Tag: Advocacy and Policy

CALL FOR PROPOSALS FOR HOWARD G. BUFFETT FUND FOR WOMEN JOURNALISTS

Deadline: 30/05/2021
Grant The Howard G. Buffett Fund for Women Journalists, the first funding initiative of its kind, enables the IWMF to dramatically expand its support of women journalists. Established with a $4 million gift from the Howard G. Buffett Foundation, the Fund will support projects including educational opportunities, investigative reporting and media development initiatives.

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FREEDOM HOUSE CALL FOR PROPOSALS TO SUPPORT JOURNALISM REFORM AND INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING IN MOLDOVA

Deadline: 26/04/2021
Grant Freedom House invites applications for funding and support from independent media outlets based in the Republic of Moldova that seek to raise awareness among the public about democratic reform, government accountability, and threats to fundamental freedoms in Moldova.

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TRF ANNOUNCES CALL FOR APPLICATIONS FOR BREAKING DOWN BARRIERS TO HEALTH SERVICES

Deadline: 15/04/2021
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The Thomson Reuters Foundation is seeking applications for Breaking Down Barriers to Health Services. Thomson Reuters Foundation (TRF) and the Global Fund are joining forces to combat human rights-related barriers to health services.

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CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR THE lSU ELIHLE AWARDS 2021 – AFRICA

Deadline: 30/04/2021
Grant These Awards aim to encourage journalist to highlight issues that are faced by children in the continent. Journalist from more than twenty countries has applied in the previous years and diverse issues about children have been raised. This shows that these awards have gained a lot of traction within the continent.

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CALL FOR APPLICATIONS FOR MEDIA PARTNER ORGANISATIONS IN GUYANA

Deadline: 31/03/2021
Grant The UN Women Multi-Country Office (MCO) Caribbean under Pillar 3 is seeking a Media Partner to engage with other media, sports and other sectors to develop and roll out an advocacy campaign on harmful social norms and behaviors.

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OSI CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: ADVOCACY & COVERAGE OF QUALITY EDUCATION IN TAJIKISTAN

Deadline: 25/03/2021
Grant The Open Society Institute has announced an open competition for projects aimed to support projects of civil society organizations interested in implementing initiatives in partnership with media representatives and journalists to develop and demonstrate successful models of advocacy and coverage of education quality issues and inclusive approaches in education.

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CHEVENING AFRICA MEDIA FREEDOM FELLOWSHIP: APPLY NOW!

Deadline: 03 November 2020
Grant Applications are open for The Chevening Africa Media Freedom Fellowship (CAMFF) that aimed at mid-senior level African professionals with demonstrable leadership skills in their fields, which may include public servants working in areas of media policy and regulatory frameworks, or media professionals such as journalists.

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GFMD JOINS APPEAL TO STOP USE OF SLAPP ACTIONS ACROSS EUROPE

GFMD has joined Media Freedom Rapid Response partners, journalist bodies, freedom of expression, and journalist support organisations to express concern about the legal threats made against EUobserver in Luxembourg and Belgium and call to stop the use of Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPP) actions against media organisations across Europe.

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GFMD COMMENDS FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS IN THE EU REPORT

On 16 January, the European Parliament voted to adopt the annual report on the situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2017. We commend the EP for its strong focus on media and freedom of expression, and appreciate that the report recognised the provisions for media freedom in the EU’s external funding instruments.

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