ImpactAfrica, Africa’s largest fund for data-driven investigative storytelling has launched its second call for proposals, seeking investigative story pitches by journalists in six countries.
According to impactAfrica, journalists with digital storytelling ideas that go beyond ordinary reporting to expose new or under-reported issues in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania and Zambia stand to win cash grants, technology support, and editorial mentoring on their projects.
The initiative is part of impactAFRICA, a $500,000 programme to provide support for pioneering African journalism that uses data or digital tools to tackle development issues, such as public healthcare, water, sanitation, the effects of air and water pollution on African communities, climate change, and other development issues related to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).
“The first round produced over 350 story pitches, ranging from investigations into water hygiene to unscrupulous funeral industries. Our independent jury is currently selecting the ten best ideas for support,” says impactAFRICA programme manager Haji Mohamed Dawjee.
The ten semi-finalists will all attend a StoryCamp to refine their project plans, and will then receive cash grants up to a maximum of $20,000 along with additional support from technologists and editorial experts to help produce their projects.
Interested and qualified applicants have up to the 11th of November, 2016, which is the set deadline, to pitch.
Think you got what it takes to pitch for this data-driven investigative storytelling opportunity, get the full details and guidelines at www.impactafrica.fund/apply
