Grants and Contributions:

Mobilizing the Media to fight the Coronavirus (COVID-19)

7421516 P009475003

$2,179,856.00

Jul 14, 2020 - Feb 15, 2023

This project aims to combat the impact of COVID-19 on human rights, particularly those of women and girls. Project activities include: (1) providing training to journalists to report on the status of human rights and women’s rights as affected by COVID -19 (for example, access to health-care/social services, etc); (2) providing training to journalists to identify mis/disinformation on COVID-19, to debunk dangerous myths in social media; (3) providing training to journalists to only report scientifically valid information to the public; (4) educating targeted communities on how to both identify mis/disinformation in the media and to source sourcing credible information regarding COVID-19; and (5) and providing training to communities to recognize when their human rights are not being observed due to COVID-19. This project is being implemented in Gambia, Ghana, Iraq, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda, and Yemen.

Global Affairs Canada

The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) improved media coverage of COVID-19 and its gender impacts in targeted countries; and (2) improved public understanding on the impact of COVID-19 on human rights, in particular the rights of women and girls in targeted countries.

Toronto, Ontario, CA M5V 2L7

064-2020-2021-Q2-00040

Grant

Grants and Contributions

860372853

Not-for-profit organization or charity

The value of the agreement is changed to $2,179,856 CAD, The end date is changed to 2023-02-15.

Feb 10, 2022

JHR - Journalists for Human Rights

Spadina--Fort York

35101

International Development Assistance Program

The main purpose on the International Development Assistance Program is to reduce poverty for those living in countries where Global Affairs Canada engages in international development.