Code for Africa

Application Deadline: December 15th 2015

Code for South Africa is launching Africa’s first data journalism school in February 2016.

The three-month-long training programme will consist of a combination of theoretical and hands-on practical work. Participants will spend much of their time each day working in a data newsroom.

In addition to data and social media journalism training, the school will also be a centre for news innovation. Through the newsroom, we will experiment with different approaches to delivering content to audiences, with an emphasis on actionable news. Code for South Africa is actively involved in ongoing projects that promote innovation in the media space through the use of data-driven storytelling and the school will play an important role in achieving this.

Requirements:

Each intake will consist of up to eight junior to mid-level journalists.
They will have the opportunity to gain practical data journalism skill-sets that will equip them to deliver compelling data-driven multimedia stories.
The school will be run by a combination of experienced and award winning journalists, coders, data wranglers, analysts and content specialists.
Modules will also include specialist topic lectures by high impact guest lecturers from local and international newsrooms.

Key outcomes

proficiency in working in the data pipeline
technical skill sets
ability to operate in a data newsroom
data-driven multi-media story portfolio

Benefits

In order to promote data-driven storytelling in South Africa, the programme is heavily subsidised by our donors.
The price for the programme is R18,000 over the three months.
Media houses will be responsible for all costs of their trainees, including accommodation and transport. Course bursaries and monthly stipends available based on merit.

This is a School of Data initiative kindly sponsored by Omidyar Network, Code for Africa, Knight Foundation and the Indigo Trust.

Apply Now for the Code for South Africa Data Journalism School 2016

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Code for South Africa Data Journalism School 2016

Application Deadline: 15 December 2014

Do you want to help us build African governments and societies that are more accountable and responsive to citizens?

The Opengov are looking for the best ideas for harnessing the power of digital technologies and open data, to improve the way that governments and citizens interact.

Code for Africa and Open Knowledge are offering three pilot Open Government Fellowships to give outstanding changemakers the skills, tools and resources necessary to kickstart open government initiatives in their countries.

The six-month fellowships are intended to empower pioneers who are already working in the open data or civic engagement communities, and are designed to augment their existing ‘day jobs’ rather than remove them from their organisations.
Successful fellows will therefore only be expected to work part-time on their fellowship projects (which could include new initiatives at their ‘day jobs’), but will receive strategic and material support throughout their fellowship.

Eligibility Requirements

Applicants should:

Currently be engaged in the open government and/or related communities . Opengov are looking to support individuals already actively participating in the open government community
Be able to point to examples of their work in the civic data or civic technology space, or work in open data or open government communities
Understand the role of civil society and citizen based organisations in bringing about positive change through advocacy and campaigning
Understand the role and importance of monitoring government commitments to open data as well as other open government policy related issues
Have facilitation skills and enjoy community-building (both online and offline)
Be eager to learn from and be connected with an international community of open government experts, advocates and campaigners
Currently live and work in Africa. Due to limited resources and our desire to develop a focused and impactful pilot programme.

The fellowship will initially be limited to African countries where either Code for Africa or Open Knowledge have extensive resources or deep partnerships. Applicants should therefore be based in one of the following countries: Angola, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Morocco, Mozambique, Mauritius, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Senegal, Tunisia, Tanzania, and Uganda.

Successful candidates will commit to work on their fellowship activities a minimum of six days a month, including attending online and offline training, organising events, and being an active member both Open Knowledge and Code for Africa communities.

Worth

This support will include a modest $1,000 per month stipend, a $3,000 seed fund to kickstart projects, a travel budget to attend local and international events, access to workspace in Code for Africa affiliate civic technology labs across the continent, and technology support from Code for Africa developers and data analysts.
Fellows will also be able to tap into Open Knowledge’s School of Data networks and resource kits, and its global network of specialist communities, as well as Code for Africa affiliate communities such as Hacks/Hackers.

Apply Now for the Open Gov Fellowship 2015

Code for South Africa Data Journalism School 2016, South Africa

Key outcomes

2015 Code for Africa Open Government Fellowships ($1,000 per month stipend, a $3,000 seed fund to kickstart projects, a travel budget to attend local and international events)