Citizen Journalism AfricaCitizen Journalism Africa(CJA)(CJA)

http://www.citizenjournalismafrica.orghttp://www.citizenjournalismafrica.org

Hivos/SANGONeT civil journalism, a user-generated content project supported by the European Union.

Estimated results

Increased collaborative networking, learning and knowledge sharing between participants, training partners on the regional and the country level

Increased presence of and access to diverse and journalistically sound content on the situation of women and other marginalised groups in the media of the target countries.

The specific objective is to improve capacity of selected African CSOs in the field of :

Gender, Children and YouthHIV/AIDS and Rural Communities

Zambia : 16 organisations

Uganda : 15 organisations

Tanzania : 14 organisations

South Africa : 14 organisations

Zimbabwe : 13 organisations

Mozambique : 16 organisations

• Trainings and workshops:- Web 2.0 (Blogger, Technocracy, Webpage, …) - Social media (Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, …)

• Online Courses:- Digital storytelling (Cellphone usage, Picassa,

Audacity, Youtube, Zoopy, …)- Reporting and writing (Journalistic writing skills)

Country Focal Points

In conjunction with the twelve partners, the project mobilises the wealth of ideas, knowledge and skills.

1. Provide practical hands on training to local CSOs and community media organisations in their country,

2. Act as the local learning and networking hub and

3. Implement peer-to-peer training activities, helpdesk services, and on-the job training activities.

Maureen…..Intervention: Can you tell us a bit about WOUGNET’s CAJ Dgroup and your work in rural communities in Uganda

• Website (CJA portal) and Social networking on Facebook and Twitter

• The portal has 200 active users registered on the portal

• At date, the portal has a turn over of 3,000 unique visitors per month