Opportunities & Awards

RNTC: Training on Broadcast Journalism,Broadcast Management,Internet for Journalists

RNTC is a centre of excellence in the field of media, development and education. We design and implement projects supporting the development of the media sector and the effective use of media for development. We do this in the developing world and in countries in transition. Broadcast Journalism (theme: Sport and Society) Course dates: January […]

Youth, Rural Development and ICT: ARDYIS Essay Contest now open – Deadline Extended to 15 August 2010!

Win up to 1,500 euros and improve your capacity! The Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation ACP-EU (CTA), in collaboration with FARA, Yam-Pukri, CAFAN, AYF, ANAFE and PAFPNET, is organizing an essay writing contest on “Youth and ICTs in Agriculture and Rural Development”, aimed at identifying innovative solutions on challenges faced by youth in […]

Open Society Institute OSI Fellowships Application call

The Open Society Institute (OSI) works to build vibrant and tolerant democracies whose governments are accountable to their citizens. To achieve its mission, OSI seeks to shape public policies that assure greater fairness in political, legal, and economic systems and safeguard fundamental rights. On a local level, OSI implements a range of initiatives to advance […]

Global Fund for Women Invites Application for funding

The Global Fund for Women is an international network of women and men committed to a world of equality and social justice. We advocate for and defend women’s human rights by making grants to support women’s groups around the world. The Global Fund receives over 3,000 proposals a year and is able to award about […]

Uganda Communication Commission announces annual Communications Innovation Awards

Call for Entries The Uganda Communications Commission, as the regulator of the communications sector seeks to recognise stakeholders within the industry, who have over a defined period of time, delivered innovative communication services to the market. This will be done through the Annual Communications Innovation Award Initiative (ACIA). The ACIA will target stakeholders who form […]

USA David H. Smith Conservation Research Fellowships

The Society for Conservation Biology is pleased to solicit applications for the David H. Smith Conservation Research Fellowship Program. These Fellowships enable outstanding early-career scientists based at a United States institution to improve and expand their research skills while directing their efforts towards problems of pressing conservation concern for the United States. The Program especially […]

Alfred Friendly Press Fellowships Fellowships

The Alfred Friendly Press Fellowships (AFPF), an American non-profit, non-governmental organization, is a cultural and professional exchange program for journalists. Through AFPF, journalists and their readers gain a broader view of the world and journalism thereby creating mutual understanding and peaceful relations between Americans and people of other nations. Fellows return home with new journalistic […]

Journalists 2010 Environmental Media Awards invites entries

Journalists who report on environmental issues have another chance to be recognized for their efforts by submitting their works for the 2010 Environmental Media Awards. The awards are co-funded by Thomson Reuters Foundation, IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) and the COMplus Alliance of Communicators for Sustainable Development. According to a statement from the […]

European Commision Grant: Investing in People – Children – Fighting Child Labour

  Children comprise one third of the world population and make up more than half of the population in developing countries. They form a unique constituency with particular sets of needs and rights that are recognised as a self-standing set of concerns. More than 200 million children in the world are involved in child labour, […]

Diageo Africa Business Reporting Awards 2010 Winners Announced

PRESS RELEASE Winning work reveals the dynamism of African industry and represents those leading the way in international business reporting on Africa London – Thursday 1 July 2010 Diageo, the world’s leading premium drinks company, has announced the winners of the 2010 Africa Business Reporting Awards at a ceremony in London tonight. Now in its […]