2022 Africa No Filter Media Grant for Women Storytellers

Deadline: April 11, 2022.

Women’s voices are still underrepresented in the media. To help close this gap, the latest Media Grants by Africa No Filter are aimed exclusively at women storytellers and women-owned media organisations and outlets.

This grant call-out wants to contribute to an increase in African female storytellers and content creators and to give space to voices that are historically misrepresented and underrepresented across the continent.

All applicants should have a track record of creating work that challenges stereotypical narratives of Africa through innovative, creative and compelling storytelling. They should also be involved in at least one of the following:

  1. Disrupting and challenging harmful and stereotypical narratives and shape new narratives about and within the continent.
  2. Training and building the capacity of female journalists or content creators
  3. Amplifying creativity and innovation within the continent
  4. Using data driven insights and analysis to shed light on transformations taking place within the continent
  5. Leveraging pop culture as an opportunity for powerful storytelling

ELIGIBILITY

FOR ORGANIZATION

  1. Based in Africa and female led
  2. Be in operation for more than one year
  3. Have a history of working with African female storytellers and content creators
  4. Proposed project must be focused on increasing narratives and stories that reflect a more diverse and dynamic continent

FOR INDIVIDUALS

  1. Must be an African woman living on the continent or the diaspora
  2. Must have a history of creating contents and stories that reflects more diverse and dynamic continent for more than a year
  3. Proposed project must be focused on increasing narratives and stories that reflect a more diverse and dynamic continent

GRANT

Journalists, bloggers, vloggers, content creators, podcasters can apply for Project Support grants worth up to $10,000 while organisations can apply for Operational Support and Capacity-Building grants of up to $25,000.

APPLICATION

Please select the application form that applies to you below:

ORGANISATIONS

INDIVIDUALS

OFFICIAL LINK

error: Content is protected !!