Африканские журналисты и блогеры могут получить до $4000 для освещения климатической справедливости

Application Deadline: September 25, 2026 Applications are now open for the Africa No Filter Voices for Climate Justice initiative. Africa No Filter is looking for journalists, content creators, podcasters, vloggers, muralists, data visualizers from Mozambique, Uganda, Nigeria, Angola, Chad, the Republic of Congo, Tanzania, South Sudan, Malawi, and Zambia to take part in the Voices for Climate Justice initiative. The 12-month program is delivered in partnership with Comic Relief, and will support 15–20 storytellers with training, mentorship, content amplification and grants of up to US$4,000 to create powerful stories that spark public conversation and inspire action. The Initiative is  looking for creative ideas that can help explain how climate change, debt, gender, and fossil fuels affect people and communities across Africa; whether you tell stories through video, podcasts, articles, murals, data visualization, we want to hear from you. Selected storytellers will receive training in climate justice, data storytelling, and narrative framing before working with researchers and partners to develop accurate, engaging stories based on research.  Grantees will be selected based on the originality of their idea, relevance to ANF’ mission of storytelling beyond stereotypes, relevance to the gender-debt-fossil fuel focus and reach or standing within their platform or community.  Eligibility Requirements You must: - Must be a storyteller ( journalists, content creators, podcasters, vloggers, muralists, data visualizers) aged 18 and above - Applicants must be based in Mozambique, Uganda, Nigeria, Angola, Chad, the Republic of Congo, Tanzania, South Sudan, Malawi, and Zambia - Applicants must have an active and engaged platform ( podcast, YouTube channel, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, publication, data visualization portfolio) with that has been active and highly engaged for more than a year - Applicants must commit to sharing a minimum of four gender, debt, and fossil fuel content for a period of not less than 6 months. - Content creators and data visualizers must have a combined audience of 5,000 or more followers on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, Twitter/X and Snapchat. (Journalists may instead demonstrate reach through publication circulation) - Content creators must be unsigned (not represented by an agent). Journalists may be affiliated with a publication, or outlet provided the submitted work and content rights remain their own. - All applicants’ proposed ideas must be focused on the campaign’s core themes of climate justice, gender, debt, and fossil fuels in Africa. - Only individual applicants can apply (no organizations or agencies) - Demonstration of commitment to ANF’s principles and to ethical, survivor-centered storytelling on gender-based impacts. Ineligibility We will not consider: - Incomplete applications - Applications submitted via post or e-mail - Any hack material and material that is vulgar, racist, sexist, homophobic or that reinforces negative narratives and stereotypes about Africa and Africans, like poverty, corruption, disease, conflict, and poor leadership, and Africans as lacking agency). - Accounts or posts that have been boosted by financial means to drive audience engagement. Submission Requirement - Step 1 – Prepare a pitch deck of not more than 5 slides or a video of not more than 60 seconds highlighting your storytelling idea that connects gender, debt, and fossil fuels in Africa. - Step 2 – Submit an online application on the application portal, links to your platforms (social media, publication, or community network), and a short description of the audience/community you plan to reach. All content shall be delivered in English, or French. For More Information: Visit the Official Webpage of the Africa No Filter Voices for Climate Justice initiative