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PARENT COMPANY, DONORS AND OTHER PARTNERS

Parent company

Since 2017, CFI has been a subsidiary of France Médias Monde (FMM), with whom it has fostered synergy regarding structures, resources and above all operations in the field.

Donors

CFI is funded by the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs (MEAE) as part of France’s co-operative development policy. CFI has also developed a proactive fundraising policy to obtain other funding, at both national and European levels. The European Union (EU), the French public agency Expertise France (EF) and the French development agency Agence Française de Development (AFD) are all regular donors.

Other partners

Many other projects are conducted with other partners. French partners included the Institut français, the French-speaking University Association, the Centre for Media and Information Literacy (CLEMI) and the Maison des journalistes.

In Europe and elsewhere, CFI regularly cooperates with its counterparts such as the German agency Deutsche Welle Akademie, the Swiss foundation Fondation Hirondelle and the German foundation Thomson Media. CFI is also an active member of the Global Forum for Media Development  (GFMD) and the European Partnership for Democracy (EPD).

CFI also collaborates with UNESCO, the European Centre for Electoral Support (ECES), the NGOs Reporters Without Borders, Internews, MiCT and Article 19, the international network Cartooning for Peace, the International Fund for Public Interest Media (IFPIM) and the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF).

Lastly, CFI works with many partners in the global south who, given their location and being in touch with local realities, can help to build projects serving development for and by media outlets. To name but a few: Alkhatt, Inkyfada, the Samir Kassir Foundation in Lebanon, the  Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism (ARIJ), the Pan-African organisations AfricTivistes and Africa Check, the African Platform for French-speaking fact-checkers (PAFF), the Media Foundation for West Africa, the African platform to manage community media outlets Kalan Academy, the media information and literacy organisations platform in Cameroon (Eduk-Media), Senegal (Polaris Asso) and Côte d’Ivoire (Les bénévoles de l’EMI), the Southern African Women’s Rights Organisation Gender Links, the Togolese web observation and analysis Centre (Coaweb), and lastly the Association for Integrated Development and Interactive Solidarity ADISI Cameroon.

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CFI, an operator of the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs

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CFI, a part of France Médias Monde