Focus
Afghanistan: Supporting Investigative Reporting & Civil Society
Years active: 2017-2018
Project Purpose
To encourage a culture of constructive public debate and critical thinking in Afghanistan by developing a networked and professionalised local media sector across platforms that values in-depth reporting and promotes good governance and the rule of law.
Brief Summary
The project will identify and work with a cadre of Afghan journalists and related NGOs to build strong nationwide local media capacity, sharing learning and expertise around the need for greater accountability. It will establish a network of peer support for trained journalists (especially women) and targeted organisations to produce high-quality and critical content supporting the related goals of building capacity in the media sector and civil society to improve governance, accountability, and rule of law.
Insurgents Profit from Afghan Pistachio
Mountain ranges now a safe haven for militant groups.
Controversy Over Afghans Issued Pakistani IDs
Residents of southeastern border region appeal for government action.
The Decline of Afghanistan's Manufacturing Heart
Industrialists say that ongoing losses will prove hard to reverse.
Afghan Villagers Sabotage Power Lines
Locals furious that they have no access to network running through their lands.
Afghanistan: Salaries Docked, But For What?
Civil servants are unhappy about being made to pay for aid projects.
Afghanistan: Women’s Stories Left Untold
Social barriers still prevent female reporters from working in the media.
Anger Over Slow Progress in Afghan Province
Locals want to see movement on power, water and transport projects.
Hopes Overflow for Afghan Water Project
Much-anticipated development will irrigate farmland and boost power supplies.
Afghan Boys Still Beaten at School
Ban on corporal punishment continues to be widely ignored.