Danida/Hugou
This was the end of the third phase of the NPI/RMRC project under DANIDA support to independent media. The Danida/Hugou, which has been supporting NPI for the last 10 years, is the major partner of NPI and deserves sincere appreciation for its support which has been substantial in the overall development of Nepal's media.
MS-Nepal
MS-Nepal, a Danida-supported INGO, is also one of the prominent partners, working with RMRC Nepalgunj for the last four years. This support has been instrumental in establishing Radio Bheri F. M., a community-based radio station in the mid-western region of the country-- which is considered as the hotbed of the violent conflict.
IMPACS
NPI received another noteworthy support this year from IMPACS, a Canadian INGO, in the areas of conflict reporting. A very innovative concept was formulated by NPI to encourage journalists to work in teams and to visit conflict-affected areas for team reporting. The concept materialized with funds from IMPACS.
DSJ
The Danish School of Journalism has been continuously providing technical support and consultation to NPI since the last 3 years. The support continued this year.
BBC Monitoring
NPI feels great pride for being entrusted to conduct BBC Monitoring Services for the last two years. The main task under the program is to report the major national events and activities regularly to the International Center of the BBC in London. This program has helped in promoting NPI's image in the international arena.
UNESCO
As in the previous years, UNESCO supported NPI to carry out interaction program on the occasion of International Press Freedom Day on May 3rd.
National and Local partnership projects:
POLICY Project:
Under POLICY Project support, NPI conducted four workshops across the country to sensitize the local journalists in reporting of HIV/AIDS.
SPDI:
Under Support for Peace and Development Initiatives ( SPDI ) partnership, Nepal Press Institute conducted workshops this year for enabling media persons understand conflict.
MDG:
The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) as envisaged by the United Nations in 2000, occupies prominence in the UN System's support to Nepal's development process. However, the media sector is still not much acquainted with MDGs due to lack of publicity. NPI collaborated with MDG program of UNDP to conduct a workshop in order to sensitize the media personnel on MDGs.
Panos South Asia/Himal Association
NPI collaborated with Panos South Asia/Himal Association to conduct two regional workshops at Biratnagar and Nepalgunj. The workshops were aimed at sensitizing the journalsits and civil society members to interact with some media personnel from Sri Lanka, who shared their experiences of facing a 2-decade old conflict in Sri Lanka.
Save the Children - US
Under partnership with Save the Children - US, the Regional Media Resource Center - Biratnagar conducted a 2-day workshop at Lahan focusing on training journalism to adolescents. The Center has also developed a training manual for child wallpaper with the INGO's support.
