Strengthening Media to Serve as an Effective Public Watchdog
Project Status: | Contractual |
Funding Partner: | USAID-PROGATI |
Location: | Countrywide |
Project Duration: | 6 Months |
Project Cost: | BDT 4,260,753.00 |
PROJECT PERSONNEL
Team Leader: | Inam Ahmed, Deputy Editor, The Daily Star |
Project Coordinator: | Hasibur Rahman, Executive Director, MRDI |
Project Manager: | Farhana Afroz, Senior Programme Officer, MRDI |
Accounts Officer: | Abdul Gofur, Manager, Finance and Admin, MRDI |
OBJECTIVE
Increase media capacity to advocate for legal reform and freedom of information laws, and to use resulting laws in their daily work.
MAJOR ACTIVITIES
Conducting a training need assessment
Develop comprehensive training module
Conducting training events