Sustainable Independent Media Activity (Sima)

(South Sudan): The Sustainable Independent Media Activity (SIMA) will improve access to credible, accurate, and reliable information for South Sudanese citizens by promoting the sustainability of high-quality independent radio operations. FY 2022 funds will increase access to critical information and contribute to peace and conflict mitigation efforts through grants to independent community radio stations. The activity will also provide training and other capacity building support. SIMA will use FY 2022 funds to empower radio stations across South Sudan, but support will specifically target reaching listeners in Abyei and the 13 priority counties of the USAID Strategic Framework. In its first full year of implementation, SIMA will capitalize on the momentum from over a decade of successful USAID investments in South Sudan's independent media. Assistance to radio stations will include developing the professional capacity of journalists and station operators, increasing operational efficiency, and supporting sustainable revenue generation. Assistance will also support radio stations to play an important role in helping citizens to fully participate in the upcoming national elections

Source: IATI activity description, US-GOV-1-72066822LA00002 (2022). The source's own text.