Projects

The four-year “Bousolah” project, led by ARIJ in partnership with “Journalism & Citizenship” and the support of the European Union, aims to strengthen independent media, promote reliable information, and foster cross-border collaboration among journalists and fact-checkers in the MENA region. It focuses on building skills and providing professional support to media and fact-checking organizations, leveraging the groundwork laid by the Arab Fact-Checkers Network (AFCN) and the Sahafa Med initiative. The name “Bousolah,” meaning “compass,” symbolizes the crucial need for direction amidst regional information disorder and complex challenges.

The Brave Media project, co-funded by the European Commission, is a global initiative to enhance the resilience of independent, public interest media in 20 countries, through innovative, locally-led solutions.

The strategy aims to explore the possibilities of using AI in news gathering, production, and distribution, helping MENA media outlets in applying these technologies to their work.

The “I Will Not Stay Silent Coalition” came together to offer solutions to various forms of abuse of power and to work towards harnessing a safe media environment.

The Arab Fact-Checkers Network (AFCN) is a grassroots network that works towards fostering transparent and impartial fact-checking in the Arab region.

Believing in the value of promoting data journalism in the Arab world. ARIJ launched an advanced diploma in data journalism.

Is a two year project, launched by ARIJ and supported by the Nations Democracy Fund, UNDEF. The project aims at improving accountability reporting in Jordan.

the project focused on equipping Arab journalists with tools to produce fact-checked reports scrutinizing critical issues spanning corruption, environmental crises and public health.

Safety First is a project that contributes to a full cyber safety ecosystem for all journalists in the MENA region.

A fellowship offered by ARIJ in cooperation with “Free Press Unlimited” to shed light on problems that endanger human safety or health.

Innovate to Investigate is a project that aims at creating a new perspective for investigative journalism and transfer innovative mindset to the participants.

Aman360 project aims to create and nurture a cognizant foundation for the safety of journalists among the investigative journalism community in the Arab world.

100 Watts is a three-year project launched by ARIJ and supported by the Embassy of Netherlands in Jordan.

The “Together” incubator is the fruit of collaboration between the Swedish International Liberal Centre (SILC), and ARIJ, and is funded by the Swedish Institute (SI).