December 2021

Report from the third meeting of the Joint Coordination Mechanism for Lebanon held on December 16, 2021.

This meeting report has three sections:

1. An Update on Media Recovery Fund: Presented by Ayman Mhanna from Skeyes Centre for Media and Cultural Freedom.

2. A summary of a presentation of a report on Funding Landscape for Media Development Actors in Lebanon by fundraising expert and researcher, Michael Randall.

3. Perspectives from donors and implementers on effective programme design and the structure of support.

Attendance

• 13 representatives of international media assistance organisations

• 8 representatives of donor organisations

• 5 representatives of regional or Lebanese media assistance organisations

• 3 organisers

• 2 academia representatives

• 1 consultant keynote speaker

Background

• Meeting notes from previous meetings of the Joint Coordination Mechanism for media assistance in Lebanon: March 2021, October 2020.
• Background about the Joint Coordination Mechanism for media assistance in Lebanon.
• A literature review of relevant resources.