This Second Edition of the MRCG Newsletter covers the second six months of 2022 (July – December 2022). The MRCG continued to implement its activities on the projects “Enhancing Press Freedom and Media Reforms” and “Engaging the Media and Communities to Change the Narrative on Transitional Justice (TJ) in Sierra Leone,” which were supported by the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) and the Africa Transitional Justice Legacy Fund (ATJLF), respectively.
The following activities were implemented across the country, they included:
- Monthly monitoring and reporting on press freedom issues.
- Production of the State of Media Freedom Report in Sierra Leone (2018-2021).
- Internal Monitoring and Evaluation on Implementation of MRCG’s activities.
- Regional Training of journalists on Transitional Justice (TJ) issues.
- Production of Videos in TJ issues.
- Community meetings on TJ issues in Mile 91, Tokolili District
- Production and launch of TJ Manual.
- Training of radio journalists on the Right to Access Information law in Sierra Leone.
- International experience sharing a trip to England.
The MRCG would like to thank NED and the ATJLF for providing the funds used to implement the programs and activities of the MRCG. We look forward to fulfilling the key priorities and objectives of the MRCG in its Media Development Strategy, which will end in 2024.
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