What We Do
We are Committed
to Democracy
and Development
Thematic Areas
Elections, Democracy and Good Governance
Open Governance, Anti-corruption, Transparency and Accountability
Freedom of Expression, Journalists Rights/Safety and Media Independence
Research, Monitoring and Publishing
Investigative journalism, use of ICT and new media
Community Development, peace building and advancement of the voices of the poor/grassroots citizens.
Projects
Democratic Governance: Support to the Media
Project Start Date: January 1, 2018
Project End Date: January 1, 2022
Funded by: European Union
The overall objectives of the project are:
- To deepen the role of the media (conventional and new/social) in promoting credible electoral processes, inclusivity, accountable democratic practices and service delivery
- To facilitate the professional and ethical media coverage of 2019 elections and the processes leading to it.
- To enable various stakeholders use the Freedom of Information Act as a tool to facilitate transparent elections, accountable democracy and service delivery.
- The specific objective is to ensure that the media, including new and social media provides fair, accurate, ethical and inclusive coverage of the electoral process and elections.
Documentary
IPC short documentary on EU-SDGN support in using media to advance women in Politics.
Journalists' Safety (OSF)
Project Start Date: January 1, 2018
Project End Date: January 1, 2020
Funded by: Open Society Foundation (OSF)
The objective of this project includes:
- To sustain and improve on the culture of monitoring, documentation and raising of awareness on the safety of journalists in Nigeria;
- To establish the key safety concerns and issues of journalists in Nigerian through nation-wide survey
- To build a national consensus among relevant stakeholders on appropriate frameworks on the safety of journalists in Nigeria;
- To enhance the capacity of journalists covering local areas on issues of accountability, transparency and development and improve their safety consciousness; and
- To enhance the institutional sustainability and visibility of IPC.
Strengthening Citizens Engagement in Electoral Processes (SCEEP)
Project Start Date: January 1, 2014
Project End Date: June 4, 2018
Funded by: UKAID
Objectives:
- To support citizens, especially women, youth and persons living with disability to participate in and influence electoral process.
- To promote the emergence of a politically better informed electorate.
- To promote inclusiveness in the Nigerian electoral system.
Project Map
Documentation, Capacity Building, Advocacy and Promotion of Safety of Journalists in Nigeria
Year: 2016/2017
Funder: Open Society Foundation
The overall goal of the project was to facilitate a free and safe environment for journalists and other Media professionals in the country. Pursuant to this, the project monitored and documented attacks on journalists in Nigeria; ran a safety alert and help desk for journalists under threat; created better awareness about safety through Online safety manual, held capacity building and other forms of engagement with journalists and media outlets; sought joint plans of action with relevant stakeholders on journalists safety, published an annual compendium on the state of safety of journalists in Nigeria and held commemorative activities to mark the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists.
was conceived within the context of using multi-media platforms to promote public discourse and enhance media role in the institutionalization of transparency in the country.
The Media Transparency Watch project
Year: 2016
Funder: U.S. Consulate General, Lagos Project
Baseline survey on the trends of media reportage and coverage of the oil sector by the Nigerian media.
Year: 2015
Funder: Natural Resource Governance Institute (NGRI)
The project involved carrying out a baseline survey of media coverage of oil and gas issues in six national newspapers of which the survey outcome was used as part of training curricular for master class program organized media for oil reform (MFOR) and Pan Atlantic University.
Conceived to improve on the media agenda setting role on poverty reduction through informed report and commentaries on halting various forms of inequalities that lead to poverty across 6 Lagos communities.
CSO/media engagement for solution-driven rural poverty reporting
Year: 2015/2016
Funder: World Association for Christian Communications (WACC)
Media Capacity Building, Mentoring and Monitoring for Conflict-Sensitive, Public-Issue and ICT-Driven Reporting of 2015 Elections
Year: 2014
Funder: UNDP/DGD
Implemented in Abuja, Kaduna, Lagos, Ado-Ekiti, Enugu, Calabar
Implemented in Abuja, Lagos, Ado-Ekiti and Enugu.
Media Projection, Advocacy, Engagement and Capacity Building to Deepen Democratic Reforms and Good Governance in Nigeria
Year: 2013/2014
Funder: UNDP/DGD
Monitoring & Strengthening the Capacity of the Media to Report and Mainstream Rural Poverty Issues
Year: 2013/2014
Funder: World Association for Christian Communications (WACC)
Implemented in Lagos and achievements recorded included the production of a report which was used as a resource tool for engagement, campaigns and capacity building on development issues in media reportage.
Implemented in Lagos. The project was aimed at honing the professional, investigative and analytical skills of the media towards enhanced understanding and improved reportage of the EFCC and anti-corruption issues
Capacity Program for Journalists on Understanding Economic Crimes
Year: 2011/2012
Funder: EFCC/World Bank
Fair Media, Fair Elections – The Nigerian Election Support Program
Year: 2011
Funder: USAID/IRI
implemented in Lagos, Abuja, Kaduna, Ibadan, Enugu. The project, supported by the USAID/IRI /Institute for War & Peace Reporting led to the publication of an Election Reporting Manual that was used by journalists in the country during the 2011 elections.
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