Island Countries (PICs) leading to a healthier information ecosystem, where a steady flow of trusted and engaging public interest media content reaches and engages audiences and builds resilience to mis-and disinformation, with magnified sectoral support for and defence of the space for public interest media and media freedom. Proposed countries of implementation include Fiji, Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Tonga, and Vanuatu.
Strengthening Child Health in Afghanistan – phase II The project will  use radio programming and training of local radio stations to support greater uptake of routine childhood vaccinations, including polio vaccinations, by at risk groups in Afghanistan.
Life in Lulu and Strengthening voices: Improving the capacity and resilience of the radio sector in South Sudan This project extends funding for Life in Lulu for 2 years; and in addition, BBC Media Action will build the capacity of community radio stations across South Sudan with a focus on to serving their communities sustainably and providing quality programming on key issues. 

Stations will benefit from training delivered by international and local trainers to produce engaging and factually accurate programming that can become a trusted source of information for audiences and provide opportunities for discussion and participation. Training will include editorial, management and income generation to aim to provide stations with the skills necessary to operate in South Sudan’s environment.
Improving urban sanitation: communications support to the Swachh Bharat Mission This project combines capacity strengthening with the Government of India and the production of multimedia communication outputs focused on sanitation in order to support the Swachh Bharat Mission (Clean India Mission). We provide communications advisory support to the Ministry of Urban Development and Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation in their development and implementation of a 360 degree communications initiative, comprising TV, radio, print, inter-personal communication and social/digital media. BBC Media Action also design and produce social and behaviour change communication outputs to end open-defecation, promote safe sanitation practice and intensify demand for sanitation products and services in rural areas.
Niambie 1.2 extension ‘Niambie’ will continue to equip listeners with the information and confidence to engage in their communities, but, based on the strategic priorities of Irish Aid, DFID and SDC,  the show will broaden out thematically even further with a view to focus on decision-making processes, such as public finance management initiatives in the health sector
‘Institutions for Inclusive Development’ (I4ID) (implementation phase) I4ID is a 5 year programme which aims to strengthen democratic institutions and governance in Tanzania so that they are more inclusive and accountable, and economic growth provides more benefits for poor people. DFID has stipulated that I4ID be delivered using an “adaptive management” approach, which emphasises flexibility and a continual process of testing, monitoring, seeking feedback and correcting course if necessary within the lifespan of the project.
Myanmar Pyaw Ba (Myanmar Speaks) - an integrated national communication initiative to support a national dialogue for sustainable and inclusive peace in Myanmar This project will include the production of 12 episodes of a television magazine show; a new social media presence on multiple platforms as a means of promoting the series and engaging with audiences; and capacity building and training for national and regional media partners on reporting on the peace process.
Consolidating media freedoms in Iraq Overall objective: To contribute to the development of an open media environment that fosters freedom of expression, information and human rights. Specific objectives: 1)     To improve the legal and regulatory framework to enable media freedom and free expression 2)     Improving media ethics and its understanding and portrayal of human rights issues and fair portrayal of those who are vulnerable and marginalised
Strengthening Citizens' Resistance against Prevalence of Corruption (SCRAP-C) We are a technical advisor to an ActionAid Nigeria led consortium. The project aims to address the social norms surrounding corruption in Nigeria
Advising on and designing behaviour change communications around counter-trafficking in persons The project is implemented by Winrock International and its four core partners organizations – BBC Media Action, Liberty Asia, Resonance and World Vision – who have specialized technical expertise in the areas of behavior change communications, protection and private sector engagement. In addition, the project will partner with local civil society organizations to scale promising practices and promote holistic, needs-based, gender- culturally-sensitive services for at-risk groups and survivors of human trafficking
Comic Relief: Queen’s Young Leaders Grant Programme This project will inform and engage young people in one province of Zambia on issues of governance and civic participation, enabling them to participate in national and local democratic processes. Young people will be better represented in the decision making that affects their lives and are empowered to hold decision makers to account.
Global Grant to BBC Media Action Support towards meeting the information and communication needs of people living in poverty with a particular emphasis on fragile states.

The Global Grant is expected to reach over 200 million people in 14 target countries (with a particular focus on fragile states) with media and communications outputs that contribute to creating better governance, healthier populations and an increased ability to cope with crises. Specifically, individuals, communities and governments in 14 target countries will be better informed and more engaged in tackling challenges in governance, health, and crises through:

·     Strengthened communication platforms for domestic accountability and public dialogue

·     Enhanced access to information and engagement around reproductive, maternal, neonatal and child health

·     Enhanced access to information and communication aimed at improving communities’ resilience to humanitarian crises (with a focus on climate-related risks)

·     A strengthened evidence base on the role of media and communication in democratic development, including the role of donor support;
Ethiopia Migration Programme Production and dissemination of media outputs to provide would-be migrants with information related to migration
Combatting the COVID-19 ‘info-demic’ through media This activity (Supporting the Humanitarian to Humanitarian network in tackling disinformation related to Covid-19 in Africa and Asia) is a component of Coronavirus Outbreak - UK Response reported by DFID. 

