This is a unique opportunity to develop your investigative and analytical skills around an under-reported topic close to the heart of the debate about sustainable development.
For years, conventional wisdom held that the best place to care for an orphan or mistreated child was in an institution. Charities and religious groups followed a similar logic. Historic abuse or neglect in institutions, adoption scandals, fake orphanages and the experiences of children themselves have given policy makers and professionals alike pause for thought. Today, that thinking is changing.
Champions of an alternative approach cite decades of research which says children belong in families not in institutions. Personalities such as Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling have thrown their star power behind the campaign.
This programme encourages journalists to explore the risks faced by vulnerable children, and different domestic and international strategies to protect them.
WORTH
We will cover all travel and subsistence costs of journalists participating in this programme, by providing accommodation, meals and transport.
ELIGIBILITY
- Journalists working in English for media across South Asia may apply.
- Journalists working in any medium may apply – print, radio, TV, online
- Journalists must be fluent in English
- Journalists must have a minimum of one year’s experience. They should either be working full-time
- for a media organisation, or a freelancer whose main work is journalism
- Journalists must be prepared to publish an article in order to formally graduate from the course with a certificate from Thomson Reuters Foundation
To apply and for more information visit here
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