About CHARM Africa

Seven consortium partners from across the African continent collaborating to strengthen the effectiveness and build the resilience of journalists, media practitioners, social media producers, human rights defenders, and civil society activists and their organisations, to advance more democratic and free societies.

CHARM focuses its work on sub-Saharan African countries where civic freedoms are obstructed. However, there is still space to speak out, organise and act, including pockets of resistance that can be supported to strengthen human rights and democratic freedoms.

POWERED BY THE CONSORTIUM PARTNERS
(CLICK TO LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR PARTNERS)
Fojo
Fojo
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With the generous support of
Sida

Objectives

ADVOCACY

Advocacy actions fostering an enabling environment.

COALITION-BUILDING

That encourages coordination and joint action and provides solidarity in the face of attacks and threats.

ENHANCED ACCESS

Enhanced access to resources, especially by marginalised groups that, strengthen the ability of civil society and the media to withstand civic space restrictions and achieve their objectives.

INCLUSIVE

Inclusive and diverse counter-narratives to improve public support for a free and vibrant civil society and media.

Outcomes Harvesting

CROSS CUTTING: GENDER, EQUALITY & SOCIAL INCLUSION
  STRENGHTENED ADVOCACY ACTIONS
  NETWORK OF SUSTAINABLE JOURNALISM
CRD MOBILIZES +/-20 ORGANIZATIONS, ESTABLISHES A NATIONAL UPR COALITION
  MEDIA EDUCATION STRENGTHENED
COALITION-BUILDING THAT ENCOURAGES COORDINATION AND JOINT ACTION
SAFEGUARD HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS & CSO ACTIVISTS IN THEIR WORK
65% USE OF CHARCOAL IN URBAN CENTRES IN UGANDA
ENHANCED ACCESS TO RESOURCES THAT STRENGTHEN THE ABILITY OF CIVIL SOCIETY
STRENGTHENED ADVOCACY AND LOBBYING EFFORTS OF TRADITIONALLY EXCLUDED COMMUNITIES
  AFRICAN JOURNALISM EDUCATORS NETWORK

The Team

MEMORY BANDERA
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DINESH BALIAH
Wits Journalism
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DOSSI SEKONOU GLORIA AGUEH
RFLD
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SOFIA HULTQVIST
Fojo Media Institute
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JEAN MUJATI
Fojo Media Institute
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MESFIN BEKHELE
Civil Rights Defenders
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PAUL MULINDWA
CIVICUS
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SAMM FARAI MONRO
Magamba Network
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JOANNA HELLSTROM
Civil Rights Defenders
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NYASHA NGONIDASHE MUKAPIKO
Magamba Network
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JOHN GBENAGNON
RFLD
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HASSAN SHIRE
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PATRICK DOWAN
CIVICUS
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DAVID KODE
CIVICUS
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SIBAHLE ZUMA
CIVICUS
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