Program Support (Civil Society)

$2.84M USD

Funder	U.S. Agency for International Development
Recipient Organization	Enterprise - Non United States Other
Country	Afghanistan
Start Date	Dec 14, 2009
End Date	Feb 10, 2012
Duration	788 days
Number of Grantees	588
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	US Foreign Aid
Grant ID	`182508-76`

Grant Description

Establish and/or develop a broadly functioning independent media sector, which is a crucial factor in democratic governance.

Building this sector is accomplished through such activities as providing infrastructure and equipment to ensure access to information, shaping the media legal and regulatory environment, boosting professional capacity of the media sector, promoting sustainability through encouraging media-related business development and sound financial/management practices, and supporting advocacy and networking among media sector organizations.