Journalists for Human Rights

Journalists for Human Rights (JHR) "is Canada's largest international media development organization. By building the capacity of the media to report effectively on human rights issues, JHR's work pressures abusers to stop and empowers victims to fight back.

"Since its founding in May 2002, JHR has run projects in 14 African countries and throughout North America. Within Africa, JHR works with local media organizations to reach 20 million people with human rights related stories on a weekly basis. In Canada, JHR has established 24 Chapters (or clubs) at post-secondary institutions across the country, actively engaging over 20% of Canada's journalism students in human rights reporting. JHR is currently working to expand this program throughout the United States. JHR has offices in Toronto (Canada), Dallas (USA), Accra (Ghana) and Freetown (Sierra Leone)."

Journalists for Human Rights: Project Partners

Funding
$10,000 +
 * Donner Canadian Foundation
 * Foreign Affairs Canada (Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs)
 * J.W. McConnell Family Foundation
 * Laidlaw Foundation
 * R. Howard Webster Foundation
 * Skylink Communications Inc.
 * Sheila Taylor
 * Walter and Duncan Gordon Foundation

People
Accessed September 2007:

Head Office Staff

 * Ben Peterson, Co-Founder and Executive Director:
 * Nikki Whaites, International Programs Director:
 * Bronwyn Bragg, Domestic Programs Director:
 * Emilee Irwin, International Programs Coordinator:
 * Tracy Park, Financial and Administrative Coordinator:
 * Andrew Clark, Communications and Events Coordinator:

Overseas Staff
Ghana
 * Ato Kwamena Dadzie, Country Director, Ghana:
 * Mark Leger (Expert Trainer)
 * Renee Bernard (Expert Trainer)
 * Sam Mednick (Justice FM, Tamale)
 * Trisha Estabrooks (LUV Fm, Kumasi)
 * Eva Salinas (The Statesman, Accra)
 * Hicham Safieddine (Citi FM, Accra)
 * Doug Murray (Skyy, Takoradi)
 * Katerine Brisebois (Diamond FM, Tamale)
 * Darrell Harvey (Joy FM, Accra)
 * Kari Henry (Metro TV, Accra)
 * Chris Lee (CHRALER, Accra)
 * Christina Beninger (CHRALER, Accra)
 * Kevin Hill (SKYY Power FM)
 * Jessie Johnston (Ghanaian Observer)
 * Ryan Bolton (The Vision)
 * Angelique Wojcik (The Vision)
 * Roanna Tay
 * Leemor Valin

Sierra Leone
 * Elvis Hallowell, Country Director, Sierra Leone
 * Jennifer Hollett (ABC TV, Freetown)
 * Nam Kiwanuka (Radio Democracy, Freetown)
 * Kim Barry Brunhuber (Expert Trainer)
 * Danny Glenwright (Concord Times, Freetown)
 * Rob McKee (Eastern Radio, Kenama)


 * Madagascar - Lucas Chambers (Volunteer Trainer/Researcher)
 * Zambia - Bryna Hallam (MISA), Brandon Currie (PSAf)
 * Tanzania - Allison Dempster (TAMWA)
 * Uganda - Chris Mason (Daily Monitor)
 * Kenya - Sara Nics (African woman and Child Feature Service)
 * Malawi - Ben Travers (MISA)
 * Rwanda - Lauren Vopni (Rwanda Initiative)
 * South Africa - Erin Pottie (CMFD)

Advisory Board
Accessed September 2007:
 * Alexandra Sicotte-Levesque (Chair)
 * Fola Adekeye
 * Ruby Amable
 * Marshall Conley
 * Richard Gwyn
 * Noah Novogrodsky
 * Steve Paikin
 * Charles Pascal
 * Ann Rauhala
 * Ken Wiwa
 * G. Pascal Zachary

Contact

 * Web: http://www.jhr.ca/en

Related Sourcewatch

 * United Nations Democracy Fund: Approved Projects 2006