iWatch Africa, a not-for-profit media and policy organization dedicated to promoting transparency and accountability across Africa, is inviting applications for its Online Safety Monitoring Program.
With support from the Impact Amplifier Foundation, iWatch Africa is equipping journalists from newsrooms across Ghana to establish online safety units within their organizations. This initiative responds to the increasing threats and online violence faced by journalists, especially female journalists.
This program is part of iWatch Africa’s broader digital rights initiative to track, document, analyze and counter threats against journalists and media workers within West Africa’s digital ecosystem.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must:
- Be a Ghanaian nationals, aged between 18 and 45 years.
- Be a journalist or work within the media ecosystem.
- Be committed to influencing positive change in their newsroom or media organization.
- Media development practitioners and activists involved in media support programs in Ghana are also encouraged to apply.
Note: Female journalists are strongly encouraged to apply.
Requirements:
All selected applicants will be MANDATED to participate in the tracking of online abuse and harassment of journalists across Ghana.
Program timeline
- Application Deadline: 13th June 2025 at 11:00 PM GMT.
- Notification of Selected Applicants: 27st June 2025
- Training Date: TBD
- Tracking of abuses and harassment: TBD
- Please consider your application unsuccessful if you do not hear from us by the close of June, 2025.
Costs related to participation will be fully covered by iWatch Africa.
Apply here by clicking here or copy and paste URL into your browswer https://forms.gle/ue1hDrkaNjV6uE3d7