TABLE OF CONTENTS Message from the Chairperson of the MISA Trust Fund Board .....................................................................................4 Message from the Acting Chairperson of the MISA Regional Governing Council ......................................................6 Message from the Regional Director ...........................................................................................................................10 Freedom of Expression and Right to Information .......................................................................................................13 Media Freedom Monitoring and Research..................................................................................................................17 Campaign for Broadcasting Diversity and ICTs............................................................................................................23 Media Support .............................................................................................................................................................29 Communication and Dissemination ............................................................................................................................35 Samdef Report .............................................................................................................................................................39 SAIMED Report ............................................................................................................................................................45 Financial Report .............................................................................................................................................................. i MISA Trust Fund Board.................................................................................................................................................. vi Credits ............................................................................................................................................................................ x Annual Report 2009 3