Deadline: 19-Sep-22
The Thomson Reuters Foundation is inviting journalists from South Asia to apply for the workshop, which will cover food security, food production, markets and climate issues and include a skills lab on online verification, social media and digital story telling.
The UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is sponsoring this course, which will build expertise and increase knowledge of issues faced by rural communities, help journalists to present new viewpoints and promote discussion on how small-scale agriculture can respond to the growing demand for food and on the essential need to support rural transformation as food insecurity, climate change and economic uncertainty intensify.
Benefits
Taking part will give you access to leading IFAD experts as they look at ways to meet the challenges of tackling climate change, food security and production problems set against the backdrop of rising prices and the economic fallout of COVID-19 and global supply problems. You will get a chance to interview them about issues in your country.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants must be full-time journalists or regular contributors working for media organisations based in the following countries: Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka.
- Applicants should have a minimum of two years’ professional experience, have a good level in spoken and written English and should explain through their applications why they will benefit from participation in this course, and how they plan to use the learning in their professional work.
- The Foundation would also like to see professional evidence of your interest in the field of rural peoples’ issues and development.
For more information, visit https://www.trust.org/media-development/opportunities/?sfid=a053z00000xz2s0AAA&sfProgId=a15D0000018F4CWIA0&areaOfFocus=Climate%20Change,%20Environment%20&%20Resilience