"Generally, beneficiaries of Reporters Respond and the Legal Defense Fund are very satisfied with the support they received. They praise the speed with which they received support, the ease with which they could apply, and the lack of bureaucratic obstacles. Beneficiaries noted that as a result of the support, they are able to carry on with their work, they are under less psycho-social stress and they feel strong mental support. Free Press Unlimited’s local partners also praise the cooperation with Free Press Unlimited. They praise the Safety team on their flexibility, punctuality and speediness, noting that the team is very knowledgeable on the local contexts in which the local partners operate and therefore of the difficulties that might arise due to the circumstances in their countries. Areas in which there is room for improvement is working on making the funds more accessible to female journalists, increasing the brand awareness of the funds, and linking the funds more to other types of support that Free Press Unlimited is able to provide." (Executive summary)

"This report presents the findings of the internal evaluation of Reporters Respond and the Legal Defense Fund, implemented by Free Press Unlimited and its local partners. The main goal of this evaluation was internal learning and examining areas where there is room for improvement. The time frame of this evaluation was 2018 and 2019. As part of the evaluation, nine interviews with the local partners were conducted, and four SurveyMonkey surveys were sent out. The surveys were sent out to beneficiaries of Reporters Respond and the Legal Defense Fund, either supported directly by Free Press Unlimited or by its local partners, Free Press Unlimited’s staff members, and Free Press Unlimited’s partner organisations." (Page 5)