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Zuid Soedan Covid 19 Programme The project responds to the needs in Aweil East in three sectors and four payams. Work is coordinated with SAVE. It builds on ongoing COVID and humanitarian work in the county by Tearfund with local partner CEDS.
Nigeria Joint Response Phase 2 (NJR2) Humanitarian response to needs caused by armed conflict in North East Nigeria - a consortium of 5 organisations under the Dutch Relief Alliance (DRA) led by Save the Children
DRC DRA Innovation Project Engaging Faith Leaders and Communities (EFLC) on SGBV Response and Prevention: Scaling-Up a Violence Against Women and Girl (VAWG) prevention program  in Humanitarian Context.
South Sudan Protracted Crisis Joint Response 2020 FSL, WASH and MPC activities in two payams in Aweil East County, a continuation of the hum. programme of 2019
Nigeria Joint Response 2019 NJR2019 provides humanitarian assistance in North East Nigeria. Tearfund provides Livelihood  and food security support and rehabilitation WASH services.
South Sudan Joint Response Phase 3 (SSJR3) Humanitarian Response to the South Sudan crisis (third phase) - a consortium of 13 Dutch organisations under the Dutch Relief Alliance (DRA), led by Save the Children
Syria Joint Response Phase 2 (SJR2) Humanitarian response to the Syria crisis - a consortium of 12 Dutch organisations under the Dutch Relief Alliance (DRA) working across 3 countries (Syria, Lebanon, Jordan), led by ZOA. Tear implementation in Lebanon.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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