- Project duration: June 2023 – January 2024
- Donor: Government of Japan. This is a UNESCO initiative developed under the Ukraine Situation Regional Refugee Response Plan coordinated by the UNHCR.
- Purpose: The project aimed to improve Ukranian refugees’ access to accurate and relevant information on topics of interest to them, such as humanitarian assistance provided by authorities and partners, or integration into the labor market.
- Activities: Supporting four newsrooms (TV8, Jurnal TV, Elita TV, and Studio-L) in producing content about and for refugees from Ukraine, including with the involvement of journalists from the neighboring country. Training and mentoring activities for journalists from the four newsrooms.
- Results: 15 journalists from the four newsrooms attended coaching sessions, during which they learned the principles of ethical coverage of the problems faced by refugees from local and international experts. Besides, the four newsrooms benefited from mentoring conducted by the local and international experts who guided them in the process of correct and impartial coverage of the topics regarding displaced persons from Ukraine. In addition, the section titled “Refugees in the Press” was created on the Media Azi website, where various materials and interviews regarding refugee issues were published. During these five months of the project, the IJC’s media partners created dozens of video reports about displaced people from Ukraine, sharing their life stories, challenges, and opportunities they found in the Republic of Moldova.
