Hi all,
I
am writing to let you know of an opportunity that may be of interest to journalists in the Sub-Saharan Africa region. The
National Press Foundation is hosting a four-day, all-expenses-paid HIV/AIDS training
for journalists prior to the international AIDS Society Conference this July in
Cape Town, South Africa. I have posted a blub about the program
below. For more information about the program you can also visit our
website: http://www.nationalpress.org/programs3516/programs_show.htm?doc_id=851300
Journalist to
Journalist HIV/AIDS Training, 15-18 July 2009
and
The 5th IAS
Conference, 19-22 July 2009
All-expenses-paid fellowships for international
journalists
To attend training and conference in Cape Town
Application deadline: April 20
The Journalist to Journalist Project of the National Press Foundation will
conduct a four-day training program on HIV/AIDS in Cape Town, South Africa
prior to IAS 2009, the 5th IAS Conference on Pathogenesis, Treatment
and Prevention. This biennial conference brings together HIV scientists,
policy-makers and global stakeholders in HIV/AIDS. Fellowships that
include air travel, lodging, per diem, and most meals are open to journalists
who have covered HIV/AIDS or health for five or more years. The deadline for
applications is 20 April 2009.
Fifty fellowships will be
awarded to qualified print, broadcast, and online journalists.
Applications are encouraged from reporters with experience covering the social,
economic and larger societal impact of HIV/AIDS, as well as the science and
medicine. Applicants must have a clear ability to speak and read English.
The fellowships include air travel to and from Cape Town,
lodging, a per diem, and most meals for the duration of the training, and
lodging and per diem during the conference. To apply, please submit:
- Application form
- Cover letter explaining
why you should attend, with emphasis on AIDS issues particular to your
geographic location
- Brief biography (for
sharing with other fellows if you are selected)
- Letter of support from a
supervisor (if you are an independent journalist you may include a letter
from a previous supervisor)
- Two samples of
journalistic work (clippings, CD, DVD, VHS, audio tape, digital sound
file). If you're an editor, send samples of work you have edited.
Applications will not be returned. E-mail application
materials as attachments to [email protected]
or mail to CAPE TOWN TRAINING 2009, National Press Foundation, 1211 Connecticut
Avenue NW, Suite 310, Washington, DC 20036. E-mail is preferred. Applications
must be received by Monday, April 20.
Selected journalists will be notified by May 5. Each
fellow will receive a letter of invitation to attend but will be responsible
for making the necessary visa arrangements.
This training opportunity is organized by the Journalist to
Journalist Project of the National Press Foundation, a U.S.-based, non-profit
independent journalism education organization, in collaboration with the IAS
2009. Funding is provided by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and
others. For more information, contact Ms. Maha Masud at [email protected].
Ronnie
Collect as precious pearls the words of the wise and virtuous.
--Abd-el-Kadar
Ronnie A. Ahyi-Yenou
Information Specialist
U.S.
Embassy Lomé
Public Affairs Section
4332, Bd Eyadéma, Cité OUA
BP: 852 Tel: (228)
261-5470
Fax:
(228) 261-5469
Cell: (228) 973-7238
Private e-mail: [email protected]
