Strengthening participatory democracy through media and civil society organizations

Project period:

06.05.2021 - 31.03.2022

Granted amount:

499,928,- DKK

Total budget:

499,928,- DKK

Organization:

Games (Gambia Media Support)

Partners:

Gambia Press Union Media Academy for Journalism and Communication (MAJaC)

Pool:

Civilsamfundspuljen

Grant type:

Medborgerindsats

World goals:

Goal 4: Quality Education

Goal 5: Gender Equality

Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities

Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Efforts take place in:

Gambia, the

Resume

Strengthening participatory democracy through media and civil society organizations The development objective is to strengthen The Gambian citizens’ active participation in new democratic elections. The immediate objectives are coherently: 1 - To give the voters access to high quality electoral coverage such as fact-checking news reports and podcasts/radio amplifying the voices of the voters 2 - To provide the local populations a reliable coverage in their local languages 3 - To provide the national debate with the perspectives of the target groups of 16 selected CSOs