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Strategic Partners

Built on the Foundation of
Trusted Partnerships

MediaSkillBridge is built in partnership with Africa’s foremost media development and press freedom institutions. Together, we train the journalists who hold power to account.

⭐ Founding Partner

Founding Partner

International Press Centre

Lagos, Nigeria  ·  ipcng.org

The International Press Centre (IPC) is Nigeria’s leading media development and press freedom organisation — a not-for-profit, non-governmental and independent media resource centre dedicated to building media capacities for democracy and development.

IPC’s work spans journalist safety, electoral reporting, investigative capacity, press freedom advocacy, and newsroom governance across West Africa and beyond. Since becoming the Media Foundation for West Africa’s national partner organisation in Nigeria in 2016, IPC has coordinated some of the region’s most impactful media development programmes.

What IPC brings to MediaSkillBridge

Press freedom frameworks and journalist rights expertise
Electoral coverage and accountability reporting training
Investigative health reporting and fact-checking programmes
Journalist physical and digital safety guidance
Access to West African newsroom networks and practitioners
Media law, ethics, and governance curriculum design
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30+
Years of press freedom advocacy
1,000+
Journalists trained annually
15+
Countries reached across Africa
NGO
Independent & non-profit
IPC Programmes: Journalist Safety (OSF) Media Monitoring Electoral Reporting Investigative Health Reporting ACSPN Press Freedom Advocacy

Our Partner Network

We collaborate with leading media organisations, universities, and press councils across Africa and beyond.

Media Foundation for West Africa

Promoting media development and freedom of expression across the ECOWAS region, with over two decades of programming.

West Africa

Open Society Foundations (OSF)

Funding journalist safety, independent media, and accountability reporting programmes across Africa and globally.

Global

Nigeria Press Council

Regulatory and standards body for Nigerian journalism, whose certification lends credibility to MediaSkillBridge certificates.

Nigeria

Journalists for Democratic Values

Advocacy and training network focused on democratic governance, anti-corruption reporting, and civic journalism.

Africa

US Consulate-General Lagos

Supporting investigative health and accountability journalism training through the Media in Health Care Accountability Project.

Nigeria

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We’re always looking to partner with media organisations, press freedom NGOs, and journalism schools.

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Whether you’re a press freedom organisation, a journalism school, a regional newsroom, or a donor institution — there’s a partnership model designed for your goals.

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