Around the world, independent journalism is under pressure from repressive regimes and business models struggling to keep up with technological change. This is leaving a vacuum in which disinformation and propaganda thrives.
We make sure this doesn’t happen. By tapping into the Guardian’s expertise and working with local partners, we offer sustained support for media organisations. Our approach goes beyond newsroom training. We mobilise expertise from across the Guardian and wider media industry, spanning editorial, technology and business teams, to co-create practical, long-term solutions.
Your support helps us safeguard the future of independent media where it’s needed most.
Mentoring, skills development and global support networks
Visits to the Guardian newsroom and peer networking opportunities
Developing local trainers, embedding journalism education locally
Mini-grants for kick-starting new ideas and products
Business support that draws from the Guardian's world leading expertise, ranging from revenue strategies to AI utilisation to newsroom leadership.
To date, we've supported over 400 journalists from 14 countries, including Turkey, Ukraine, India and Syrian journalists in exile.
176 journalism projects have been developed, including podcasts, articles and newsletters, reaching over 1 million people
75% of these projects have continued into the long term, compared to an average start-up success rate of 10%
We've expanded our reach by supporting trainers in their localities, with 90% of participants going on to train others
