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Countries: Guatemala

DIGITAL SKILLS TRAINING FOR WOMEN JOURNALISTS WORKING IN COMMUNITY RADIO IN GUATEMALA

CEPPAS proposes to train women journalists on the use of ICTs for investigative journalism. The project targets Verapaces, North East and Petén; Western; South East, Central and Metropolitan Regions which suffer a profound digital divide and where women have little say in the community media, in which they work. The proposal is based on three pillars: gender equality; community media; technology and innovation with emphasis on FOSS.

Three workshops of three days each will involve women-journalists. CEPPAS will also hold a Forum on Women and Journalism involving media and advocacy...

Fighting impunity and promoting knowledge of legislation and justice mechanisms in order to improve safety of journalists and freedom of the press in Guatemala

In 2011 Guatemala descended 20 positions in the world classification of press freedom as developed by Reporters without Borders. In the period (2008-2011) a total of 8 journalists were reported assassinated, of whom none have had their case solved, with the number of violations against freedom of expression increasing to 179 cases of aggression.

Several reports point towards the fact, that many subjects such as organized crime, corruption, impunity and human rights violations are subjects that are not covered and present in the media. Journalists in Guatemala face violent attacks,...

Training of Autochtonous Community Journalists to Broaden Media Participation

Guatemala is a multiethnic, multilingual and multicultural nation that is still emerging from and struggling with the legacy of its 36-year civil war. The inequities and discrimination that helped fuel the repression of the war years still affect the country, particularly in the autochthonous highlands provinces that bore the brunt of the civil conflict. In part as a result, Guatemala suffers from the world's third most unequal distribution of wealth, with poorly developed and underfunded public education, especially in rural, autochthonous areas. Roughly 60 % of Guatemalans are...

Creation of a Mayan Communication Network (REFCOMAYA)

In Guatemala, more than 60 % of the population is indigenous and speaks one of the 24 languages (22 Mayas and the Garifunas) which exist in the country. This segment of the population is also the poorest in the region. The exclusion of the Indigenous people is also reflected in the communication ambit. The radio, TV and printed media are in Spanish and focus on the problems and the context of Guatemala City, a situation which prevents the indigenous people from receiving information about their own situation, and also isolates them from the rest of the country. The Academy of Mayan...

Training journalists in freedom of expression and indigenous rights

This project proposes to train and debrief journalists on the problematic issue of discrimination that affects the indigenous populations of Guatemala. At the same time, it intends to broadcast images and material from the life of indigenous populations through local channels. The main objectives of the project are: to organize workshops for journalists and media professionals on the theme of the rights of indigenous communities and the ways in which social communicators can contribute to combating discrimination and racism; to improve the quality and quantity of information in both local...

Training in printed mass communication with a view to fostering community participation

Period: 1995-1997

Radio programmes for the transfer of farming technology

Period: 1991-1993

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