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Amplify Asia - Media Development Investment Fund
MDIF is a not-for-profit investment fund for independent media in countries where access to free and independent media is under threat. Through a fund structure, MDIF invests in media partners from startup to growth-stage, providing affordable debt and equity financing to independent news and information businesses in a range of countries where access to free and independent media is under threat. MDIF also supports its portfolio media partners with specialist technical advice and assistance. The primary purpose of the Amplify Asia programme is to strengthen the capacity of independent media in South and Southeast Asia by building their potential long-term sustainability to help them hold power to account and encourage the development of a well-informed and engaged civil society. The core components of the proposed programme are: coaching, specialist technical assistance, digital safety and security training and advice, gender mainstreaming and sub-grants. They will all be ongoing components throughout the five-year programme. The core of the programme is the provision of long-term business coaching to MDIF's media partners. While the coach works with the media partners on the development of an overall business strategy and various aspects of business development, some aspects of this require specialist help. The programme will provide this special technical assistance through the provision of the additional short-term specialist to address a particular need. The type of assistance can vary, from assistance to help with monetization of social media channels through to training on search engine optimization (SEO). Lastly, the sub-grants provision in the programme will allow MDIF to provide a modest funding pool that can be used to try out new business ideas of its media partners. These grants will be carefully integrated into the overall business capacity building work. Timeframes for the provision of digital safety and security assessments and training, as well as gender mainstreaming initiatives, will likewise be tailored to the specific needs of the media concerned. MDIF will hold an annual networking event for all media partners and their coaches and will also facilitate the participation by partners in regional conferences and peer-to-peer visits based on the needs and areas of focus of each media.
Overview
About this project
MDIF is a not-for-profit investment fund for independent media in countries where access to free and independent media is under threat. Through a fund structure, MDIF invests in media partners from startup to growth-stage, providing affordable debt and equity financing to independent news and information businesses in a range of countries where access to free and independent media is under threat. MDIF also supports its portfolio media partners with specialist technical advice and assistance. The primary purpose of the Amplify Asia programme is to strengthen the capacity of independent media in South and Southeast Asia by building their potential long-term sustainability to help them hold power to account and encourage the development of a well-informed and engaged civil society. The core components of the proposed programme are: coaching, specialist technical assistance, digital safety and security training and advice, gender mainstreaming and sub-grants. They will all be ongoing components throughout the five-year programme. The core of the programme is the provision of long-term business coaching to MDIF's media partners. While the coach works with the media partners on the development of an overall business strategy and various aspects of business development, some aspects of this require specialist help. The programme will provide this special technical assistance through the provision of the additional short-term specialist to address a particular need. The type of assistance can vary, from assistance to help with monetization of social media channels through to training on search engine optimization (SEO). Lastly, the sub-grants provision in the programme will allow MDIF to provide a modest funding pool that can be used to try out new business ideas of its media partners. These grants will be carefully integrated into the overall business capacity building work. Timeframes for the provision of digital safety and security assessments and training, as well as gender mainstreaming initiatives, will likewise be tailored to the specific needs of the media concerned. MDIF will hold an annual networking event for all media partners and their coaches and will also facilitate the participation by partners in regional conferences and peer-to-peer visits based on the needs and areas of focus of each media.
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