Europe Foundation continues to support civic monitoring and advocacy efforts for more accountable, transparent, and needs-based public policy making in Georgia. To this end, the Foundation initiated a program in support for watchdog journalism, which is designed to aid the journalists, media outlets, CSOs, and civic activists that strive to expose poor governance in Georgia (for more information about the program please see http://www.epfound.ge/programs/current-programs-activities/watchdog-journalism-for-change/). As part of these efforts, Europe Foundation decided to announce a call for proposals targeting CSOs with good track record of providing legal aid, in support of their expansion in the sphere of media law, both to inform the journalists and media outlets about their rights and to represent their interests in front of administrative organs and the courts. 

The legal aid grants awarded under this opportunity seek to develop the capacity of the selected institutions, so that they continue to work in this area without grant support from the Foundation. Consequently, this series of grants will offer training and mentorship opportunities from international partner institutions that have a track record of supporting medial legal defense, including on digital rights and online freedom of expression.

source: epfound.ge