Africa Media Development Foundation (AMDF) wishes esteemed colleagues and readers a very Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year. May we all have reasons to celebrate the season.
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By Zibiah Dabbason, AMDF Journalism is a public undertaking and journalists have an ethical responsibility to inform citizens about the events and issues. Media portrayal of children has a profound impact on attitudes to children and childhood, and is an important influence on adults’ behaviour towards children. Media depictions provide role models for young people,…
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Citizen journalism, especially in Africa where the media is largely controlled by owners or gagged by patronage from state actors, has continued to play a crucial and notable role during elections in the modern world. Citizen journalists have become important social actors within the scheme of social, cultural and political engagements, especially employing online resources…
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By Abigail Bako Kaduna (Nigeria) — NextMerge, a team of IT professionals in Nigeria has trained 20 Journalists on blogging in Kaduna, northern part of the country. The training was supported by Africa Media Development Foundation (AMDF), a media development organisation that supports Journalists, Media Organisations, CSOs, and promotes freedom of the press. NextMerge is…
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Are you a blogger in northern Nigeria? Africa Media Development Foundation (AMDF) is building a compendium of bloggers (Citizen Journalists) in the region. If you are interested and want to be captured, kindly fill the attached form by clicking here Africa Media Development Foundation is a non-governmental, non-political and non-profit media development organisation that supports…
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Is your Organization working in the areas of media, youth, women, democratization, community development, rule of law and human rights then you are eligible to apply. The United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF) is inviting civil society organizations to apply for funding projects to advance and support democracy. Project grants range between US$100,000 and US$300,000. Projects…
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College and high school students can submit their short films and win a US$5,000 cash prize. The Girls Impact the World Film Festival, presented by the Harvard College Social Innovation Collaborative and Connecther, is a film festival and scholarship program for high school and undergraduate college students. The festival accepts short films that either raise…
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Though many see Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) as a fading tradition especially in the north, research has revealed that it is still in practice and Kaduna state accounts for 21 per cent of its national practice. It was against this backdrop that EndFGM Kaduna, a project that seeks to bring to the fore the dangers…
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Professional and amateur photographers are invited to enter this contest. Water Integrity Network seeks images that help show the impact of corruption, poor governance and/or integrity in water and wastewater management. Your photos could have the power to reflect how increased water integrity can change the water sector and improve lives. The first place winner will receive a US$1,000 voucher…
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Early-career nonfiction writers who want to focus on a story that uncovers truths about the human condition can apply for funding. The Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute of New York University invites applications for the Matthew Power Literary Reporting Award, in honor of the late journalist who reported empathetically on the human condition and died on assignment…
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