BBC Media Action’s objectives under this activity are to use media and communication to:
1)	Improve access to trusted information on the coronavirus 
2)	To minimise the spread of mis/disinformation on the coronavirus
Nepal Earthquake Reconstruction: Radio and Outreach – phase 2 This project produces reconstruction radio programme Milijuli Nepali (Together Nepal)  and supports local radio stations to produce their own reconstruction programmes. This supports the post-earthquake rebuilding process in Nepal, ensuring communities have the information and understanding they need in order to rebuild safer homes and public buildings and increase their long term resilience.
Her Voice, Her Rights - Promoting the advancement of women’s and girls’ rights in Afghanistan BBC Media Action’s three-year project Her Voice, Her Rights  supports civil society organisations (CSOs) to empower women and girls in Afghanistan by enabling them to play an increased role in public discourse. This will involve strengthening the capacity of Afghanistan-based local civil society – including non-profit media and women's rights-focused CSOs – to enable them to establish and strengthen networks, coordinate effectively with each other and increase the representation and participation of women and girls in decision-making at household, local and national level.
Tikambe (Let’s Talk) Phase Two The project will use a combination of media outputs to inform and engage young people across the country through the national broadcaster, as well as through local radio stations in four provinces in Zambia, on issues of Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR) and empower them to participate in decision making on SRHR policies and service provision.
Sundar Shanta Nepal: Strengthening local media capacity and collaboration for peace in Nepal BBC Media Actionworks with select local media houses broadcasting in the Terai to bolster their capacity to provide platforms and facilitate debate and dialogue that will support communities to better resolve identified areas of tension and engage in national politics.
Protecting Independent Media for Effective Development (PRIMED) Protecting Independent Media for Effective Development is a 4-year global consortium programme led by BBC Media Action and designed to address the commerical and sectoral challenges facing independent media in many developing countries. Primary implementation will be in Bangladesh, Sierra Leone and Ethiopia with learning drawn from a range of contexts. The intended impact of the programme is: Strengthened ability of independent media in developing countries to produce free, independent public interest journalism and provide a fora for constructive public debate both online and offline.
Kyat Chat: Making the most of migration and money The project aims to enable migrants to make more informed decisions about whether migration is right for them, especially when they leave to work overseas. This is done through a weekly radio magazine discussion programme broadcast on Myanmar Radio, supported by a digital strategy, along with listener groups in migrant source and destination communities.
Community Cohesion through community media  (2017-2020) The project aims to contribute to strengthening public information, supporting community cohesion and promoting cross-sectarian shared experiences and tolerance. It does so by supporting  Radio Al Mirbad and Radio Nawa to produce and air content that provides information and dispels rumours to audiences across the whole of Iraq
Sanitation mobile academy - mobile-based training and networking service for sanitation facilitators The project will create a mobile-based training and networking service, designed for sanitation facilitators for rural sanitation, similar to our Mobile Academy service. It will be piloted with sanitation facilitators in one state (possibly Bihar).  It will be a pilot project, but designed to scale, to support the government’s Clean India Mission, which aims to scale up available communicators who conduct face-to-face interventions in communities from 250,000 existing communicators to 2 million.
National Scale Up by Govt. of India for ICT Enabled Behavior Change Messaging
on reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health -Hardware and System Integration Leveraging high and growing mobile phone penetration in India to provide a national platform for three mobile health services capable of mobilizing large-scale changes in
knowledge, attitudes and behavior on key reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health issues.
Baby WaSH- SNNPR Region BabyWASH -  communication activities to address the following behavioural areas: 1)- Safe disposal of child faeces 2)- Protected play 3)- Safe food handling, especially for weaning foods 4) - Hand-washing and face-washing with soap and clean water. In Bensa
Shaping Demands and Practices – Digital Extension This project will fund the continuation of digital components of our previous two phases of the Shaping Demands and Practices project in Bihar. BBC Media Action will provide support to our technology partner Oniondev Technology (ODT) and call centre partner Intelenet to continue access to Mobile Kunji and Mobile Academy.
Communication for Healthy Behaviour, Achieving Reduced Malaria (CHARM) A national media and communication project, targeted at women of child-bearing age, their partners and other influential
caregivers. This initiative will work towards better malaria control, using social and behaviour change communication (SBCC) strategies to contribute to
increased demand for
health services.
Kembali Ke Hutan (Return to the Forest) - increasing public understanding of forest management in Indonesia The project will produce media outputs and outreach in Indonesia with mass country-wide appeal that support people who live in or alongside forests to improve their livelihoods and for the wider public to hold decision makers to account as part of global efforts to reduce deforestation.
Strengthening the capacity of the Gulf’s online journalism and blogging community This regional training project will recruit, through an open and transparent process, controlled by BBC Media Action, 100 GCC journalists, citizen journalists and other online publishers, 8 mentors and a Community Manager. The project seeks to build the capacity of the trainees to provide accurate and balanced information and to facilitate common ground narratives and dialogue between different interest groups, with a particular focus on amplifying female voices. Furthermore, the media outputs (audio, visual and text) produced by the trainees will be widely disseminated through popular social media channels to the wider internet audiences across the Gulf. This process will be overseen by a senior editorial Community Manager.
Rohingya Response - Common Service for Community Engagement & Accountability Supporting the redesign and, scale-up of the International Organisation for Migration's existing common community feedback mechanism, in order to help them cope with the increased demands of Rohingya Response crisis.
Security and Justice Reform Programme in Nigeria (SJRP) BBC Media Action will deliver a media and communication project that will support more informed, inclusive and constructive public dialogue around key security issues and security and justice reforms in Nigeria.
Radio Waves, support to community radio stations in Zambia - SCALE UP The project will support an additional four stations as part of the Radio Waves project which gives people a platform on which they can voice their concerns and demand answers from those in power. The new stations will receive a range of training and in addition,we are working with the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) to monitor how media platforms across Zambia cover key governance issues and political campaigning around the national Presidential elections in 2016.
Accountability and the Information Economy of Somalia – Implementation Phase BBC Media Action will harness the potential of the Somali media to hold national level government to account. As this implementation phase is based on intensive research conducted in Berbera, Somaliland, the primary focus will be on Somaliland (through working with Horn Cable TV and Radio Hargeisa) with a secondary focus on South Central and Puntland (reached by BBC Somali Service).