The Africa Transitional Justice Legacy Fund (ATJLF) Approves $2,680,000.00 in sub-grants & legacy Initiatives. $1,555,000 will support 15 #CSOs in 6 West Africa counties to advance #TJ initiatives, $750,000 earmarked for legacy-worthy projects, & $375,000 for collaborations. Read more here 👇🏿 facebook.com/share/uf5DnpMN…

List of Finalists of the second edition of the National Inclusive and Anti-Conflict Awards 2023. Organized by THE MEDIA REFORM COORDINATING GROUP (MRCG-SL) and Minority Rights Group with funding support from the #EuropeanUnion. The award ceremony will be held on Tuesday 2/7/24. Global Investigative Journalism Network SLAJ Salone Media Foundation for West Africa NEDemocracy

The THE MEDIA REFORM COORDINATING GROUP (MRCG-SL) and the Minority Rights Group will tomorrow host the 2nd edition of the Inclusive & Anti-Conflict Journalism Awards in Sierra Leone. 6 finalists have been shortlisted out of the 29 entries that came in. NEDemocracy Media Foundation for West Africa SLAJ Salone SLAJ President Ministry of Information & Civic Education S/Leone

Ahead of THE MEDIA REFORM COORDINATING GROUP (MRCG-SL) and Minority Rights Group’ second edition of Anti-Conflict and Inclusive Awards, I’ve just discussed the process behind the awards and criteria for the selection of the finalists on @riseradiosl and will be doing same on #TopRadio in the morning.

Our Head of Programs, Augustine S James was on @riseradiosl discussing the second edition of the Anti-Conflict and Inclusive Journalism Awards. He will be doing same on #TopRadio soon.

Today, THE MEDIA REFORM COORDINATING GROUP (MRCG-SL) & the Minority Rights Group hosted the second edition of the Anti-Conflict & Inclusive Journalism Awards. #Three out of the six finalists were named the winners, grabbing €500, €300 & €200 for the first, second & third places respectively. 👇🏿 facebook.com/share/v/NretJD…

Today, just like the first, I presided over the Second Edition of the Anti-Conflict and Inclusive Journalism Awards organized by the THE MEDIA REFORM COORDINATING GROUP (MRCG-SL) and the Minority Rights Group with support from the #EuropeanUnion. Congratulations to all the winners and all those who sent in stories.

At the launch of the Sierra Leone Broadcasters Association (SiLBA) today, THE MEDIA REFORM COORDINATING GROUP (MRCG-SL)’s Head of Programs, Augustine S James, congratulated them, reminded them of #MRCG’s study on journalists welfare, and encouraged them to address the issues affecting journalists.

THE MEDIA REFORM COORDINATING GROUP (MRCG-SL)'s Media Freedom Review for June 2024 captured various press freedom issues other media engagements across the country. It monitored two major attacks on 2 journalists in June 2024 and followed-up on existing issues. Media Foundation for West Africa NEDemocracy Read👇 mrcgonline.org/index.php/impa…

The THE MEDIA REFORM COORDINATING GROUP (MRCG-SL) kickstarts a project entitled ‘Engaging the Media and Communities to Change the Narrative on Transitional Justice (TJ) Issues in Sierra Leone,’ with support from the Africa Transitional Justice Legacy Fund (ATJLF). SLAJ Salone Emmanuel Ayoola Chernor Bah Center for Memory and Reparations - SL CHRDI

Today, the staff of the THE MEDIA REFORM COORDINATING GROUP (MRCG-SL) visited the Sierra Leone Peace Museum, to establish partnership. The visit, supported by Africa Transitional Justice Legacy Fund (ATJLF), was geared towards starting a working relationship btw the two institutions on Transitional Justice (TJ) Issues in Sierra Leone.

After the meeting, we were taking on tour to the various facilities in the Museum. We saw the “11yr war” in pictures, we saw artifacts from the war, we heard firsthand explanation from someone who witnessed the war, we saw the various processes leading to peace. #NeverAgain.

2yrs ago today, there was a nationwide protest that led to the loss of lives. The protest, largely planned on social media, reportedly got low security measures for its prevention. The THE MEDIA REFORM COORDINATING GROUP (MRCG-SL)/Africa Transitional Justice Legacy Fund (ATJLF) project on #TJ, will increase public awareness on the #TRC report. #NeverAgain

Today, we remember the adoption of the African Union Transitional Justice Policy in February 2019. The policy was developed by African Union to address the adverse effects of violent conflicts in Africa. ATJLF is proud to have supported the actualization of this policy.

In July 2024, THE MEDIA REFORM COORDINATING GROUP (MRCG-SL) followed up on the physical assault of a journalist in Kenema, the threat against a journalist in Bo, the detention of a journalist in Kenema, the attack on a radio in Makeni and among others. Read report below.👇🏿 NEDemocracy Media Foundation for West Africa Chernor Bah

I'll be attending the Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa 2024 (FIFAfrica24). Let me know if you're attending so we can say Hi! Or register now & join me at the event! whova.com/portal/registr… #FIFAfrica24 #InternetFreedomAfrica - via #Whova event app whova.com/portal/registr…

Our Head of Programs, Augustine James, will be participating in a week-long Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa. The event which will be hosted in #Senegal, & funded by Digital Defenders Partnership, will focus on lessons learnt on digital rights in connection with human rights over the years.

The THE MEDIA REFORM COORDINATING GROUP (MRCG-SL), under its project supported by the Africa Transitional Justice Legacy Fund (ATJLF), engaged students at the Faculty of Comm, Media and Info Studies-University of Sierra Leone, on the relevance of more public awareness on Transitional Justice (TJ) Issues in 🇸🇱, on the module ‘Media and TJ’ at the faculty.

Our National Coordinator, Dr. Francis Sowa, participated in a strategic meeting held by our regional partner, Media Foundation for West Africa and the #ECOWAS in Abuja, Nigeria. The meeting was geared towards strengthening media and democracy in West Africa.