The ILO Better Regional Migration Management (BRMM)Programme Journalism and Storytelling Competition 2026 (Fully Funded to the Fifth LMAG in Zanzibar)

Application Deadline: 25 November 2026

Applications are actually open for the 2026 ILO Better Regional Migration Management (BRMM)Programme Journalism and Storytelling Competition. The International Labour Organization (ILO), by the Better Regional Migration Management (BRMM) Programme funded by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), helps international locations in the East and Horn of Africa area to strengthen labour migration governance and to promote protected, common, orderly, and rightsbased labour mobility. As part of this work, BRMM helps universities as locations the place proof is produced and the place younger folks type their views on migration, partaking college students, college and researchers throughout the area.

Purpose
To recognise high quality media work that informs the public on protected and common labour migration, to encourage accountable reporting on migrant staff, and to carry the media’s voice into the discussions at the Fifth LMAG.

Requirements

Journalists, photographers, filmmakers and content material creators primarily based in one among the East and Horn of Africa international locations lined by BRMM (Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda).

• Aged 18 or over on the time limit.
• Individual or group entries. For a group, identify one lead contact. Only one group member can journey if the entry wins first place.
• A most of two entries per particular person or group.
• ILO workers, consultants and their fast household, and members of the judging panel can not enter.

Theme
“Safe and regular labour migration: the stories behind the journey.” The competitors invites journalists and storytellers to discover the realities of labour migration by compelling, evidence-based tales that spotlight the experiences, challenges and contributions of migrant staff.
Entries might discover, however should not restricted to, the following matters:

• Pathways to abroad employment: How folks entry jobs overseas and what protected, common and well-managed labour migration seems like in apply.
• Risks of irregular migration: The risks of irregular migration, together with exploitation, human trafficking and the practices of unlicensed or unscrupulous recruiters.
• Migrant staff’ experiences: The realities of working overseas and the challenges and Opportunities folks face upon returning home.
• Young folks’s migration choices: Why younger folks think about working overseas, how they make migration choices, and the data and assist they want to make knowledgeable decisions.
• The contribution of migrant staff: How migrant staff contribute to their households, communities and nationwide economies, together with by abilities, information and monetary sources.

Categories and necessities
All classes are judged in opposition to the similar standards, and one total winner is chosen.

• Story (print, on-line or audio): authentic article or function of 800 to 1,500 phrases, or an audio piece of up to 8 minutes.
• Photography: a photograph story of 1 to 5 photos with captions of up to 50 phrases every, in excessive decision.
• Video: up to 8 – 10 minutes, with subtitles in English if the language is just not English.
• Animation: up to 3 – 5 minutes, with subtitles in English if the language is just not English.

General necessities:

• Original work, produced or first printed between 1 January 2026 and the time limit. Previously entered competitors winners can’t be resubmitted.
• English language, or French with an English (if French) abstract or subtitles.
• Work generated by AI instruments can be disqualified. Basic modifying instruments are acceptable.
• Facts have to be correct and sourced. Do not determine trafficking survivors, youngsters or folks in danger with out their written, knowledgeable consent.
• Show migrant staff with dignity and keep away from sensationalism.

Prizes

• First place: an invite to the Fifth LMAG in Zanzibar, 16 to 18 December 2026, with journey, lodging, DSA, and visa prices lined by the ILO, and a spot on the youth, media and analysis panel with a migrant employee.
• Second place: a plaque and publication of the work on ILO and regional channels.
• Third place: a certificates and publication of the work on ILO channels

How to enter
Send two attachments to [email protected] with the topic line “Media Award, Country”:

1. The entry, or a hyperlink to it, with a brief description of up to 150 phrases.
2. An entry type with identify, organisation if any, nation, class, contact particulars, a replica of an id doc, and a signed assertion that the work is authentic and that the consent of individuals proven has been obtained.

Submission Timeline

• Call opens: 3 November 2026
• Closing date: 25 November 2026, 23:59 East Africa Time
• Judging: 26 to 27 November 2026
• Winners notified: 30 November 2026
• Awards at the Fifth LMAG, Zanzibar: 18 December 2026

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the ILO Better Regional Migration Management (BRMM)Programme Journalism and Storytelling Competition