BAOBAB for Women's Human Rights Media Fellowship in SGBV Reporting 2023

The Fellowship will enable journalists to produce stories about how critical actors, state and non-state, communities and individuals are solving social problems related to SGBV, as well as how to sustain actions for eliminating SGBV in Nigeria. ?

This inaugural edition is open to journalists - Reporters, Photographers, Radio/Audio journalists, Television/Video journalists, Documentary filmmakers and Freelance journalists  -

in 3 focal states of Bauchi, Jigawa and Kano where BAOBAB is currently implementing the ‘Protecting Women from SGBV in three States in Northern Nigeria’, project with funding support from the MacArthur Foundation. 

The reports could be done in English or in local languages in their respective states.

• Table of Content
• About BAOBAB for Women’s Human Rights
• BAOBAB for Women's Human Rights Media Fellowship in SGBV Reporting
• Aim and Benefits of BAOBAB for Women's Human Rights Media Fellowship in SGBV Reporting
• Requirements for BAOBAB for Women's Human Rights Media Fellowship in SGBV Reporting Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About BAOBAB for Women’s Human Rights

BAOBAB for Women’s Human Rights was established in 1996 as an intervention strategy to address the myriad of barriers to the actualization of the rights of women in all its forms under the three (3) parallel systems of law in Nigeria, namely customary, religious, and statutory laws, especially in Muslim-majority communities. These challenges to the status of women and girls in Nigeria came to the fore during the 3-year research project on ‘Women and Laws’ which was undertaken by a multidisciplinary research team coordinated by the International Solidarity Network of Women ... continue reading

BAOBAB for Women's Human Rights Media Fellowship in SGBV Reporting

Aim and Benefits of BAOBAB for Women's Human Rights Media Fellowship in SGBV Reporting

Successful pitches will receive a modest stipend to produce the stories within days from the day of commissioning!

The Fellows will be trained for one day to bring them up to speed on SGBV issues, intervention strategies and achievements, after which they will start working on their projects.

Requirements for BAOBAB for Women's Human Rights Media Fellowship in SGBV Reporting Qualification

Application Criteria:

A) a pitch of three (3) paragraphs describing the project they plan to work on.

B) A short bio of not more than 200 words.

C) A letter from their supervisor endorsing the application and expressing commitment to the reports. Freelance journalists should secure consent of the medium in which they plan to publish their work.

D) Links to two samples of their previous work.

Application Deadline

How to Apply

Interested and qualified media practitioners should send the following information to [email protected]

For more details visit: BAOBAB website.