Courage in Journalism Awards
Journalism takes strength of character, perseverance, and most importantly, the courage to ask the tough questions. The International Women’s Media Foundation is honouring that courage through their...
View ArticleLifetime Achievement Award
The International Women’s Media Foundation is inviting nominations for its 2013 Lifetime Achievement Award! This award recognizes women who have pioneered news media and opened doors for other women in...
View ArticleWorld Radio Day
The 2nd annual World Radio Day will be celebrated on Wednesday, February 13, 2013! Radio is a powerful and low-cost way to communicate information. As a medium for public participation and debate,...
View ArticlePrize for Women’s Creativity in Rural Life
Prizes for Women’s Creativity in Rural Life are awarded by the Women’s World Summit Foundation(WWSF). They honour women and women’s groups around the world for their contributions toimproving the...
View ArticleInternational Women’s Day event
The World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters (AMARC) and UN Women – a United Nations organization dedicated to promoting gender equality and women’s empowerment − are collaborating on a...
View ArticleVoices of Our Future 2013
World Pulse has announced a call for applications for Voices of Our Future 2013. This is an online training program for emerging grassroots women leaders on new media, citizen journalism and...
View ArticleWorld Water Day
World Water Day is March 22, 2013, with events taking place worldwide! World Water Day is an annual celebration that focuses on the importance of fresh water, and advocates for the sustainable...
View ArticleRockefeller Centennial Challenge 2013
The Rockefeller Foundation presents its 2013 Centennial Innovation Challenge, now open to journalists worldwide. Journalists with a creative idea that addresses global needs can apply for grants up to...
View ArticlePermaculture design course offered in Swahili in Arusha, Tanzania – April...
Permaculture is a system designed to improve sustainability and self-reliance. It incorporates solutions for agricultural production, generating income and protecting the environment. The NGO...
View ArticleCNN African Journalist Awards, 2013
Journalists are invited to apply for these annual prizes. Entries will be accepted from African nationals who work on the continent for African-owned, or Africa-headquartered, media organizations....
View ArticleCall for submissions: Maternal health
Every year, approximately 287,000 girls and women die from pregnancy-related causes. Are you a health worker on the front lines working to prevent these deaths? Are you a citizen journalist uncovering...
View ArticleSubmit your entries to journalist competition on immunization
Journalists working in print, broadcast, or online media are invited to participate in a competition to recognize the best media coverage of immunizations. Stories published or broadcast in sub-Saharan...
View ArticleGerman Development Media Awards open for entries
African journalists are invited to participate in a contest organized by The German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, in collaboration with Deutsche Welle, Germany’s...
View ArticleThe Global Shining Light Award
Every year, dozens of journalists and media workers are killed, and hundreds more attacked, imprisoned, or threatened, just for doing their job. The Committee to Protect Journalists says that the...
View ArticleThe African Story Challenge
The African Story Challenge is a new $1 million program and competition to encourage innovative, multi-media storytelling. The two-year, pan-African project will challenge the media to expand coverage...
View ArticleNotes to broadcasters: Cassava
Cassava is the third-largest source of carbohydrates – also called starches − in the world. It is a major staple food in the developing world, providing a basic diet for over half a billion people....
View ArticleCall for applications: The Richard J. Margolis Award
This annual award, established in honour of Richard J. Margolis, recognizes a promising new journalist or essayist whose work combines warmth, humour, wisdom and concern with social justice. The award...
View ArticleContest for best coverage of infectious diseases
Journalists can win international reporting trips worth up to $10,000 for submitting high-quality stories on infectious diseases. The International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) is launching a contest...
View ArticleInternational Co-operative Day 2013: ’Co-operative enterprise remains strong...
International Co-operative Day (ICD) is celebrated annually on the first Saturday of July. The day has been celebrated by the International Co-operative Alliance (ICA) since 1923. July 6, 2013 marks...
View ArticleCall for applications: Journalist to Journalist Lung Health Media Training 2013
The Union World Conference on Lung Health is an annual conference on lung health issues as they affect low- and middle-income countries. The theme of this year’s conference is “Shared Air, Safe Air?”...
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