Reporting Climate Change in Africa 2024

• Eligibility Criteria
  – Applicants must have successfully completed the Reporting Climate Change in Africa Massive Open Online Course (MOOC), as a demonstration of their learning;
  – Applicants must be able to produce and publish media content to engage online climate change journalism focused on Africa;
  – Grantees are welcome to re-publish their reports in other language platforms, including French and Arabic;
  – Grantees will have two months to complete and publish their reports, and are expected to be able to commence with their fieldwork immediately after being notified of the successful acceptance of their application.
• Type of Funding: Programmatic
• Target Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
• Application Language: English

The Wits Centre for Journalism; Africa-China Reporting Project in collaboration with Dialogue Earth, invite journalists, media scholars and professionals to submit reporting grants applications of up to US$ 1,500 to the Reporting Climate Change in Africa project.

The Reporting Climate Change in Africa project aims to help build the field of climate journalism in Africa. This supports the wider development of journalism and environmental civil society on the continent, and helps to create opportunities for media professionals, organisations and NGOs that demand a greater voice in the public sphere.

Funding Information

• Reporting grants are not to exceed the budget of US$ 1,500.
• Only 10 reporting grants will be awarded for this call.

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