Region:
Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Volyn, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Zhytomyr, Zakarpattya, Zaporizhzhya, Ivano-Frankivsk, Kyiv, Luhansk, Lviv, Mykolayiv, Odesa, Poltava, Rivne, Ternopil, Kharkiv, Cherkasy, Chernivtsi, Chernihiv
The Strengthening Independent Media in Ukraine (U-Media) program develops a media more capable of performing its oversight and public service role. Through technical assistance, capacity building grants, and training, U-Media improves media monitoring and investigative journalism, increases media literacy and utilization of new media technologies, provides legal support to journalists and media outlets, and facilitates media and civil-society partnerships.
Since 1992, when, shortly after Ukraine achieved independence, USAID opened its first Kyiv office and launched its first programs here, we have been committed to working in full partnership with the Ukrainian people as they sought to transform their country into a vibrant democracy, with a robust free market economy.
USAID/Ukraine’s flagship media support program, Strengthening Independent Media in Ukraine (U-Media) was implemented during 8 years of unprecedented political, economic, and social transition.
Fifteen high school students from the Autonomous Republic of Crimea took part in a new media summer camp sponsored by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), held in the city of Feodosia from June 27 - 30, 2011. The summer camp was organized by the USAID Strengthening Independent Media in Ukraine (U-Media) project in partnership with Google Ukraine.
Ukrainian artists, journalists and civil society activists gathered on January 24 to celebrate the passage of a progressive public information law and open a photo exhibit aimed at reinforcing the importance of access to information.