Deadline: 10-Dec-20
As part of the “Afri’Kibaaru” project, funded by the French Development Agency (AFD), CFI, The French media development agency, offers to support 48 media from sub-Saharan Africa in producing new content – in African languages and in French – on the challenges of sustainable development.
CFI is implementing, in partnership with France Médias Monde, the Afri’Kibaaru project to support the production and dissemination of information related to sustainable development, in several local languages, and the training of journalists to deal with these issues. The training component of the “Afri’Kibaaru” project, operated by CFI, aims to strengthen the skills of a large network of African media and journalists in the field of information and the animation of public debate around the themes. linked to sustainable development.
The project is implemented in 6 countries: Burkina Faso, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Chad, and Senegal. “Afri’Kibaaru” is a project funded by the French Development Agency (AFD).
Objectives
- The objective of the project is to improve and perpetuate skills in the production and distribution of reliable and attractive media content, and
- To offer selected media opportunities for specialization in sustainable development issues. More specifically, the objective of the project is that the multi-lingual media offer in Africa allows populations to better understand the issues related to climate, health, education, equality between women and men, and more. largely to the Sustainable Development Goals and to take an active part in debates that concern them.
Progress of the Project
The training program for the media is broken down into six main components of activities which are organized by CFI, over a period of 36 months (beginning of 2021 to December 2023).
- Awareness seminar for preselected media managers;
- Training of journalists in the production of content on sustainable development;
- 2021 – Cycle 1: Awareness and professionalization;
- 2022 – Cycle 2: Design and production of attractive and innovative formats;
- 2023 – Cycle 3: Design and production of specialized content and adapted formats.
- In situ support (coaching missions)
- 2021 – Cycle 1: Inventory, structuring and professionalization;
- 2022 – Cycle 2: Support for the design and production of attractive and innovative formats;
- 2023 – Cycle 3: Support for the production of specialized content and adapted formats.
- Semi-annual competitions and production grants;
- International conferences on media and sustainable development (2021, 2023);
- Getting in touch with experts in sustainable development.
Criteria
- The editorial staff that CFI wishes to support are those of media with national coverage or operating at the level of one or more regions of a country, and which are engaged in a reflection on the extension of their editorial strategy on issues of sustainable development.
- The media and eligible countries are:
- Radios;
- TV channels;
- Online media including audiovisual modules in their editorial content.
- Participating editorial staff must meet the following conditions:
- Media produced in at least one African language (for radio and television only);
- The editorial team must be made up of at least 5 journalists;
- A manager and 2 journalists must agree to take part in the project activities (fluency in French required);
- The direction of the media has given its agreement.
- The submission of female candidates is strongly encouraged.
Selection Procedure
Applications will be examined on the basis of transparent criteria mentioned below, by a jury bringing together CFI teams and African experts.
The selection will be made in two phases:
- Pre-selection phase and seminar: The managers of the 80 media preselected through this call for applications will be invited to participate in a seminar on the media and the challenges of sustainable development.
- Final selection phase: 48 media will be selected by a jury on the basis of an editorial strategy relating to the themes of sustainable development, developed by each media after the seminar. A memorandum of understanding between CFI and each media selected will formalize the commitments within the framework of the project. Media not selected will be notified.
Documents to provide
2 Files to download:
- The program schedule of your media (for radio and television only);
- The CV of the media manager.
Secondly, if your media is preselected, other documents will have to be provided:
- The CVs of the 2 journalists;
- The code of conduct and ethics (that of your media or that of the media in your country);
- A letter of agreement signed by media management.
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