Media for social change

jhr is Canada's largest international media development organization.  Our goal - to make everyone in the world fully aware of their rights - is as unique as it is powerful.  

At no time in history has the media been more powerful - we live in the middle of 'Communications Age'.  At jhr we are harnessing this power because it is simply the most effective and efficient way to create wide-spread societal awareness on rights issues.  

All jhr programs promote Rights Media -- the process of writing, collecting, editing, producing and distributing media that creates societal dialogue on human rights issues.

In post-conflict countries -including the Congo (DRC), Liberia and Sierra Leone - jhr mobilizes local media to reach millions of African's regularly with human rights stories.

  Across North America, jhr has an established presence on university and high school campuses, encouraging students to spread rights awareness within their own communities.  Both in Canada and abroad, jhr works in close partnership with local media owners and editors, journalists, journalism professors and students, to improve the overall media environment and make the world a better place.

This Dossier contains Rights Media pieces from our CIDA Sponsored students travelling to Ghana, our school chapters, our Interns from IYIP and our Trainers.  Read on to learn about media development and human rights issues in Africa and throughout the world.

For further information on jhr visit:  www.jhr.ca