Reporters Without Borders Germany aims to defend human rights, in particular freedom of the press and the right to inform and be informed anywhere in the world.
For this purpose the association aims:
To raise public awareness of the issue of human rights and mobilise the public to support journalists and media that have become victims of repression;
To gather, process and diffuse information by all appropriate means, in particular by investigative missions and the support of newspapers and TV and radio stations that have been threatened or are oppressed for political reasons, thus hindering the free formation of public opinion;
To support media persecuted for their research.
The Foundation aims to respond to social challenges and develop new solutions. To do so, it organises a wide range of projects and programmes independently and supports many project ideas developed by others. People are at the center of all our activities because people are the basis of innovation. This was also the approach adopted by our founder, Robert Bosch.
The overall goal of the Swiss Cultural Programme in the Western Balkans is to contribute to the promotion of democracy and freedom of expression, to conflict resolution and the respect of minorities through employment of cultural instruments and fostering of regional cooperation, thus facilitating the formation and preservation of independent and diversified cultural landscapes.
Based in Prishtina, ATRC trains and assists NGOs in Kosovo to professionalise their work. ATRC works to help NGOs in Kosovo to engage in successful advocacy and to strengthen cooperation and the exchange of information and resources among them.
The organisation aims to disseminate knowledge about democratic institutions, to enhance citizens’ awareness of the importance of free and fair elections, and to raise awareness of the importance of the efficient functioning of state institutions in the period between elections.
The Embassy has previously supported BIRN Hub’s Summer School of Investigative Reporting.
The Federal Department of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Switzerland supports BIRN in the following programmes and projects:
The Conflict Pool, one of the Ministry’s funding programmes, supports activities that seek to reduce the number of people around the world whose lives are, or might be, affected by violent conflict.
The foundation works with civil society groups and government agencies to conduct analyses and produce accurate data that will help bring the country in line with EU standards for justice, public administration, anticorruption, governance, and human rights. It also plays a watchdog role by helping civil society organizations and policymakers hold government accountable to meeting its commitments for EU membership.