Applications are invited from journalists for The Akshaya Patra-One World Media Fellowships on Hunger-2012. This is open to both regular as well as freelance journalists, from mainstream media including print, electronic, radio, online media and news agencies/wires.
The duration of the Fellowship is six-months, from 15th June 2012 to 15th December 2012. The working language of these fellowships will be English and Hindi.
Sub-themes:
The larger theme is of hunger and food security, some sub-themes are suggested below, which can be explored within this journalistic assignment. These include hunger and its inter-linkages across different issues as mentioned below:
• Hunger and education
• Hunger and children – issues of nutrition and malnutrition
• The gender perspective to hunger
• Role of the Mid-day Meal Scheme (MDMS) as the Government’s attempt to tackle hunger
• Different delivery models of the MDMS in India, and how far they have been successful
• Agricultural security vis-à-vis hunger / food security
• Hunger and the overall well-being of society
• Livelihood security vis-à-vis food security
• Status of MDGs 1 and 2 in India – successes, failures and learning
(MDG 1 – eradicating extreme poverty and hunger, and MDG 2 – achieving universal primary education)
• Hunger as a crisis of governance
• Leveraging technology/ICT for addressing hunger
• Role and adequacy of government schemes (like PDS, MDMS) in addressing hunger
• Food production and budget allocation
Deliverables from the Fellowship over the six-month award period will comprise a total of five stories for every fellow. Selected fellows will each receive a total stipend of Rs 60,000 to support their research study and writing through the given period of 6 months. Each fellow will also get a book allowance of Rs 5,000, and travel reimbursement on-actuals subject to an upper limit of Rs 35,000.
The last date of submission of applications is 31st May, 2012.
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