Deadline: 18 July 2017
The Wits Africa-China Reporting Project and the Oxfam Africa-China Dialogue Platform are inviting journalists from Africa and China to attend the three-day workshop in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The workshop will focus on the crucial sectors of agriculture and industrialisation/manufacturing.
The workshop will bring together selected African and Chinese journalists to equip them with knowledge, skills and training for covering current Africa-China engagements.
Workshop Key Questions
- Does Africa-China cooperation help impoverished African communities to overcome poverty?
- What is the impact of Africa-China agricultural engagements on food security in Africa? What is the evidence?
- How is the Africa-China industrialisation programme being implemented in Africa from one country to another and from one community to another?
- Are there any links between completed and ongoing projects and Agenda 2063, FOCAC and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)?
Grant Information
Grants are generally between $300 and $1,500.
The Workshop
- About 20 journalists from Africa and China will be invited to attend the three-day workshop in Addis
- Selected journalists will be provided with airfares to/from Addis and accommodation and catering in Addis
- The workshop programme will include excursions to the African Union (AU) headquarters and other significant locations in Addis Ababa, as well as a day trip to one of the Chinese industrial parks in Ethiopia
- Selected journalists are expected to apply the knowledge, skills and training acquired by undertaking investigations and publishing in their media. The Wits Africa China Project will financially support some of the journalists to do fieldwork on specific stories after the workshop
How to Apply
African and Chinese Journalists should draft a succinct proposal outlining their idea and submit via email at the address given on the website.
Eligible Countries: Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the, Cote d’Ivorie, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, China.
For more information, please visit Call for Applications.