Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) Eastern Africa Media Fellowship 2026 – YOA

Deadline: September 11, 2026

Applications are open for the MSF Eastern Africa Media Fellowship 2026. The MSF Eastern Africa Media Fellowship Programme goals to assist and empower journalists to inform compelling and impactful tales about urgent humanitarian points that MSF is responding to in Eastern Africa. Launched in 2024, the fellowship helps journalists with abilities, sources and entry to MSF tasks that may allow them to supply excessive-high quality, nuanced narratives that shine a lightweight on important well being points and humanitarian challenges throughout Eastern Africa.

The Fellowship is an initiative designed to empower and collaborate with journalists dedicated to protecting important humanitarian and well being points throughout the area. By offering fellows with specialised coaching, and distinctive entry to MSF’s discipline operations and medical experience, the programme goals to deepen the standard and influence of reporting on underreported crises, from battle and displacement to infectious illness outbreaks and malnutrition. This fellowship serves as an important bridge between the humanitarian world and the media, fostering a community of knowledgeable journalists who can convey a lot-wanted visibility to emergencies.

Benefits

The MSF Media Fellowship offers journalists in Eastern Africa with an opportunity to get a primary-hand glimpse into numerous humanitarian and well being interventions within the area. Fellows will obtain:

• Training from media and communication professionals on protecting humanitarian tales
• Cover for the prices for the challenge visits
• Access to related specialists and to MSF tasks to assist their protection of the story

Eligibility

• Open to journalists based mostly and publishing in Eastern Africa.
• Coverage areas embody Kenya, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Tanzania
• Minimum three years expertise, reference letter, three printed tales, affiliation with a media organisation or accreditation with their related regulator, dedication to journey and publish inside fellowship timelines.

Application

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For extra data, go to MSF Eastern Africa Media Fellowship.