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Association for Media Development In South Sudan (AMDISS) was formed in 2003 before the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) of 2005. AMDISS was formed by South Sudanese journalists in the diaspora who are editors and owners of the leading media outlets for the then Southern Sudan, it started as a network through the internet/emails and it is a membership-based organization. There was no physical office at the time. Between 2004 and 2006, AMDISS held several consultative meetings with stakeholders. It met the leadership of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army (SPLM/A) in Nairobi in 2004 and articulated its position that was well received by the leading South Sudan political leadership.
It then moved and signed declarations e.g the Rumbek declaration 2005 and the Khartoum declaration 2007 for its inception and mandate.
AMDISS moved to Juba and set up an office in 2007. It established a secretariat and hired full-time staff such as the Executive Director, MDI Principal, Media Development Officer, Communication and Advocacy, Research, Finance, and other support staff. AMDISS was registered as an NGO in 2009 by the then Ministry of Legal Affairs and Constitutional Development of Southern Sudan. Today the AMDISS office is headquartered at the Media Development Institute (MDI) in South Sudan’s capital city Juba, located 150m Kokora Road Off- UNDP junction opposite Aron International Hotel.

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AMDISS is a media advocacy & training organization committed to promote professional journalism & advocating for a vibrant, free and independent media.

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2 Oct

The 3-day capacity-building training on Journalism skills and editorial capabilities has finally concluded today at Leer FM in Unity State.
This marks the end of our training sessions on capacity-building for Journalists under SIMA, a project funded by #USAID through #IREX.

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30 Sep

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Our 3-day capacity-building training on journalism skills and editorial capabilities officially commenced today at Leer FM in Bentiu.
This training is part of SIMA project, funded by @USAID through #IREX and implemented by #AMDISS as the local technical partner.

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29 Sep

Last week, we successfully completed journalism skills & editorial training at two stations: Voice of Hope in Wau & Singaita FM in Kapoeta.

This is part of the SIMA project, funded by @USAIDSouthSudan through #IREX with an aim to improve & produce high-quality information

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28 Sep

Pictorials Highlighting International Day of Universal Access to Information Week...

Journalists often struggle to access information due to negative perceptions of the media.
Let's remove the bureaucracy in our offices and provide easy access to information when it is sought.

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AMDISS discuss Media Landscape with Office of the President.

By Lasu Joseph / September 20, 2024

The Association for Media Development in South Sudan (AMDISS) has on Tuesday held a significant meeting with the Office of the President to deliberate on the state of media in the country.

The AMDISS delegation included Chuol Jany, Secretary General of the Executive Board; Lily Nelson, Executive Board Treasurer; Jima Francis, Deputy Secretary General of the Executive Board; and Juma Peter, Advocacy and Communication Manager for the AMDISS Secretariat. They met with Honourable Lily Adhieu Martin, Press Secretary to the President, at the State House.

Following the meeting, Chuol Jany expressed optimism about the discussions, highlighting their focus on the media landscape, Press freedom, and the accreditation process for journalists covering high-profile events at the State House.

“Today we had a fruitful meeting with the Office of the President. The discussions centered on the media landscape, press freedom, and the accreditation of journalists to cover high-profile events at the State House,” Jany stated.

Lily Adhieu Martin, Press Secretary to the President, praised AMDISS for its significant contributions to fostering an independent media environment in South Sudan.

“This meeting has been very important, and I truly acknowledge AMDISS’s significant contributions and its great role in fostering independent media in South Sudan,” said Martin.

This is the second time that AMDISS, as a media advocacy body, has engaged with the office of the President since the appointment of Lily Adhieu as the Press Secretary to the President.

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“I was running a kiosk for charging cell phones to support my studies at MDI,” Peter Gatkuoth. “I also performed very well during my internship. I am so proud and happy about this hard-won award. It encourages me to do more in the field to win more awards and make difference in society.”
Peter Gatkuoth is one of the six MDI Alumni who won the award for exceptional writing on the humanitarian situation in South Sudan.
He encouraged his colleagues to devote themselves to educating, informing, and entertaining their audience regardless of the challenges facing the media space in the country.

Peter Gatkuoth, MDI AMDISS

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