Access to Information Law Training Workshops for the Media Community and KRG Officials

The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad invites eligible organizations to submit proposals to develop and implement a series of training workshops for journalists and Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) officials at the ministerial press office or equivalent level who are serving in positions responsible for implementation of the Access to Information law, or Law n. 11. The workshops will provide direct training for a minimum of 60 editors and journalists and 30 public officials (no more than fifteen per workshop). The number of participants addressed in a given workshop and the total number of workshops is flexible, but program participants will be representative of the governorates of the IKR, and workshops should be held in at least two cities The goals of the program are to provide training in the Access to Information law; convene the media community and public officials to discuss and develop a shared vision for full implementation of the law; produce a report containing recommendations/best practices for public institutions to support access to information; conduct a public event to publicize the progress made in the workshops; and evaluate the impact of the workshops to include reconvening the participants six months later for a feedback and evaluation session.