Project profile — Strengthening Investigative Reporting in Ukraine



Overview 

CA-3-D000386001
$2,984,448
Internews Network
2014-03-20 - 2017-12-31
Closed
Global Affairs Canada
EGM Europe, Arctic, Middle East and Magh

Country / region 

• Ukraine (100.00%)

Sector 

• Democratic participation and civil society:
Democratic participation and civil society (15150) (20.00%)
Media and free flow of information (15153) (80.00%)

Policy marker 

• Gender equality (significant objective)
• Environmental sustainability (cross-cutting) (not targeted)
• Participatory development and good governance (significant objective)
• Trade development (not targeted)
• Biodiversity (not targeted)
• Climate change mitigation (not targeted)
• Climate Change Adaptation (not targeted)
• Urban issues (not targeted)
• Desertification (not targeted)
• Children's issues (not targeted)
• Youth Issues (not targeted)
• Indigenous Issues (not targeted)
• Disability (not targeted)
• ICT as a tool for development (significant objective)

Description 

This project aims to support the Ukrainian the media sector by improving the quality and quantity of investigative journalism in order to help Ukrainian citizens participate more fully in public life and decision-making. The project seeks to train up to 45 top female and male journalists from all regions of Ukraine in state-of-the-art media skills, as well as in legal, personal safety, and technical skills. The trained journalists are expected to produce up to 650 high-quality investigative reporting programs to be webcast and broadcast to an estimated audience of eight million Ukrainian citizens. The project uses the Internet as its main media platform, and works with independent regional television stations. To ensure sustainability, the project also provides substantial technical advice and mentorship to strengthen the financial and administrative management of independent media organizations, such as Hromadske.tv (“Civic.tv”).

Expected results 

The expected outcomes for this project include: (i) increased production of quality, gender-sensitive reporting content in Ukraine; and (ii) increased broadcasting/webcasting of gender-sensitive independent investigative reporting content in Ukraine.

Results achieved 

N/A

Budget and spending 


Original budget $150,030
Planned disbursement $0
Transactions
Transaction Date Type Value
27-03-2018 Disbursement $134,478
Country percentages by sector
Type of finance Aid grant excluding debt reorganisation
Collaboration type Bilateral
Type of aid Project-type interventions