Patrick Leusch, CEO DW Media Services: “Congrats for 15 years of media development power and brain. Thanks to all that contributed to the GFMD and it’s members over the past years. It’s good to see the GFMD is doing well and delivering."
Vusumuzi Sifile, Executive Director at Panos Institute Southern Africa: “Congratulations everyone who's played a part in GFMD in the last 15 years. As Panos Institute Southern Africa we are proud to be part of such a great Forum advancing the media development agenda.”
Wesley Gibbings, The Association of Caribbean MediaWorkers (ACM): “Best wishes from an organisation of the global south that attended the inaugural assembly in Amman. Proud to have been a part of 15 years of growth of an organisation that has an undeniable role to play in excess of its brief to promote media development.”
Ruth Kronenburg, Director of Operations, Free Press Unlimited: ”Congrats to all the members of GFMD and to GFMD itself. The work is very important and will become even more important in the coming years. So hopefully next year we can celebrate in person.”Wendy Everett, Director, Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union: “Congratulations GFMD! This is a great virtual event that reinforces why we are all part of this network. Best from Asia :)”Leli Bibilashvili, University of Georgia: “Thank you so much! We are happy and proud to become part of this wonderful team and family. Hope we will soon meet in person:) Pleasure to participate!”Toby Mendel, Centre for Law and Democracy: “A huge congratulations to GFMD for all of the wonderful work it has done over the last 15 years. It has really met enormous needs in the media development sector. Here’s to the next 15 years!!”Ehsan Ahmed Khan Sehar: “Happy 15th anniversary to GFMD. We are delighted to join this global network of more than 200 organisations. We really appreciate Mira and her colleagues for providing us [with] opportunities to connect from rural Pakistan.”
“It is clear and accessible, very easy to understand and to go through. I love how you divided it in parts and that the platform allows you to go directly to a specific theme - this is very useful for people that want to use it on a day-to-day basis.” - Raquel Bennet, Membership Manager, Chicas Poderosas“... full of pertinent details, very practical, friendly....I liked it!” - Laurence Burckel, Development and Partnerships Manager in the Africa Department (CFI)“So important to have this kind of resource specifically for media development.” - Maria Gerey Bak, Head of Fundraising, International Media Support“The resource centre looks brilliant -- a really useful tool for journalists.” - Emily O’Sullivan, Editorial Assistant, Global Investigative Journalism Network
“SKeyes was the initiator of one of the largest media recovery initiatives following the August 4, 2020 Beirut port explosion, which garnered unprecedented support from international partners, facilitated by GFMD’s unique convening and coordination expertise.” - Ayman Mhanna, Executive Director, Samir Kassir Foundation’s SKeyes Center
“SDC supports the GFMD IMPACT project because the media development and journalism support sector requires a better long-term mechanism for exchanging evidence about what works and formulate policy guidance in order to respond effectively to this rapidly changing and challenging field. The Global Forum for Media Development, we believe, is best positioned to address these issues on a global scale.” – Melina Papageorgiou, Governance Advisor, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)"GFMD Impact is providing a much-needed space for dialogue, critical reflection and community building for the media development sector. The IAMCR Media Sector Development Working Group is grateful for our partnership with GFMD Impact. Especially during the pandemic time period, GFMD has come up with great events, kept the lines of communication going and fostered a sense of direction by providing servant leadership that's contributed to the growth and well-being of its members." - Susan Abbott, Co-Chair, Media Sector Development Working Group at IAMCR“It is critical to deal with the relationship between donors and practitioners, as well as the knowledge and information that they accumulate during the course of their work. We must share knowledge and learn about what works and what doesn't, as well as catalog that knowledge, in order to achieve better results and articulate those results. The GFMD IMPACT project aims to address these critical sector questions." – Mark Nelson, Director, Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA)