Former Yugoslavia

Medienhilfe

Medienhilfe is a Swiss-based non-government and non-profit organisation which aims to support the independent media and freedom of press. Medienhilfe’s activities include the support of independent media organisations by financial, material, moral and political means, as well as research and analytical work on the role of media in respect to social integration, conflict de-escalation and transformation, and peacebuilding. Since its establishment in 1992, Medienhilfe has supported projects in Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro, Kosovo, Serbia and Macedonia and given priority to projects for establishing better conditions for inter-ethnic dialogue and cross-border dialogue with neighbouring countries, as well as to strengthening minority media.

P.O. Box, 8031 Zurich, Switzerland

Tel +41 1 272 46 37, Fax +41 1 272 46 82

info@medienhilfe.ch

www.medienhilfe.ch

Contact

Roland Brunner, director

Budget

$1,000,000

Number of staff

10

Publications

Medienhilfe-info (quarterly newsletter), Mailinglist, Media and War

Media in the new countries of the former Yugoslavia

Programmes

Multi-Town Media Minority and Community Broadcast Development, Macedonia, Interethnic Bridges - Peace Building by Minority Media, Kosovo, Interethnic Tolerance and Reconciliation - Peacebuilding Media Projects, Serbia, Special Election related Media Projects 2002 - Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro