GFMD welcomes 15 new members!

We are excited to present our latest additions, who have joined us in our commitment to foster and propel global media development. These vibrant organisations contribute a range of perspectives and skills, enhancing the cooperative ethos that characterises GFMD.

Explore our new members dispersed across various continents, illustrating the global reach of the GFMD network. It is with great pleasure that we extend a warm welcome to the following organisations joining GFMD:

General members

1. African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME) – Uganda: ACME aims to be Africa’s leading media support organisation, offering training, research, and advocacy. They champion journalistic excellence and promote press freedom. Their programmes include media research, journalism education, and advocacy for media freedom, with initiatives such as the Uganda National Journalism Awards.
2. Akhbar Meter – Germany: Akhbar Meter is the first digital media observatory in Egypt and the Middle East. The organisation ranks digital media channels based on their adherence to ethical and professional standards in media production.
3. Digihub Africa – South Africa: Digihub Africa creates digital spaces for human rights and provides digital skills training for marginalized communities, including abused women and LGBTQ+ individuals. They focus on reducing the gender digital divide and offer resources for education, job applications, and mental health support in vulnerable communities.
4. Freedom of Information Center of Armenia (FOICA) – Armenia: FOICA aims to promote transparency in Armenia’s government and to encourage public access to information. Their key objectives include advancing ownership transparency reforms, combating disinformation, and improving communication within the judicial system. They also protect the rights of civil society and media in accessing information.
5. Justice for Journalists Foundation – United Kingdom: The foundation promotes human rights, particularly the right to freedom of expression, and works to protect journalists globally. They focus on raising awareness of violence against media workers and provide education on mitigating risks, as well as advocating for accountability for crimes against journalists.
6. JX Fund – Germany: The JX Fund enables journalists who have fled war zones or regions in crisis to continue their work in exile. They assess the needs of individual media outlets, connect experts and partners with practical experience, pool international support streams, and send help to where it’s needed most.
7. Media and Communication Educational and Research Center “Media Voice” – Georgia: Media Voice is committed to supporting professional media for a democratic society. Their mission focuses on raising media literacy, promoting democratic values, and fostering interdisciplinary knowledge transfer. Key projects include annual media environment studies and the “History Keepers” initiative in Georgia and Ukraine, as well as the development of solidarity journalism curricula.
8. Sindicato dos Jornalistas e Técnicos da Comunicação Social (SINJOTECS) – Guinea-Bissau: SINJOTECS, based in Guinea-Bissau, is dedicated to defending the labour rights of media professionals and promoting press freedom. They work on capacity-building for media actors, human rights advocacy, and supporting quality, fact-based journalism. Current projects include enhancing media rights and countering radicalisation and extremism.
9. Somali Women in Media (SOMWIM) – Somalia: SOMWIM is a non-profit organisation committed to increasing the visibility of women in media and society while promoting their leadership and decision-making capacities. The organisation focuses on empowering female journalists to better understand and report on women’s issues while working to break down stereotypes associated with women.
10. Somali Region Journalists Association (SRJA) – Ethiopia: SRJA is a non-profit organisation that promotes press freedom and the rights of journalists in Ethiopia’s Somali state. Established in 2020, SRJA has over 65 members and is dedicated to ensuring a free and independent press in Ethiopia.
11. Technology Organization for Peace (Tech4Peace) – Iraq: Tech4Peace works to promote digital rights, security, and peacebuilding through technology. They focus on fact-checking, disinformation, and digital security in post-conflict regions, with a strong presence in the MENA region. Their services include training on digital rights and the development of tools to support online security for activists and journalists.

Affiliate members

1. Beam Reports – Kenya: Beam Reports focuses on countering misinformation and disinformation in Sudan while promoting media literacy. They publish explanatory news, fact-checking reports, and amplify citizen voices through data journalism. Their mission includes identifying misinformation networks and fostering public awareness around Sudanese media trends, including hate speech.
2. DII-Ukraine – Ukraine: DII-Ukraine aims to build a resilient democratic society in Ukraine, focusing on combatting various forms of aggression, including informational threats. Their work includes reintegrating residents in occupied territories and fostering independent journalism. With extensive experience communicating with residents in Russian-occupied areas, the organisation also publishes Donbas News and organises the annual Donbas Media Forum.
3. Fundación Vorágine Periodismo Contracorriente – Colombia: Founded in 2020, Vorágine is an independent media outlet in Colombia dedicated to investigative journalism on human rights violations and corruption. Recognised for its deep and rigorous investigations, the outlet has won multiple awards in Colombia and abroad. Vorágine advocates for independent journalism free from political and economic interests, promoting informed public debate to strengthen democracy.
4. MedFemiNiswiya – France: MedFemiNiswiya is a feminist media network that dismantles patriarchal narratives and highlights women’s stories across the Mediterranean. They produce multilingual content and foster connections between women in different subregions. The network strives to create a safe space for women journalists and hosts activities such as public events and training sessions. Their flagship publication is the MedFemiNiswiya online magazine.

GFMD is thrilled to add a new group of members to the network and to work with them to promote media development and support journalism wherever it is threatened across the globe.

Through collaboration, coordination, and collective action, our network of 203 members creates, promotes, and delivers policies and programmes to sustain journalism as a public good. Search our 200+ membership to find a partner for your project.

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