Global

(a) Communication Assistance Foundation

CAF/SCO is a Dutch foundation which supports independent media in countries in development. Its objective is to contribute to the democratisation processes by promoting freedom of information, pluriformity of the news supply and opinion forming in the developing world. The aim of CAF/SCO is to contribute to the setting up of independent media, by giving financial and organisational support in the framework of the development of democratic nations, where the safety and lives of citizens and journalists are taken for granted. In 2002 CAF/SCO supported 54 independent initiatives that originate in the South, expending a total of 2 million euro.

CAF/SCO was founded in 1986 by the Dutch Association of Journalists, the Dutch Society of Editors-in-chief and the Dutch Daily Newspaper Association. These organisations are still represented on the board and advisory committee of CAF/SCO.

P.O. Box 66, 1200 AB Hilversum

The Netherlands

 

Tel +31 35 625 0110, Fax +31 35 625 01 11

cafsco@cafsco.nl

www.cafsco.nl

 

Contact

Nynke Vlieger (Assisting project officer)

Petra Seijn  (Management Assistant)

 

Number of staff 10

 

Approximate budget

>$1,000,000

 

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Balkans, Caucasus, Europe, North America

(b) European Journalism Centre

The EJC serves as a forum for journalists from around Europe - and beyond - where they can meet one another, build networks, voice their views and raise their concerns. At the EJC journalism educators can acquire the training they need to better prepare the journalists of tomorrow. In addition, other media and communications professionals can learn about the needs and requirements of journalists, and how to respond to them. The overall mandate of the EJC is furthering the European dimension in media outlets, enhancing the quality of journalistic coverage of European current affairs, analysing and describing the developing European media landscape, and providing strategic support for the European media industry.

Sonnevillelunet 10, 6221 KT Maastricht

The Netherlands

 

Tel +31 43 325 4030, Fax +31 43 321 2626

secr@ejc.nl

www.ejc.nl

 

Contact

Bettina Peters, Director of Programmes

 

Budget

< $25,000

Number of staff:

Total: 10

 

Publications:

Newsletter

European journalism training in transition - the inside view

Reporting ethnic minorities and ethnic conflict - beyond good or evil

Media innovation, professional debate and media training - a European analysis

 

Programmes:

Investigative Journalism

Ethics in conflicts reporting

 

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Europe, Global

(c) European Centre for Conflict Prevention

The European Centre for Conflict Prevention is an independent NGO based in the Netherlands and promotes effective conflict-prevention and peacebuilding strategies, and actively supports and connects people working for peace worldwide. The centre also acts as the secretariat of the European Platform for Conflict Prevention and Transformation and initiates, coordinates, and implements its activities.

On a regular basis, the ECCP organises roundtables and seminars on issues related to conflict prevention and peacebuilding. The ECCP serves as an information point, a network organisation, and an advocate for the field of conflict prevention and resolution in general. Collecting information about the causes of and reasons for conflicts; what is being done in the field of conflict prevention; which people and organisations have expertise on certain conflicts; stimulating networking; conducting lobby activities for the field; organising seminars and conferences and stimulating communication and coordination are essential functions in working towards greater effectiveness in conflict prevention activities. The ECCP works together with organisations in shared projects and activities to avoid duplication and stimulate cooperation. 

 

The role of Civil Society and NGOs in the Prevention of Armed Conflict is a three-year integrated programme of research, consultation and discussion which will take place all over the world. Regional conferences will focus the experience of each region and lead on to a major international conference at UN Headquarters in 2005.

 

In its function as an information point, the ECCP maintains one of the most comprehensive sources of information available regarding organisations and activities in the field of conflict prevention. The Searching for Peace Programme is aimed at analysing conflict prevention efforts in the main violent conflicts of the world. The results are published in a series of books as well as on the web site.

In line with the ECCP’s aim of raising awareness of the importance and possibilities of conflict prevention, People Building Peace is an ongoing programme aimed at collecting and publishing inspiring stories and best practices of conflict prevention and peacebuilding activities worldwide, with special attention to civil society.

P.O. Box 14069, 3508 SC Utrecht

The Netherlands

 

Tel +31 30 242 7777, Fax +31 30 236 9268

info@conflict-prevention.net

www.conflict-prevention.net

 

Contact

Paul van Tongeren, Executive Director

 

Budget

$500,000-$1,000,000

 

Number of staff

14

Publications

Searching for Peace Series on Africa, 1999; Europe and Eurasia, 2002; Central and South Asia, 2002

Conflict Prevention in Central Asia - The Role of the OSCE, 2002

Towards better Peacebuilding Practice, Evaluation Practices, and Aid and Conflict, 2002

People Building Peace 35 Inspiring Stories from Around the World, 1999.

Conflict Prevention Newsletter

 

Programmes

Media & Peacebuilding

Searching for Peace Programme, focus on South East Asia & The Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa

People Building Peace

The Role of NGOs and Civil Society the Prevention of Armed Conflicts

Conflict Resolution in Schools

 

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The SADC countries

(d) Netherlands institute for Southern Africa

NiZA was founded in 1997 out of the merger of three organisations with a record of support to the anti-apartheid struggle dating back to the 1960s the Holland Committee on Southern Africa, the Dutch Anti-Apartheid Movement and the Eduardo Mondlane Foundation. NiZA professes solidarity with the ‘ordinary’ people of Southern Africa and aims to help them to find structural solutions in their fight against poverty, injustice and inequality.

NiZA focuses on three areas of activity

•           Access to information: Programme on Media and Freedom of Expression

•           Access to justice: Programme on Human Rights and Peace Building

•            Economic Development: Economy Programme

Its Media Programme focuses on improving media diversity and access for citizens, enhancing freedom of expression and media quality and strengthening the sector’s sustainability.

