CEHURD (Center for Health, Human Rights and Development) invites journalists to apply for the 2013 intellectual property and human rights reporting fellowships. The fellowship is a one-year mentoring and capacity-building program for Ugandan journalists to report on issues cutting across intellectual property and human rights.
Eligibility
Interested applicants should:
• be journalists working with or attached to mainstream mass media in Uganda, including national (or East Africa level) newspapers, radio, or television;
• commit to be available for the training, field trips and other follow-up activities between February 2013- December 2013;
• Journalists reporting on policy issues (e.g. covering Parliament), and those with editing roles will have added advantage.
Application process
Interested candidates should express their interest in writing to CEHURD by email toinfo@cehurd.org with a copy to Primah on kwagala@cehurd.org
Applications should be sent by Thursday 28th February 2013 and should be accompanied by the following:
• A personal CV clearly showing qualifications, expertise and experience
• brief information on the institution that they are attached to; their employment status and position; and any work they have done themselves related to trade, health, education or agriculture;
• Confirmation that they are available for both the training workshop and the follow-up work.
• Endorsement by the immediate supervisor/editor
Successful candidates will be notified by Thursday 7th March 2013.
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