Promoting Excellence in Journalism Education in Africa: 10 proposals selected for funding

Last update:4 November 2024

After developing the criteria for excellence, universities were invited to conduct a self-assessment of their curriculum, identify areas for improvement, and submit a project proposal to address these gaps. A total of 53 proposals were received, and 10 universities were selected to receive a $15,500 grant each.

These projects have yielded inspiring successes in areas such as:

Environmental Reporting

Tangaza University College (Kenya) - "Strengthening environmental journalism"
Université Bilingue du Congo (Democratic Republic of the Congo) - "Capacity-building workshops and teaching manual design for journalism educators and journalism students: Addressing Environmental Journalism issues"

Indigenous Communities' Representation in Media

Namibia University of Science & Technology (Namibia) - "Nourishing the grassroots: Journalism Education and Inclusive Participation for Namibia’s Marginalised Communities"

Gender Mainstreaming

Bahir Dar University (Ethiopia) - "Reconstructing Peace through Gender-Sensitive Reporting"
Ghana Institute of Journalism (Ghana) - "Creating a gender-sensitive, non-discriminatory and inclusive curriculum, classroom and work environment"

Media viability

Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences (Malawi) - "Development of Model for Resilience and Sustainability of Malawi Community Media in the Digital Era"
Fraycollege (South Africa) - "In support of journalism sustainability on the continent by creating a comprehensive course on revenue generation for an African newsroom in the digital age"

Data Journalism

University of Eswatini (Eswatini) - "Advancing Journalism Education and Practice through the UNESWA Data Journalism Training Project"
Université de Douala (Cameroon) - "Data journalism, incorporating into curriculum"

Digital Skills

Institut Supérieur de l’Information et de la Communication, ISIC (Morocco) - "Development and implementation of a digital platform for students' journalistic productions and expressions"