PenPlusBytes in Ghana

• The program is designed for early- to mid-career journalists with a demonstrated interest in covering the extractive sectors of oil, gas and minerals.

• The program offers a wide range of benefits: holistic and comprehensive support to journalists through specialized knowledge and skills modules; professional mentoring; experiential learning; reporting grants; prizes for outstanding reporting; access to sources and vital information and data; as well as interaction with peers, experts, policy makers, and oversight actors.

Courses:

• At the core of the training program, originally developed in collaboration with Thomson Reuters Foundation, are two residential courses.
• The foundation Course A, an Africa regional workshop, will take place in Accra, Ghana, on 7-18 SEPTEMBER 2015.
• The follow-up Course B will consist of three parallel national workshops in Ghana, Tanzania, and Uganda. These will take place on dates to be determined later in the year.

Benefits:
Successful applicants will be sponsored and required to commit to and complete all aspects of the training.

• The program will run for six months and includes a series of individual and collective learning activities and professional support.
• The training will be delivered in partnership with PenPlusBytes in Ghana, Journalists’ Environmental Association of Tanzania, and African Centre for Media Excellence in Uganda.

HOW TO APPLY

As this is a competitive process, priority will be given to reporters submitting the strongest applications, by providing the information requested in the application form. The closing date for receiving applications is 30 JUNE 2015

Apply Now for the NRGI Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI) Journalists’ Training Opportunity

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the NRGI Journalists’ Training Opportunity