Panos/Stop TB Media Fellowships Posted by: "Kishor Pradhan" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wed Nov 1, 2006 4:56 am (PST)
Panos/Stop TB Media Fellowships The Panos Global AIDS Programme and Stop TB Partnership invite print and broadcast journalists from Bangladesh, Botswana, Ethiopia, Haiti, India, Kenya ,Lesotho, Pakistan, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe to apply for a fellowship to write/produce features on issues around TB, and TB & HIV/AIDS. Fellowships will run from December 2006 to June 2007. Each fellowship will involve working closely with the Panos Global AIDS Programme, the Stop TB Partnership and a panel of experts on TB and communication in TB and/or HIV/AIDS in the countries specified. The aim of the fellowships is to enable print and broadcast journalists in selected high burden countries in Asia, Africa and the Caribbean to better explore and understand the linkages between TB, HIV/AIDS, poverty, urbanisation and other socio economic vulnerabilities. In particular, in Africa the project will focus on highlighting the urgency for collaborative TB/HIV actions at all levels to counter the dual epidemics Selected journalists will be awarded a grant of 500 US dollars each, plus travel and data collection expenses, and will be expected to travel outside their base to produce at least three feature articles or programmes to be published/broadcast in mainstream media between February- April 2007. A total of three journalists, including both broadcast and print will be awarded the fellowships in each country. Two additional fellowships will be awarded in India. Applicants must submit the following no later than 1 December 2006: · Curriculum vitae · Up to five samples of published/broadcast work (tapes or transcripts) on health/development issues · A 500-word write up explaining why the applicant should be considered for the fellowship along with a tentative proposal for their research · Two references from persons who have known the applicant professionally Only journalists who are citizens of and resident in Bangladesh, Botswana, Ethiopia, Haiti, India, Kenya ,Lesotho , Pakistan, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zimbabwe are eligible to apply. Journalists writing in regional languages are encouraged to apply. However, their CV and the write-up should be in English and at least one sample of their work must be translated into English. Instructions for Submission Please give the following information with your submission: Name Gender Media and Designation Postal address e-mail address Telephone number To apply please send all relevant documentation to: Eastern Africa Paul Banoba Health Programme Panos Eastern Africa Plot 29 Lumumba Avenue P.O.Box 34033 Kampala Uganda Fax: +256(0)41 2 254 729 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] nafrica.org. ug [EMAIL PROTECTED] ica.org.ug Southern Africa Walter Otis Tapfumaneyi Plot 32A Leopards Hill Rd Woodlands PO Box 39163 Lusaka Zambia Fax: +260 1 261039 Email: wtapfumaneyi@ panos.org. zm [EMAIL PROTECTED] org.zm Haiti Jean Claude Louis Panos Caribbean Haiti Office Panos Haiti 51 Route du Canapé-Vert B.P. 1595 HT 6110 Port-au-Prince, Haiti Tel : (509) 511-1460 / 213-6864 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] n.org Panos South Asia (India Country Office) Mitu Varma, IInd Floor, D-302, Defence Colony New Delhi 110024, India Tel: 0091-11-24615217/ 24615219 Fax: 0091-11-24615218 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] org Web Site: www.panossouthasia. org/india Panos South Asia Pakistan Sahar Ali, F/50/2/A KDA Scheme No. 5 Block-4, Clifton, Karachi Pakistan Fax: 92 21 5875568 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] sia.org, panospakistan@ panossouthasia. org Panos South Asia Bangladesh S. M. Mayeen Ahmad, c/o SARPV, House 3/8, Block F, Lalmatia, P.O. & P.S.- Mohammadpur Dhaka 1207, Bangladesh Fax: (8802) 8119774 (attn.: Panos) Email: panosbangladesh@ panossouthasia. org [EMAIL PROTECTED] a.org [EMAIL PROTECTED] ia.org Note: Telephonic enquiries will not be encouraged. Only selected candidates will be notified. About us: The Panos Global AIDS Programme is a network of Panos offices in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and Europe, working on participation, ownership and accountability Panos works with the media and other information actors to enable developing countries to shape and communicate their own development agendas through informed public debate. STOP TB Partnership is a global social movement with 325 members that include donor institutions, technical agencies, NGOs, universities, advocacy and patient activist groups. 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