Overview

Across Africa, a large and growing community media sector provides a unique and significant service, making available news and information to and about local and provincial communities (often not reached or well covered by traditional media). Often, they are the only media providing coverage in local languages.

The Bloomberg Media Initiative Africa (BMIA) and the Ford Foundation have partnered to establish a Community Media Fund (CMF) that provides critical philanthropic support to enhance citizens’ access to information that enables the public to support public policies and practices that promote inclusive economic and human development.