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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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
Research/Extension/Training: Smallholder Support Project Research/Extension/Training: Smallholder Support Project
Rural Development: Agricultural and Rural Development Project The overall goal of the project is to help reduce rural poverty in the target area by enhancing the access of the rural poor to value chains with market potential. Specifically, the project aims to: (i) develop value chains (for banana, cassava and peanuts) with significant market potential to the benefit of the target groups; (ii) strengthen the capacity of smallholders and smallholder organizations involved in these value chains; and (iii) strengthen the capacity of the providers of services to rural communities.
Marketing/Storage/Processing: Agricultural and Rural Development Project, Phase II The project's development objective is to sustainably improve the incomes, food security, and nutrition of small producers, women, youth, and indigenous peoples in 3 provinces of Gabon. It will specifically involve:
- improve the agricultural policy environment with a view to increasing public and private investment through an efficient and sustainable system for developing, implementing and monitoring subsector policies and strategies;
- promote economic activities and entrepreneurship in the agropastoral value-chain with a view to improving income, food security and nutrition.
Agricultural Development: Tihama Environment Protection Project The aim is to identify and demonstrate , on a limited scale, appropriate and replicable methods for natural resources management to support a sustained increase in agricultural production and living standard , namely sand dune stabilization to arrest loss of land for productive purposes and conservation of groundwater (through sensitization and policy incentives).
Agricultural Development: Tihama Development Project III (Wadi Mawr) Agricultural Development: Tihama Development Project III (Wadi Mawr)
Agricultural Development: Al-Mahara Rural Development Project Agricultural Development: Al-Mahara Rural Development Project
Rural Development: Raymah Area Development Project Rural Development: Raymah Area Development Project
Fisheries: Fourth Fisheries Development Project Fisheries: Fourth Fisheries Development Project
Agricultural Development: Eastern Regional Agricultural Development Project Agricultural Development: Eastern Regional Agricultural Development Project
Irrigation: Southern Governorates Rural Development Project Irrigation: Southern Governorates Rural Development Project
Agricultural Development: Agricultural Support Services Project Agricultural Development: Agricultural Support Services Project
Fisheries: Third Fisheries Development Project Fisheries: Third Fisheries Development Project
Rural Development: Rainfed Agriculture and Livestock Project The overall project goal is to reduce rural poverty in the project area and improve natural resources management. The development objectives would be to (i) help producers upgrade and diversify their agriculture and livestock production, processing and marketing systems and protect their assets: soil, water, rangeland, seeds and animals; and (ii) empower rural communities to organize and participate in, and gain benefit from community-based development planning and execution and improve their access to public and private services, input and output markets and rural finance.
Research/Extension/Training: Agricultural Research and Development Project Research/Extension/Training: Agricultural Research and Development Project
Rural Development: Pilot Community-Based Rural Infrastructure Project for Highland Areas The development goal of the project is improvement in living standards for the rural poor in the remote highland communities. The specific objectives would be to: (i) empower communities to be proactive in resolving infrastructure constraints; (ii) reduce the isolation of communities and improve overall mobility and access to markets and services in highland areas; (iii) institutionalise community-led village access road improvement within the overall framework for the development of the rural road network; and (iv) provide improved access to poor households to sustainable drinking water supplies.
Agricultural Development: Rural Livelihood Development Project (RLDP) The development objective will be to improve the food security and the incomes of small-scale farmers through increased agriculture production and strengthened resilience to climate risks
Agricultural Development: Southern Regional Agricultural Development Project Agricultural Development: Southern Regional Agricultural Development Project
Rural Development: Central Highlands Agricultural Development Project Rural Development: Central Highlands Agricultural Development Project
Rural Development: Southern Uplands Rural Development Project Phase II Rural Development: Southern Uplands Rural Development Project Phase II
Rural Development: Al-Dhala Community Resources Management Project The overall goal of the project is to enhance family food security for subsistence farmers, raise family incomes and improve the living conditions and development participation of small farm households and village communities in Al-Dhala. To achieve this, the project will: (i) empower communities, including women and the poor, to mobilize and organize themselves to participate in and gain direct benefit from development planning and project execution; and (ii) remove critical physical- and social-infrastructure and social constraints on productivity and advancement; and (iii) equip farm households to enhance output, and support them in doing so, in order to secure basic food supply, produce marketable surpluses and pursue income-raising opportunities.
