Program Support (Civil Society)

$249K USD

Funder	U.S. Agency for International Development
Recipient Organization	Mitchell Group, Inc.
Country	Uganda
Start Date	May 07, 2008
End Date	Feb 25, 2013
Duration	1,755 days
Number of Grantees	5
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	US Foreign Aid
Grant ID	`182528-76`

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.