Program Support (Civil Society)

$20K USD

Funder	U.S. Agency for International Development
Recipient Organization	Chemonics International, Inc.
Country	Liberia
Start Date	Sep 28, 2008
End Date	Mar 25, 2010
Duration	543 days
Number of Grantees	2
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	US Foreign Aid
Grant ID	`186889-76`

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.