Applications are open for the ACCEL Africa Project Training Program 2024. Click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Opportunity Details
The ACCEL Africa Project is inviting journalists to take part in a free training designed to equip them with the skills and knowledge to effectively report on child labour in African supply chains, with the aim of amplifying efforts to eradicate child labour and stimulate public and policy-level support for this crucial cause.
Overview
The ACCEL Africa Project's second phase stands at the forefront of the global initiative to eradicate child labour from supply chains, particularly within the African context. With a refined understanding and comprehensive assessment from its first phase, the project is strategically positioned to address child labour by focusing on its root causes across selected countries and key supply chains, including tea and coffee, and the broader rural economy.
Targeted interventions are planned for Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Kenya, Mali, Nigeria, and Uganda. In adhering to a systems-based approach, the project is dedicated to enhancing the mechanisms and frameworks essential for combating the underlying factors contributing to child labour. Within this strategic framework, the training for journalists against child labour in is conceived as a critical component directly related to the Project's - Output 3.4. Relevant information on child labour in supply chains in Africa is documented and communicated to a wider audience - which, amongst others, aims to support the capacity-building of journalists and media professionals to regularly report on issues related to child labour.
This training aims to leverage the media's influential role in society and its support to illustrate the complexities surrounding child labour and to stimulate public and policy-level support for its elimination. By equipping journalists with the requisite skills, knowledge, and ethical considerations for reporting on child labour, the initiative seeks to amplify the project's objectives and contribute to the broader goal of eradicating child labour in supply chains across Africa.
Participants will leave the training with:
Deadline - All application materials must be submitted by email to [email protected] by 19th July – no extension will be granted.