Rural Development: Dhamar Participatory Rural Development Project The overall goal of the project is to enhance the food security of subsistence farmers, raisefamily incomes and improve the living conditions and development participation of small farmhouseholds and village communities in Dhamar Governorate. To that end, the project will:(i) empower communities, including women and the poor, to mobilize and organize themselves toparticipate in, and gain direct benefit from, development planning and project execution; (ii) removecritical physical, infrastructural and social constraints to productivity and advancement; and (iii) equipand support farming households with a view to increasing their output to enable them to secure basicfood supplies, produce marketable surpluses and pursue income-generating opportunities.
Agricultural Development: Wadi Beihan Agricultural Development Project Agricultural Development: Wadi Beihan Agricultural Development Project
Jamaica U.S. CPC Criminal Justice Initiative Performance Driven Training and Technical Assistance in Jamaica
Jamaica U.S. Child Protection Compact Project International Programs to Combat Information Redacted , Jamaica Covers awards where the principle purpose of the relationship is the transfer of money, property, services, or anything of value to the state, local government, or other recipient to accomplish a public purpose of support or stimulation authorized by the Federal statute.
Jamaica U.S. CPC Criminal Justice Initiative Performance Driven Training and Technical Assistance in Jamaica Covers awards where the principle purpose of the relationship is the transfer of money, property, services, or anything of value to the state, local government, or other recipient to accomplish a public purpose of support or stimulation authorized by the Federal statute.
Assisting Jamaica to Combat Assisting Jamaica to Combat Information Redacted Covers awards where the principle purpose of the relationship is the transfer of money, property, services, or anything of value to the state, local government, or other recipient to accomplish a public purpose of support or stimulation authorized by the Federal statute.
NCSC Caribbean Anti Crime Program Award for deployment of anti-crime and justice subject matter expertise, training, and technical assistance on investigating and prosecuting crime
Combat Child Trafficking International Programs to Combat Child Trafficking, Jamaica
WHP Rule of Law Index Caribbean Award to summarize perceptions of and experience with corruption in Caribbean countries included in the rule of law index.
REOS- Small Grants Program Reef Restoration Project with the Oracabessa Marine Trust, Jamaica:Restorereef and reducedthreats from disease and algae. Project funding would support planting a diversity of coral on the reef and starting a sea urchin population, as part of efforts to fight off disease and algae; and place mooring anchors away from the reef so that any damage is prevented.
PEPFAR visit March 21st to 24th OBLIGATION 12723PEP0018 PEPFAR visit March 21st to 24th OBLIGATION 12723PEP0018
Bureau of Diplomatic Security - ATA 11200 JAMAICA MPHSM SRF 0001 U.S. Department of State: Bureau of Diplomatic Security. Information Redacted. Information has been redacted in accordance with the two principled exceptions defined in the Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act (FATAA) of 2016: the health and secu
Conservation of Archaeological and Ethnographic Collections at the Indian, African, and Caribbean (INAFCA) Museum The INAFCA Museum's collections represent the cultural heritage of more than 30 countries and 90 tribes. This project, which includes preventive conservation and treatment of objects, directly supports the Embassy's efforts to promote democracy and economic security in the Carribean.
PR19TD5523F0115 - Transport. for Mar 21 - 24, 2023 PR19TD5523F0115 - Transport. for Mar 21 - 24, 2023 from Hyatt to various locations.
Bureau of Diplomatic Security - ATA 11387 JAMAICA SD SRF 0001 U.S. Department of State: Bureau of Diplomatic Security. TRAIN, EVAL & OTH RELATED ACT[Covers all training supplies other than books issued to students under Communication Materials and Supplies.]
INL WHP Caribbean Regional Logistics Travel and Support Facilitate the logistics and travel of Caribbean partner-nation personnel to attend trainings and other events.