19 local organizations to watch: Probe Media Foundation Inc.

📋 What they do Probe Media Foundation Inc. promotes media-related skills and opportunities for media practitioners, content creators, and consumers. All of its work aims to showcase Filipino perspectives. It offers a range of programs, including Communication for Social Change, a media fellowship, and the Mulat Pinoy Kabataan News Network youth media program. Each strives to improve understanding of the media environment. 👀 Why we’re watching It’s focused on a critical but often overlooked area of development: media and journalism. By focusing on training media practitioners, consumers, agencies, and more, PMFI can play an integral role in shaping development narratives. 🏢 Country of operation The Philippines. 🗓️ Founding year 1999. ➕ Leadership Yasmin Mapua Tang, executive director. 📊 Impact snapshot With support from UNICEF, USAID, Australian Aid, the Japan Foundation, the World Health Organization, Ford Foundation, and more, PMFI’s programs have reached over 9,000 people across the Philippines and Asia. There’s also a strong thread of community within its work, as many participants attribute their career paths to PMFI and are now part of their training pool. 💡Insider scoop The media landscape is constantly evolving and quite different from when PMFI officially started its programming in 2001. It has thus had to adapt over the years. For instance, it’s moved beyond professional media practitioners and now targets and trains content creators, youth, and development agencies, all of which use media platforms and tools to communicate with the public. ➡️ Follow 🌐 probefound.com