The Henry Nxumalo Foundation and the African Investigative Journalism Conference (AIJC) are offering grants to journalists to investigate health and development issues in six African countries: Kenya, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Uganda, and South Africa
The grants, supported by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, are intended to enable and encourage high-quality investigative reporting on health and development issues in African countries, to encourage the exposure of roadblocks to achieving health and development, and to give journalists the time and resources to do this kind of reporting.
Requirements
Journalism.co.za, or Jocoza, is run by the Journalism Programme of the University of the Witwatersrand. It is run by staff and students, though many of the contributions come from other journalists and correspondents.
The site is intended both as a resource for working journalists in Southern Africa and a teaching tool for the university program. It offers a range of news, views, and information, and is updated daily. It also allows media companies to find new talent, to promote services, award programs, training, or events in a multitude of ways.
Any journalist or team of journalists may apply, and the work may be done in any medium.
Benefits of the Henry Nxumalo Foundation grants
- Grants will range from $1 000 to $5 000, depending on the scope of the investigation, and the work must be completed within three months.
Selection Criteria
- Grant decisions are made by an independent panel of experts and are treated confidentially.
It will be your responsibility to get the material published/broadcast. Please indicate to us where you intend to publish/broadcast. An expression of interest from the publisher/broadcaster will assist your application.
Method of Application
- Applicants should also submit a CV, a budget and where possible an expression of interest from a publisher/broadcaster.
- These should be sent to: [email protected]
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