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Project Overview Project Name i-STREAM (Strengthening Free and Independent Media in South Sudan) Implementation /Funding Mechanism (Cooperative Cooperative Agreement Agreement/ Contract /Grant) Activity Start/ End Date October 2013 – April 2020 Name of Prime Implementing Partner Internews Name of Implementing Sub-Partner Various Contract/Agreement Number AID-668-A-13-00005 Geographical Location South Sudan Prepared for Victor Lako USAID/South Sudan, Juba C/O American Embassy, Kololo Road Reporting period October 1 to December 31 2019 Financial Expenditure for the Reporting Period See Annex 13 Submitted by Charles Haskins, Chief of Party Internews in South Sudan Afex River Camp, Juba, South Sudan +211 920010961 | +254 790644028 [email protected] 1 Table of Contents Project Overview ........................................................................................................................................... 1 Glossary ......................................................................................................................................................... 3 Executive Summary ....................................................................................................................................... 4 Project Description........................................................................................................................................ 5 Objective 1: Strengthen autonomous, journalistic professionalism and facilitate the development of an institutionally well-managed and financially self-sustained, independent media in South Sudan ..... 5 Objective 2: Promote a freer and open media environment through improving the normative-legal- regulatory conditions and supporting media institutions ........................................................................ 8 Objective 3: More effective South Sudanese media capacities to raise the quality, quantity and self- sustainability of development communications by the South Sudanese media across democracy- building, peace, economic growth, social, health and other key issues ................................................. 10 Performance Monitoring and Supervision .................................................................................................. 15 Actions for the Coming Quarter .................................................................................................................. 15 Management and Administrative Issues .................................................................................................... 15 Collaboration, Learning & Adapting (CLA) .................................................................................................. 16 Conflict Sensitivity ....................................................................................................................................... 17 Resilience .................................................................................................................................................... 17 Crosscutting Issues ...................................................................................................................................... 18 Annexes ....................................................................................................................................................... 20 Annex 1: Indicator Progress Table .......................................................................................................... 20 Annex 2: Journalist Trained Report – FY2020 Quarter One .................................................................... 27 Annex 3: Health and Gender Masterclass Report ................................................................................... 29 Annex 4: FY2020 Quarter One Radio Content Overview ........................................................................ 37 Annex 5: Eye Radio – FY2020 Quarter One Program Highlights ............................................................. 38 Annex 6: The Radio Community – FY2020 Quarter One Program Highlights ......................................... 39 Annex 7: Internews-Managed Radio Stations – FY2020 Quarter One Program Highlights .................... 42 Annex 8: Small Grant Partners – FY2020 Quarter One Program Highlights ........................................... 43 Annex 9: Success Story – Eye Radio Exposes Corruption at National Revenue Authority ..................... 44 Annex 10: Success Story – The Radio Community Expands Digital Presence ......................................... 46 Annex 11: Success Story – Eye Media Wins Investigative Reporting Grant ........................................... 47 Annex 12: 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence Internews Recap ................................ 48 Annex 13: iSTREAM SF-425 ..................................................................................................................... 54 2 Glossary AIRS Abyei Information Radio Service MoU Memorandum of Understanding AMDISS Association for Media Development MSF Medicines Sans Frontiers in South Sudan PoC Protection of Civilian Site AYA Active Youth Agency PSA Public Service Announcement BBTT Boda Boda Talk Talk R-ARCSS Revitalized Agreement on the CBOs Community-Based Organizations Resolution to the Conflict in South CCE Community Communication and Sudan Engagement SPLA Sudan People’s Liberation Army CEO Chief Executive Officer SPLAiO Sudan People’s Liberation Army – in CNISS Community Needs Initiative South Opposition Sudan SPLM Sudan People’s Liberation CPJ Committee to Protect Journalists Movement/Army CRN Catholic Radio Network DQA Data quality assessment SPLMiO Sudan People’s Liberation DRC Danish Refugee Council Movement/Army - in Opposition EM Eye Media SSP South Sudan Police ER Eye Radio SSPDF South Sudan Police Defense Forces ERF Environmental Review Form TRC The Radio Community EVD Ebola Virus Disease UJOSS Union of Journalists in South Sudan FPU Free Press Unlimited UN United Nations FYI Foundation for Youth Initiative UNDP United Nations Development GBV Gender-based violence Programme ICRC International Committee for Red UNICEF United Nations International Cross Children’s Emergency Fund UNMISS United Nations Mission in South IDP Internally Displaced Person Sudan IGAD Inter-Governmental Authority on UNOCHA United Nations Office of Development Coordination for Humanitarian IOM International Organizational for Assistance Migration WASH Water, Sanitation and hygiene IP Implementing Partner WHO World Health Organization JHR Journalists for Human Rights M&E Monitoring and Evaluation MA Media Authority MERL Monitoring, Evaluation, Research & Learning 3 Executive Summary The i-STREAM project is a USAID-funded media development project. The goal of the $75 million project is to: strengthen a free and independent media in South Sudan with an emphasis on the independent radio sector by supporting local partner radio stations and focusing on improving the professional preparation of journalists, the economic self-sustainability of media houses, the enabling environment for a free media, and the support institutions for a freer media. Internews marked many achievements this quarter. Internews continued to strengthen the organizational capacity of Eye Media and The Radio Community, by providing support on business development and internal systems strengthening. In addition to these partners, Internews continued to provide subgrants to the Abyei Information and Radio Service (AIRS) and the Association of Media Development in South Sudan (AMDISS). Through the subgrant to AMDISS, Internews provided training to 40 aspiring journalists (including nine women) at the Media Development Institute (MDI). Internews also continued to operate radio stations in Malakal (Nile FM) and Bentiu (Kondial FM), which serve communities living inside and outside the PoCs. These stations Internews-managed stations continued core programming on peaceful coexistence and health topics. The stations also brought groups from both inside and outside of the PoC together for discussions on peace and reconciliation. Internews partnered with three other radio stations this quarter: Voice of Reconciliation in Bor, Sama FM in Juba and Pochalla FM in Pochalla. These partners focused on gender-based violence (GBV) content production and received mentoring and training from the Internews Senior Media Adviser. Across all Internews-managed and partner radio stations including Eye Radio and The Radio Community, Internews produced and broadcast 3,527 items of original content covering key themes such as peace (24%), governance (24%) and health (10%). Internews contributed to strengthening the work of organizations across the country, producing 78 original PSAs on critical issues facing listeners. For more, see Annexes 4 – 8. Internews partnered with Resilience Organization, a women-led national NGO to conduct two events for the 16 Days of Activism Campaign Against Gender Based Violence in Juba and Torit. During a public event in Gumbo Shirkat, approximately 400 people witnessed local youth participating in activities to raise awareness about the harmful effects of GBV. A local drama group performed two skits on early marriage and domestic violence. The event was emceed by local radio personality, DJ Lomisak, who also produced and broadcast radio programs leading up to the event on a local station. Internews and Resilience Organization partnered with local narrowcasting service Sultan Jambo, to raise GBV awareness and