Fort Severn and Attawapiskat First Nation youth receiving journalism training in their communities
Stories take flight: JHR in Northern Ontario
In the spring of 2013, Journalists for Human Rights launched our first media development project in Canada - the Northern Ontario Initiative. The project trains Aboriginal journalists in remote reserve communities across the province on how to report on, and from, their communities.
The Northern Ontario Initiative is made possible with generous support from the Ontario Trillium Foundation, an agency of the Government of Ontario, and Accenture
Welcome to the Dibaajimo Indigenous reporters portal!
The Dibaajimo portal is an online space where Indigenous journalists and media outlets across Canada can collaborate to improve the quality and quantity of news stories focused on Indigenous people, culture and issues in Canadian media.
Dibaajimo also offers aspiring Indigenous journalists the opportunity to further their careers in journalism through the online journalism course, community forum, pitching platform, reporter profile page and other useful resources offered on the site.
JHR (Journalists for Human Rights) is Canada's leading media development organization. Our goal - to make everyone in the world fully aware of their rights - is as unique as it is powerful.
Since JHR's founding in 2002 the organization has worked tirelessly to strengthen independent media in sub-Saharan Africa by building the capacity of local journalists to report ethically and effectively on human rights and good governance issues. JHR's work ensures the media can play its rightful role as a referee between state and civil society.
The more people are aware and free to discuss human rights, the more they will hold their governments to account, leading to improved public services, less corruption, better economic opportunities and stronger democratic processes.
Since 2002, JHR has:
- Run programs in 17 Sub-Saharan countries.
- Started Chapters at over 50 universities and high schools internationally.
- Trained over 12,000 professional African journalists and students.
- Engaged over 5,000 Canadian student Chapter members.
- Partnered with over 250 African media organizations.
- Reached an estimated 50 million Africans with human rights information through our local partners.