The Network of Journalists for Responsible and Sustainable Fisheries in Africa (REJOPRA) offers grant to reporters for investigative articles and videos on how small-scale fisheries face and adapt to climate change and overexploitation of resources
The Network of Journalists for Responsible and Sustainable Fisheries in Africa (REJOPRA) launched last week a call for proposals for African journalists who report on stories on artisanal fisheries in the continent. With the upcoming international year of artisanal fisheries and aquaculture (2022), REJOPRA proposes a grant of 300 to 400 euros for investigative journalists who want to cover the issues of how climate change and overfishing is affecting small-scale fisheries and what strategies and initiatives they are adopting.
More than 12 million Africans depend on artisanal fisheries for their livelihoods, including 3.5 million women, according to FAO. The call for proposal suggests several topics ranging from blue growth, fishmeal industry consequences on coastal communities, women and emerging voices in artisanal fisheries, working conditions to migration. Journalists can submit their proposals in English, French and Portuguese and the deadline is 25 March.
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Banner photo: Training of journalists in fisheries in Mbour, Dakar on January 2020. Joëlle Philippe/CFFA