Project Status: Grant Agreement
Funding Partner: The Asia Foundation
Location: Bangladesh
Project Duration: 25 months (1 January 2020 to 31 January 2022)
Project Cost: BDT 1,47,92,540.00
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Project Personnel:
Team Leader: Hasibur Rahman, Executive Director, MRDI
Project Coordinator: Md. Shahid Hossain, Advisor, Planning and Development, MRDI
Training Coordinator: Sarwat Tarannum Nadia, Senior Programme Officer, MRDI
Finance Personnel: Md. Abdul Gofur, Manager, Finance, MRDI
Logistic Coordinator: Md. Mizanur Rahman, Senior Officer, HR and Administration, MRDI
Objectives:
- Enhance capacity of youth on fact checking to fight disinformation during Covid 19 and how they would make authorities accountable using RTI during and post Corona situation
- Engage newsroom managers and reporters in keeping safe while gathering news
Major Activities:
- Training content development
- Online course for youth on basics of fact checking
- Social media & online media advertisement for campaign
- Youth engagement on COVID-19 and RTI
- Online session on safety of journalist
- Sharing with gatekeepers