Deadline: 30 June 2015
The Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI) is seeking call for applications in order to provide a training opportunity to journalists. NRGI helps people to realize the benefits of their countries’ endowments of oil, gas and minerals.
The program is designed for early- to mid-career journalists with a demonstrated interest in covering the extractive sectors of oil, gas and minerals. The program will run for six months and includes a series of individual and collective learning activities and professional support
Benefits
- holistic and comprehensive support to journalists through specialized knowledge and skills modules
- professional mentoring; experiential learning; reporting grants;
- prizes for outstanding reporting;
- access to sources and vital information and data; interaction with peers, experts, policy makers, and oversight actors.
Program Information
The program is divided into two lots: Course A and Course B
- Course A- It is the foundation course (an Africa regional workshop) which will take place in Ghana on 7-18 September 2015.
- Course B- It consists of three parallel national workshops in Ghana, Tanzania, and Uganda.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants who work for media organizations based in Ghana, Tanzania and Uganda are eligible to apply for the program.
How to Apply
Interested applicants are requested to submit their applications electronically using the application form given on the website.
For more information, please visit NRGI.
