U.S. Mission to Pakistan: First Aid Training for Media

• Eligibility criteria:
  – The following non-profit organizations are eligible to apply: Non-governmental organizations, civil society organizations, think Tanks.
• Type of funding: Programmatic
• Target country: Pakistan
• Application language: English

The Public Affairs Section (PAS) at the U.S. Consulate General Peshawar is pleased to announce a funding opportunity available through the public diplomacy grants program to further Mission Pakistan’s goal to increase the capacity of journalists to protect themselves and others by improving their capacity to provide first aid to the injured until first-responders arrive at the scene.

This project will provide basic first aid training to 80 to 100 journalists (reporters, photo, and video journalists) across the press clubs of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province over a period of six to eight months. The proposal budget should not exceed $30,000 for the entire period of the grant. The project must be designed to meet the needs of the media professionals in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and it will be implemented in KP, including the Newly Merged Districts (NMDs).

See here to learn more and apply.