South Africa Grants for Journalists and Freelancers

South Africa Grants for Journalists and Freelancers

WWF South Africa’s Khetha programme, supported by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), partnered with the USAID VukaNow programme and the Wits University’s Africa-China Reporting Project (ACRP) has opened applications to build the capacity of local reporters and media practitioners from the Greater Kruger area to tell stories about the Greater Kruger and give wider perspectives on the issue of IWT.

Potential participants will include reporters and media practitioners affiliated with a media house or freelancers.

The project will facilitate and support access to platforms where freelancers can share their stores.

The training will be an opportunity for reporters and media practitioners to engage with their peers while gaining a deeper understanding of the challenges and impact of the IWT through their engagement with technical experts, wildlife managers, and the people who live with wildlife.

The training programme will include field excursions and provide travel support to the network of reporters to cover stories of IWT.

These stories/reports will form part of the outputs of the training programme and will feature in the mainstream media and social media as part of the Khetha communication strategy.

Assignment

They are seeking a consultant that can support in developing and delivering a training programme for local reporters and media practitioners from the Greater Kruger on illegal wildlife trade, provide support and mentorship to participants to develop stories, and secure the publication or broadcasting of the reports/stories.

Assignment activities will include: