Report Women! Project training for investigative reporting of girls and women: call for application

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The Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) in collaboration with the Royal Netherlands Embassy in Nigeria invites entries from Nigerian professional journalists from the print,  broadcast and photography specialties to the Girls and Women  Investigative Reporting Training – *Ekiti State *Rivers State *Abuja Application deadline: Thursday 14 August, 2014 #ReportWomen! is a collaborative project between the  Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) and  the Royal Netherlands Embassy (RNE) designed to focus on major  issues of access and abuse, ranging from education, to health care,  to violence, and early marriage among others on girls and women. It seeks to advance the partners’ commitment to the respect for the  girl child and the woman’s rights as human rights. It will use the  tool of investigative journalism to focus on these issues. Investigative  Reporting of girls and women training is aimed at building the  media’s capacity to strategically report girls and women issues as  well as mainstream girls and women into media reportage generally.  Participants who are shortlisted for the training will also have the opportunity to pitch for small grants to carry out investigation and  report girls and women issues based on lessons garnered from the  training experience. Note: Applicants without relevant works but with demonstrated  commitment and promise may be considered.  Female journalists are encouraged to apply. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted. TENTATIVE TRAINING DATES Ekiti State - 20th - 21st August, 2014 Rivers State: 2nd - 3rd September, 2014 Abuja: 17th - 18th September, 2014 To participate, please click here to apply