Reporting 2.0: New technologies and local media talent change how we monitor water and sanitation

Can local journalists help improve accountability and transparency in development aid? This pilot project proposal uses journalism as a tool for independent reporting on water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) in Ghana. Read the proposal that was selected as a finalist in the 2009 "The Power of Us: Re-Imagine Media" competition.

Local journalists from Ghana will be trained on reporting techniques and WASH issues. The reporters - equipped with smart phone, GPRS internet access and bluetooth keyboards - will publish their video stories online and a community toolkit/portal will be set up to document experiences. Reports will be sent to local media: radio, newspapers and television. News compilations will be presented in local communities and media events.

Partners are Africa Interactive and RCN Ghana. IRC initiators: Nick Dickinson and Cor Dietvorst.