HumAngle Technology and Civic Impact Fellowship 2025 for journalists, activists, and civil society organizations – Opportunities For Africans

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Application Deadline: May thirty first, 2025

Applications are actually open for the 2025 HumAngle Technology and Civic Impact Fellowship. With the purpose of strengthening innovation for social affect in Nigeria, the Fellowship will contribute to rising the pool of civic actors who’re championing underrepresented views and participating rising applied sciences to make important contributions to society.

The Fellowship targets journalists, civil society/non-profit professionals and researchers who possess a transparent observe report of excellence, and physique of labor in leveraging know-how for social change.

The Fellowship will observe a two-part mannequin consisting of a 5-day  in-person coaching  (within the FCT) and a 3-month put up coaching interval to permit the fellows practicalise their learnings. 

Training matters will embrace, however should not restricted to:

• Opportunities for Research and Advocacy in AI 
• Introduction to VR
• GIS for Storytelling
• History, Trends and Ethical Considerations in Generative AI 
• Tech for Policy Advocacy and Public Accountability:
• Information Warfare
• Data for Civic Engagement
• Tech Tools for Immersive Storytelling 

Requirements

The preferrred candidate

• Civil society actors akin to advocates, non-profit professionals, researchers and journalists. Women are particularly inspired to apply. 
• Professionals aged between 21 and 35, with not less than 2 years of confirmed expertise in advocacy, know-how, analysis, journalism, humanitarian actions and public coverage. 
• Professionals with an curiosity in leveraging tech for social affect and previous expertise of embedding AI of their work

Benefits

• Tailored mentorship for the period of the Fellowship 
• Publication/function of initiatives on HumAngle Media.
• Acquisition of expertise in advocacy, fact-checking, AI/tech in storytelling and activism.
• Opportunity to pitch for a small challenge grant
• Monthly calls for studying and peer-to-peer sharing 

 Projects ought to 

• Be modern and actively utilizing know-how in its growth or execution 
• Have possible SMART (particular, measurable, achievable, sensible and timebound) objectives 
• Have an implementation interval of three months
• Leverage the Fellow’s current expertise, expertise and community to cut back the challenge price
• The challenge ought to handle a real-world difficulty round accountability, human rights, transparency or democracy.

For enquiries, electronic mail [email protected]

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the HumAngle Technology and Civic Impact Fellowship