Deadline: 30 September 2011
USAID and the Population Reference Bureau (PRB) invite applications to a first-of-its-kind regional journalism workshop designed to improve expertise in analyzing health-related survey and scientific data. Increasingly, journalists must learn to use statistical and survey data to provide accurate pictures of national development policies.
USAID and PRB have joined forces with Internews, the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) and the Kenyan Alliance of Health and Science Reporters (KAHSR) to host the "Making Numbers Count" Regional Journalism Workshop, to be held from November 21-23, 2011 at the Internews Training Center in Nairobi, Kenya.
The workshop will provide up to 20 journalists from Eastern and Southern Africa with intensive training in how to interpret and analyze health data, especially from the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS). Journalists will also learn to understand statistical data related to public health disease control programs.
Through guided presentations, discussions and field activities, journalists will develop the tools for turning charts and graphs into stories about the impact of policies on real people's lives. The three-day forum is sponsored by USAID and the PRB, with generous support from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.
Who should apply?
Journalists with 3 to 5 years' professional experience as a staff employee, freelancer or correspondent, and who have a current affiliation with or who have produced a body of work for a newspaper, magazine, broadcast media or online organization are encouraged to apply. They must also:
Reside or work in one of the following East/Southern African Countries: Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Rwanda, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, or Zambia.
Submit samples or links to published or aired stories related to health, research and national development issues.
Be able to communicate comfortably and effectively in English during the seminars, though they may write or broadcast in any language.
Funding
Travel, lodging and seminar expenses will be covered.
Deadline
Applications must be emailed to the address below by close of business September 30, 2011. Participants will be notified by October 15, 2011. Those selected will be asked to submit a letter from their editor, director or supervisor in support of their participation in the workshop.
Journalists must be prepared to:
- Participate in all workshop activities.
- Publish or produce at least one special report, series of articles, or broadcast program related to health research, demographic and/or survey data.
- Provide copies of each supplement, series of articles, or broadcast program, or a link to the aforementioned, immediately after its publication or broadcast.
How to apply
You may request an application by contacting Rachel Jones, Director, the Kenyan Alliance of Health and Science Reporters (KAHSR), at: rjconsults@gmail.com. Along with the application, you must also submit your CV and a cover letter outlining your qualifications and why you want to participate.
Contact Information:
For inquiries: rjconsults@gmail.com
For submissions: rjconsults@gmail.com
Website: http://www.prb.org/