MFWA Next Generation Investigative Journalism Fellowship 2025 – YOA

Deadline: April 30, 2025

Are you a Ghanaian journalist wanting to uncover how the nation is shedding cash by way of illicit means? The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has an OPPORTUNITY so that you can make a difference. Apply now for the MFWA Next Generation Investigative Journalism Fellowship 2025.

Every 12 months, Ghana loses billions of cedis by way of Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs). IFFs are monies which can be illegally earned, transferred, or hidden throughout borders. These losses typically come from tax evasion, corruption, unlawful mining, smuggling, and shady enterprise offers. The impression of IFFs is big. It diverts funds meant for the development of colleges, hospitals, roads and different important providers which can be essential for the development of the standard of life. However, excessive-high quality and impactful journalism can play a important position in exposing these hidden monetary crimes and contribute to holding the highly effective folks and establishments accountable.

With funding help from Oxfam in Ghana, MFWA is strengthening the social contract on Domestic Revenue Mobilisation (DRM) and financial justice by way of the media and collaboration with investigative monetary journalists. This three-month, absolutely funded residential program will equip 20 chosen journalists with arms-on coaching in investigative journalism, specializing in tax justice, home useful resource mobilisation, and IFFs.

Benefits

• Intensive mentorship and sensible coaching with the MFWA’s Independent Journalism Project: Fact-Check Ghana and The Fourth Estate.
• Financial and editorial help to supply no less than two main investigative and fact-check stories.
• Specialised coaching on progressive taxation, home useful resource mobilisation, and illicit monetary flows.
• A Certificate of Honour upon profitable completion.
• Monthly stipend

Eligibility

• Open to mid-profession journalists from Ghana with no less than 4 years’ expertise.
• Early-career journalists with a robust ardour for investigative monetary reporting may apply.
• Applicants should commit to full participation within the residential program (May–July 2025).
• Women are strongly inspired to apply. Journalists outdoors the Greater Accra Region are additionally strongly inspired to apply.

Application

Send the next paperwork to [email protected] by April 30, 2025:

• Motivation letter (Max. 250 phrases) explaining why you need to be a part of
• Two printed information articles (print, TV, radio, or on-line)
• Letter of consent out of your employer (for employees journalists)
• CV with two referees.

Note: This alternative is open for Ghanaian journalists. Only shortlisted candidates shall be contacted.

For extra info, go to Next Generation Investigative Journalism Fellowship.