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MISA participates in ATI public forum in Choma

10 May, 2023
The public forum was held at Makalanguzu market in Choma district, Southern Province

As one of the local partners on the USAID Open Spaces Zambia Project, MISA Zambia took part in a public forum facilitated by Panos Institute Southern Africa (PSAf) on the importance of the Access to Information Law.

The public forum was held at Makalanguzu market in Choma District, Southern Province. The USAID OSZ project is funded by USAID and implemented by Internews in partnership with FHI 360.

The objectives of the project are to strengthen the democratic foundations of freedom of speech and assembly; build independent and new media; and safeguard a space for activists, Human Rights Defenders (HRDs), and oppositional voices to protect the democratic space in Zambia. MISA Zambia is one of the partners on the project.

About MISA

The Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) was founded in 1992. Its work focuses on promoting, and advocating for, the unhindered enjoyment of freedom of expression, access to information and a free, independent, diverse and pluralistic media.

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