Every year, the centre, in conjunction with its sister platform, Ripples Nigeria, brings together some of the most respected personalities the world over to share brilliant ideas on how best to better the Nigeria and Africa project.
Projects
RCDIJ ERMPOWERMENT PROJECTS
Every year, the centre, in conjunction with its sister platform, Ripples Nigeria, brings together some of the most respected personalities the world over to share brilliant ideas on how best to better the Nigeria and Africa project.
The centre organises regular masterclasses on varied areas of need, especially related to data and investigative journalism skills.
The centre organises an annual data journalism conference for journalists across Africa. The goal is to deepen the adoption of data journalism across African newsrooms through the inculcation of required skills and techniques.
RCDIJ INVESTIGATIVE PROJECTS
The centre invites proposals for data and investigative journalism projects which it in turn funds. So far, a wide range of investigative projects have been successfully undertaken and published. See below:
RCDIJ SOCIAL INTERVENTION PROJECTS
The centre dedicates resources to the pursuit of improvement in the education of people with special needs. To this end, it undertakes far-reaching interventions in special education in Nigeria.
The centre promotes home-grown innovative projects that seek to solve important challenges from education to health, environment, and security, among others.
From time to time, the centre embarks on a special content project focused on an important subject in society, with the target creating real impact. The projects span books and digital, to audio-visual content.
The centre undertakes different forms of advocacy for important causes in society which are consistent with its stated objectives.
The centre supports and undertakes efforts to decongest prisons, empower prisoners with education and skills required for rehabilitation, as well as reform the prison system
The centre supports and undertakes projects that seek the advancement of democracy in Nigeria and Africa at large, employing a range of effective methods.
The centre supports and undertakes projects around environmental sustainability and climate change. Already massively impacted areas like the Lake Chad Basin, as well as other at-risk areas are accorded top priority.
The ‘Beyond Oil’ project was conceptualised to direct the centre’s efforts in advancing environmental sustainability, economic diversification, clean energy and climate change mitigation.
The centre undertakes a variety of projects that advance healthcare in rural areas
STRATEGIC COLLABORATION
RCDIJ collaborates with public, private and third party organizations, whether national, sub-national or international, with shared values and objectives.
In the spirit of cooperation, RCDIJ therefore co-organises and participates in national and international programmes that further its objectives and contribute to the betterment of society.
SUPPORT OUR PROJECT
As a non-profit organisation, the RCDIJ relies on donations from pioneering foundations and from individuals who recognise the value of investigative journalism in a fast-changing world.
Supporting the RCDIJ is not just about supporting independent media; it’s about standing with and strengthening a movement that is empowering citizens and protecting democracy.
Donors receive no preferential coverage and do not influence the direction or findings of our reporting in any way. We do not accept donations from sources who our board of trustees deem could present a conflict of interest with our work or compromise our editorial independence.
Help us continue to scrutinise, question, reveal and inform. Support our work! If you want to speak to someone about supporting the RCDIJ, please contact Chidi Chinedu at support@rcdij.org