As part of this project, six civil society organisations and non-profit media outlets received grants that aim to strengthen media freedom, resilience and professional reporting.
Sessions focused on key aspects of the project management, such as monitoring and evaluation, record keeping, narrative and financial reporting procedures, and visibility standards.
The organisations were grantees of the second phase of an EU-funded project called ‘Strengthening Media Freedom, Professionalism and Journalists’ Safety in Albania’.
The project was launched in January 2024 and is being implemented by BIRN Albania, in partnership with the Center for Science and Innovation for Development (SCiDEV) and the Faktoje Center, both also based in Albania. Its goal is to strengthen the resilience of local media and journalists to provide independent, fact-based information in order to aid people’s understanding and inform participation in public debate.
The sub-grantees will later receive training on fact-checking provided by Faktoje, and on digital security and safety of journalists provided by SCiDEV. Each training session will be followed by on-the-job mentoring.