DW Akademie's EU funded projects

February 9, 2026

DW Akademie has been enhancing media development with EU support since 2015.

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Find an overview of our most recent EU-funded media development projects, including partners, budget and scope, in the downloads section below.

At a glance:

Middle East and North Africa

Libya: "Stability through reconciliation", 2017 – 2021
Libya: "Immune against disinformation", 2021 - 2023
MENA region: "Shabab Live", 2018 - 2021
MENA region: "Digital innovations for peace", 2022 - 2024
MENA region: "Reclaim the Net: MIL4Peace", 2025 -2027
Morocco: "I-Media", 2021 - 2024
Palestinian Territories: "Hobz wa Malah (Bread and Salt) – Getting together to talk", 2025 – 2028
Syria: "Fill the Space", 2025 -2027
Tunisia: "Media Up II", 2021 – 2026
Tunisia: "On en parle! La Tunisie 360°", 2023 - 2026

Africa

Côte d'Ivoire: "Esprit jeunes, esprit de paix", 2020 – 2023
Ethiopia, Ghana, Central African Republic: "African Media Integrity and resilience", 2026 – 2028
Kenya: "TrustLab", 2024 – 2026
Namibia: "New voices, new narratives", 2023 – 2025
Namibia: "Eco-Dialogue Collective", 2025 – 2028
Sub-Sahara Africa: "Covid-19 response", 2020 – 2022
Uganda: "Media Safety Initiative" , 2025-2026
Uganda: "Amplifying Voices – Enhancing Dialogue”, 2025 – 2028

Latin America

Brazil: "Floresta em pé", 2024 – 2026

Asia and Europe

Armenia: "European Media Facility", 2020 – 2023
Bangladesh: "Informed opinions for better decisions", 2022 - 2024
Bangladesh: "Loud and Clear – Empowering Youth Voices 2.0”, 2025 - 2028
Bhutan: "Building inclusive demoracy", 2024 – 2026
Cambodia: "Youth voices matter!", 2020 – 2022
Cambodia: "Be part of it”, 2025 – 2029
Georgia: "ConMeCo", 2023 - 2025
Moldova: "Trimedia", 2024 - 2025
Mongolia: "Mongolian voices for change", 2023 – 2026
South Asia: "Digital Spaces for Dialogue“, 2025 – 2028
Ukraine: "Strengthening independent media", 2024 - 2026
Ukraine: "MediaFit", 2021 - 2024
Ukraine: "Supporting Suspilne", 2017 - 2021
Uzbekistan: "Tabassum", 2024 – 2026
Western Balkans: "SustainMedia", 2022 – 2025
Western Balkans: "In the interest of the public", 2023 – 2026

Voices from the projects

Ukraine: "MediaFit", 2021 - 2024

Empowering media in southern and eastern Ukraine

The MediaFit project boosts news quality and ensures media resilience in Ukraine, addressing hybrid threats, including those from the COVID-19 pandemic. DW Akademie partners with Ukrainian CSOs to support independent regional media and journalists, ensure their continuity, improve content quality, and combat disinformation. Public media is also supported to ensure the delivery of reliable
content. This is even more vital since the beginning of Russia’s war in Ukraine.

The EU-funded project MediaFit developed the player-driven game "In Search of Truth" that aims at enhancing teenagers' fact-checking skills. MIL trainers can apply online and offline versions of the game as an interactive learning element.

Sofiia, 17 y.o., participant (on the right): "When I play this game, I feel I'm in a safe space. I can communicate with my peers and be creative. I imagine being the hero and it empowers me a lot." Image: DW

"I think media and local media could be more than only watchdogs: They can increase the level to which people resist, to help them survive, talk about their problems, and even to find some kind of happiness - even during the wartime." – Andrii Dikhtiarenko, Editor-in-chief, Realna Gazeta Image: Fred Guerdin/DW

Brazil: "Floresta em pé", 2024 – 2026

A digital network to communicate productive and sustainable territories in the Amazon

The initiative establishes a digital communications network in nine territories of traditional communities in the Amazon region, managed by indigenous CSOs. Young entrepreneurs, empowered to use the network, promote productive activities and its sustainable replication. Trained local media and women’s groups use digital and analog formats, encouraging participation from community members in thematic groups.

"The Floresta Digital project is an innovative and unique experience. We hope it can benefit the entire population of the territories, including our youth and people who already work. It's fundamental for us to communicate how we surveil and protect our territories, because there is a lot of appropriation of land and hardwoods, and illegal mines. So, we want to empower ourselves with our radio and our networks." – Josias Souza, Traditional leader of the Satere Mawe People, Brazil Image: Nils Brock/DW

"Communication trainings with the DW Akademie are important and very impactful in my life because they empower the people in the Amazon, indigenous communities, river dwellers and small scale farmers, to publicly deal with issues that are our reality, that demand us." – Dirliane Freitas, Communicator and farmer from the Amazonian community of São Tomé do Breu, Brazil Image: Benedikt Borchers/DW

Bangladesh, Myanmar: "Digital Spaces for Dialogue", 2025 – 2028

Strengthen the voice of youth in digital public discourse about conflict resolution and peacebuilding

The project fosters dialogue between youth from diverse ethnic communities in Myanmar and its diaspora in neighboring countries, particularly in Bangladesh. The Project builds the capacity of three CSOs, youth and media actors to strengthen youth voices in public discourse through innovative digital formats. It includes the Rohingya who had to flee Myanmar and now live in camps in Bangladesh.

"When hate speech and sensitive content are prevalent, constructive journalism becomes especially important. We’ve learned how to incorporate diverse voices through this approach." – Saw Thein Myint, Managing Editor, Karen Information Center Image: KIC/DW

"The Idealab has been a space where students feel seen and heard, helping them reach their full potential. Once these projects are put into action, we hope they will empower marginalized women in Bangladesh and Myanmar to speak up for themselves and move closer to the lives they dream of." – Israt Jahan Chowdhruy, Bangladesh Image: DW

"The Idea Lab was about more than just planning; it was about building empathy across our borders. By connecting with peers from Bangladesh and Myanmar, we turned our shared challenges into a collective strength. Once our project is implemented, I expect to see a more resilient community where our ideas provide real, local solutions through the power of our shared learning." – Ji San Mai Maji, Myanmar Image: DW

DW Akademie's EU funded projects

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