Independent Media Response Fund (IMRF)

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Meedan’s Independent Media Response Fund provides microgrants, training, and networking opportunities to small and medium-sized media groups and civil society organizations throughout the Larger World. The fund’s focus changes yearly to ensure we’re addressing a variety of key concerns.

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Microgrants awarded:

Countries represented:

Money distributed:

$420,000

These numbers are current as of May 2025, and they include both funds distributed during our regular application cycles and those disbursed in response to urgent crises.

Program Manager

Shalini Joshi

Shalini Joshi has worked as a media educator and journalist in India and is cofounder of Khabar Lahariya, an independent women-led newsroom in India.

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Program Manager

Sneha Alexander

Sneha Alexander is a public policy graduate with work experiences as a data journalist and fact-checker in India.

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Program Manager

Eric Mugendi

Mugendi is a verification expert, having managed one of Africa’s leading fact-checking organizations. He has an interest in technology for good, and has also contributed to the growth of citizen-driven civic tech initiatives in East Africa.

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Program Manager

Haramoun Hamieh

Haramoun is a media worker and consultant. He co-founded and managed several media initiatives at the intersection of social sciences, journalism, archiving and design. He is interested in exploring the various ways digital media, big tech and algorithms influence how we learn about and react to hyperlocal and global events.

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Funded by

Sida

Previous Funding Recipients

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