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Call for Applications: UNESCO and IWMF invite Newsrooms to Safeguard Women's Voices
The initiative aims to support media outlets in different regions, with a focus on the Global South, to strengthen safety policies to address threats based on gender.
Women journalists around the world face offline and online attacks, putting their safety at risk. The IWMF found that of women journalists have considered leaving the profession due to online attacks and threats.: A global study of online violence against women journalists, conducted by the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) and supported by UNESCO, found that nearly 73% of women journalists have experienced online violence.
From online harassment, abuse, and trolling to physical assault, these attacks target women for their journalistic work and for their gender, highlighting the urgent need for tailored approaches to ensuring the safety and well-being of women journalists.
What participating newsrooms will receive:
One-to-one consultations with safety experts to identify an action plan for each newsroom.
The guidance of safety experts to develop, strengthen and monitor safety protocols to address threats based on gender.
Access to existing resources such as adaptable policy templates and real-life newsroom policy examples.
Customized safety trainings for newsroom leaders and journalists.
How to apply:
Newsrooms are invited to apply to this programme. Please note that this call for application is not geared towards individual journalists.
All types of media outlets and newsrooms are eligible, including but not limited to: print, TV, radio, digital, magazine, nonprofit, and commercial.
Only newsrooms from the following countries can apply:
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Trinidad and Tobago.
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Moldova, North Macedonia.
Bangladesh, Indonesia, Maldives, Pakistan, Philippines, Timor-Leste.
Burundi, Central African Republic, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Mali, Namibia, Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda.
Iraq, Lebanon, Morocco
Deadline to apply: January 10, 2025
Apply on the IWMF website:
A total of 22 newsrooms will be selected by early February 2025.
The application is available in English, Spanish, French and Arabic.
Please reach out to programs@iwmf.org if you have any questions or accessibility needs.
This initiative is supported through the UNESCO project “Protecting journalists to protect democracy: tackling emergency threats to media freedom” funded by the United States of America.
