D-Jil

Goals

Contribute to citizen-led involvement in society and young people’s autonomy in 9 countries in the Arab world by the use of online media.

2,5 M

48months

9Countries

20Supported Projects

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Project timeline

February 2018 January 2022

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Presentation

Focused studies in the Arab world show that young people want to play a more active role in the media. They are turning increasingly to social and online media, which offer them greater opportunities for interaction and content publication.

D-Jil aims at providing young people in the Arab world enhanced access to information, a broader grounding in media topics and increased political and citizen-led involvement in society. D-Jil is run by a consortium of partners with the following members: Samir Kassir Foundation (Liban), IREX Europe (France), FMAS (Morocco) et Leaders of Tomorrow (Jordan) and is co-funded by the European Union.

D-Jil is designed for those developing digital news content of interest to young people (particularly young women) and those wishing to enhance their skills by consolidating their working methods, enriching their content and providing new technical skills.

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D-Jil

Project beneficiaries

- Applicants developing digital news content (bloggers' or citizen-journalist groups, online radio stations, online media, information platforms, etc.)
- Traditional private media making the transition to digital (radio and TV stations, printed media, press agencies, etc.)
- Associations and NGOs already active in the promotion of the media, cultural centres, or civil-society organisations keen to develop a higher online profile, all targeting young people.

Project manager

Sarah Filali

Actions

"Exchange" of good practices

Exchange of good practices for online programmes and interactive tools are fostered at regional level between the beneficiaries particularly through the organisation of a conference dedicated to media and young people.

16 projects embodying the digital revolution in the Arab world have been competing in Casablanca.

The first incubator session of the D-JIL project was held in Tunis on 14 and 15 November 2018. The ten selected project holders met up to undergo...

The second D-JIL incubation session took place in Jordan from 13 to 15 June 2019. It brought together the project managers selected during the...

Al Hurreya is a Moroccan website that helps citizens defend their individual rights and freedoms. Founded by a group of journalists in April 2019...

Sustainability of platforms, digital strategy, search engine optimisation, social networks: these are just some of the topics that the...

While other kids were dreaming about being a doctor or an engineer, Ruby Haji Naif was adamant: she was going to be a journalist.

"Engage" media and civil society

Ten projects that will bring together media and civil society, provide young people with enhanced access to information, a broader grounding in media topics, and increased political and citizen-led involvement in society are selected and financed. Seven education workshops on media are organised for young people that are involved in citizen-led plattforms.

"Woman is the future of man. She is the colour of his soul. She is his rumour and his sound. And without her, he is nothing but blasphemy", wrote...

"Realize" the selection and the funding of 10 innovative online projects

Ten Innovative online programmes/platforms/ reflecting the challenges of real interest to young people (individual freedoms, equality, religion, health, sport, and culture) in different languagues (in Arabic, Arabic dialects, Berber languages, French and English) are selected, financed and coached throughout the project.

Webtv, webradio, YouTube Channels, innovative online programmes…You have a project that aims at giving a voice to young people in the Arab world...

250 candidates responded to the first "D-Jil" call for projects. From these, 30 projects were pre-selected by a panel made up of representatives...

At the end of the two hackathons, a panel of experts and young people drawn from the Mediterranean region selected the 10 projects to be awarded...

Webtv, webradio, YouTube Channels, innovative online programmes…You have a project that aims at giving a voice to young people in the Arab world...

The second call for applications for D-Jil has resulted in 250 applications being submitted, all relating to projects for producing original...

250 candidates responded to the second "D-Jil" call for projects.

At the end of the two hackathons, a panel of experts and young people drawn from the Mediterranean region selected the 8 projects to be awarded a...

AhkiFree (“speak freely") is a Website for sharing articles and videos; it was launched by a group of Tunisian youths in partnership with the...

Since 2007, the Samandal association, which is based in Beirut, has been distributing a quarterly magazine filled with publications written by...

"Collect" the needs of young public

The needs of young people in the above mentioned countries are collected through audience feedback and studies issued from financed programmes. They are taken into account for the developement of innovative projects.

Webtv, webradio, YouTube Channels, innovative online programmes…You have a project that aims at giving a voice to young people in the Arab world...

As part of its Echoes programme, the Algerian association ADCE (Association de Développement des Capacités des Étudiants) offers journalism...

Led by Shoruq, Raising Youth Voices is a project for young women aged 16 to 20 in the Dheisheh Refugee Camp, south of Bethlehem.

On 19 February 2020, the team of the Moroccan educational platform 9rayti.com welcomed more than fifty guests at the Technopark in Casablanca to...

One of the four Openchabab sessions was dedicated to this key issue. Interview with Kenza Sefrioui, project coordinator.