It supports southern African organisations that are committed to strengthen the independent media sector in southern Africa. The mediaprogram is divided in four themes

1.            Advocacy Liberalisation of (colonial) press laws and legalisation on protection of journalists;

2.            Broadcasting e.g. Radio by and for the community;

3.            Publishing NiZa finds written media/print is an essential medium to enable people to tell their stories, to be part of the news and to make it easier for people to be involved in decision-makingprocesses;

4.            Training Numerous media training initiatives have been established in southern Africa. They range from regional training institutes for working journalists to schools of journalism; from individual in-service training to on-the-job courses for editorial staff.

 

In order to achieve more synergy and fulfil the need for collaboration between media trainers and training institutions in the SADC region, fifty representatives of universities, technical companies, NGO’s, commercial institutions and independent media trainers established the Southern African Media Trainers Network (SAMTRAN). This network was launched in South Africa in September 2001. SAMTRAN is financed and promoted by NiZA to support regional institutes to decide on areas of collaboration and cooperation.

P.O. Box 10707, 1001 ES Amsterdam

The Netherlands

 

Tel +31 20 520 62 10, Fax +31 20 520 62 49

media@niza.nl

www.niza.nl/media

 

Contact

Bob van der Winden, Director of Programmes

 

Number of staff

11 (on media)

 

Publications

MediaNews Quarterly e-mail newsletter on media in southern Africa and NiZA’s Media and Freedom of Expression Programme

Newsletter of NiZA Media Programme

 

Programmes

MISA Manyarara Prize Prize for Investigative Journalism in southern Africa

HipHop project (exchange programme of young ‘rappers’ from North and South)

 

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Sudan

(e) Pax Christi Netherlands

Pax Christi is an international movement for peace and reconciliation, non-violence and human rights. Pax Christi Netherlands is part of the international movement Pax Christi International. High priorities are placed on peace education and the promotion of a peace culture in Dutch society. In cooperation with the NCRV (a Dutch broadcasting organisation), Pax Christi helped set up the community radio station ‘Radio Voice of Hope’ in Southern Sudan. The radio’s objective is to promote peace and reconciliation among the conflicting groups in South Sudan, promote South Sudanese languages and positive traditional values and cultures. Moreover, the project focusses on education and development, to assert self-confidence in the people so as to make them self-reliant, and promotes human rights education and the rule of law in the area.

P.O. Box 19318, 3501 DH Utrecht

The Netherlands

 

Tel +31 30 233 3346, Fax +31 30 236 8199

paxchristi@paxchristi.nl

www.paxchristi.nl and www.radiovoiceofhope.net

 

Contact

Jan Gruiters, Director

 

Budget

>$1,000,000

 

Number of staff

25

 

Publications

Policy statement on strenghtening local capacities for peace inside southern Sudan

 

Programmes

Radio Voice of Hope

 

Balkans, Eastern Europe

(f) Press Now

Ever since its formation in 1993, Press Now has stood for the independent, responsible and professional media in former Yugoslavia. Freedom of media is considered a prerequisite to the development of democratic society in which human rights and the rights of minorities are guaranteed. Press Now has various country programmes in the Balkans and Eastern Europe that support projects aiming at developing a viable media landscape for the development of a democratic open society in which human rights and the rights of minorities are respected. Press Now’s main activities involve journalism and management training, media monitoring, media legislation, financial support and infrastructure.

Wibautstraat 3, 1091 GH Amsterdam

The Netherlands

 

Tel +31 20 596 2000, Fax +31 20 596 2001

pressnow@pressnow.nl

www.pressnow.org

 

Contact

Paul Staal, Director

 

Budget

> $1,000,000

 

Number of staff

Total 21, Media 18

 

Publications

Bosnia-Herzegovina One Media Policy Under Three Banners? (or vice versa)

Federal Republic of Yugoslavia From Classical Resistance to Network Strategy

Albania Starting from Scratch

Free Press in South-Eastern Europe

Out of Time

 

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Global

(g) Radio Netherlands Wereldomroep & Radio Netherlands Training Centre

Radio Netherlands is a public-service multimedia production and training organisation and has its own distribution network of satellite and short-wave transmitters. RN acts as a knowledge broker, sharing global and regional issues with the rest of the world, with daily productions in English, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazil), Papiamento, Indonesian and Dutch. It also covers regional developments in areas of the world without free media. To understand the widely differing information needs of the audience, Radio Netherlands continually examines the media landscape of their targets, looking for ways to complement what is already there. The production centre currently works with around 5,500 partners worldwide (including all the music and speech programming), mostly radio and TV organisations.

Education is an important part of Radio Netherlands’ mission. In 1968, the Radio Netherlands Training Centre began offering courses in radio and television production for young professionals from developing countries. Funded by the Netherlands Ministry for Development Cooperation, the courses aim to improve the informative and educational use of the media in developing countries. RNTC activities are increasingly focused on specific media education. Examples are the “Training the Trainers” and “Current Affairs Editorial” courses. All these courses are designed for professionals from developing countries who have some previous broadcasting experience.

P.O. Box 222, 1200 JG Hilversum

The Netherlands

 

Tel +31 35 672 4211, Fax +31 35 672 4252

www.rnw.nl / www.rntc.nl/rntc

 

Contacts

Jonathan Marks, Creative Director (co-production enquiries)

Lem van Eupen, Manager RNTC (training enquiries)

 

Budget

> $1.000.000

 

Number of staff

350 (total)

 

Publications

daily newsletters in four languages

news and feature services to partner stations

Semi-annual programme schedules

 

Programmes RNTC

International Course Broadcast Journalism (Radio and Television)

International Course Internet for Journalists

International Course Educational Programme Production (Radio/Internet and Television/Internet)

 

Programmes RNW

50 productions per day