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Amplifying Voices of Women and Girls

Kenya

Canada World – Voice for Women and Girls

Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, Estonia

Activating independent Russian and Belarusian journalists to combat information manipulation

Mali

Amplifying Female Voices in the Transition and the Reform Process

South Sudan

Tackling Misinformation and Disinformation through Media to Promote Peace Building in South Sudan

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Strengthening Independent Media in the Arab Region

Turkey & Tunisia

Canada World – Voice for Women and Girls

Tunisia

Strengthening the role of the media in improving the sexual and reproductive health of young men and women in Tunisia

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Growing Indigenous Storytellers Fellowship

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BIPOC Youth Journalism Training Fellowship

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Connected Protection Journey

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Journalists For SRHR Masterclass

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    jhr Story Leads to Minimum Wage Hike in Liberia

    In late May 2011, jhr trainers Aaron Leaf and Janey Llewellin organized a reporting trip for Liberian journalists to investigate working conditions at an iron ore mine in the north of the country. In discussions with both workers and management, the journalists discovered that local workers were being hired as sub-contractors, on call. They had

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    jhr Story Ends Hospital Water Shortage in Malawi

    In the summer of 2011 the Adventist Hospital in Blantyre, Malawi was facing water shortages on an ongoing basis. Despite complaints to the Blantyre Water Board, the issue was not being addressed. “It has been a persistent problem” said the Hospitals Chief Executive Officer Kirby Kasinja. “We have been complaining but we are just being

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    Turning the Lights Back On In a Liberian Prison

    In August 2010, jhr-trained Liberian journalist Peter Massaquoi embarked on a reporting trip to Zwedru Correction Palace in Liberia’s Grand Gedeh County.  Massaquoi had attended numerous human rights reporting workshops with jhr and wanted to investigate the human rights issues affecting the lives of inmates, including long-term detention without trial. Massaquoi spoke with the prison’s

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    Staffing a Northern Clinic in Ghana

    By Martin Aseidu Dartey & Shawn Hayward, Citi FM, Ghana   For two years, the clinic in Dzogadze, Ghana, had not had a nurse on staff. The closest hospital is eight miles away on a dirt road that is impassable when it rains.   When jhr intern Shawn Hayward heard about this, he knew it

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    Media pushes for investigations against police in multiple shootings

    On April 21, 2006, four people were shot dead in a police chase to catch alleged robbers in another car. Apparently, the local police shot the victims of the crime rather than the perpetrators. One month later another boy was shot in front of his home by police in yet another pursuit to catch robbers.

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    President launches Liberia’s first radio station for women

    In August 2010 the president of Liberia, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf visited jhr’s partner radio station LWDR (Liberia Women Democracy Radio), Liberia’s first radio station for women. jhr trainer Tamasin Ford has been working with local journalists for several months to create a radio station that empowers women and tackles gender issues. “You don’t hear much

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