ICFJ Media Literacy Training for West African Young Professionals

ICFJ Media Literacy Training for West African Young Professionals


Application Deadline: January 15, 2025

In an period of digital complexity, Africa’s data ecosystem faces unprecedented challenges. The surge in social media utilization — quadrupling since 2016 — has created a susceptible panorama demanding pressing media literacy initiatives, significantly among the many area’s important youth inhabitants. With the help of professional trainers and one another, younger individuals will higher perceive AI, disinformation and media literacy, whereas additionally having the chance to develop compelling and fascinating digital initiatives that enhance accountable civic engagement and fight false narratives within the area.

Eligibility

  • ICFJ is wanting for candidates aged 18-30 years previous from civil society, schooling, the general public or personal sector, academia and/or another non-journalism fields.
    • Please observe: this isn’t a program for working journalists
  • Young individuals between 18-30 years previous from any of the next international locations:
    • Cote D’Ivoire
    • Mali
    • Niger
    • Burkina Faso
    • Central African Republic
    • Sierra Leone
    • Guinea Conakry
    • Togo
    • Benin
    • Gambia
    • Ghana
    • Cameroon

Key Objectives

  1. Skill Development: Train individuals in superior media literacy strategies
  2. Storytelling Empowerment: Enable collaborative, fact-based digital storytelling
  3. Civic Engagement: Promote a tradition of accountable digital citizenship


Program Structure

Phase 1: Online Training (4 Weeks)

Phase 2: Virtual Project Development Workshop

Phase 3: Grant-Supported Projects

Phase 4: In-Person Colloquium (location TBD)


Support and Mentorship

Each participant will obtain:

  • One-on-one mentorship
  • Consistent teaching
  • Problem-solving help
  • Skill reinforcement

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the ICFJ Media Literacy Training


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