The Panos Global AIDS Programme and Stop TB Partnership invite print and photo journalists from India, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Pakistan, Philippines, Zambia, Ethiopia, Malawi and Haiti to apply for a fellowship to write/photograph issues around tuberculosis (TB), and TB & HIV/AIDS. Fellowships will run from June to October 2005.

Each fellowship will involve working closely with the Panos Global AIDS Programme, the Stop TB Partnership and a panel of experts on TB and communication in TB and/or HIV/AIDS in the countries specified.

The aim of the fellowships is to enable print and photo journalists in
selected high burden countries in Asia, Africa and the Caribbean to better explore and understand the linkages between TB, HIV/AIDS, poverty, urbanisation and other socio-economic vulnerabilities. In particular, in Africa the project will focus on highlighting the urgency for collaborative TB/HIV actions at all levels to counter the dual epidemics.

Selected print journalists will be awarded a grant of 400 US dollars each, plus travel and data collection expenses, and will be expected to produce three 1000-word articles on issues around TB and TB & HIV/AIDS. Selected photojournalists will be awarded a grant of 1000 US dollars each, plus travel and data collection expenses, to produce one photo essay around the issue of TB and/or TB & HIV/AIDS. All selected fellows will be provided with editorial support in terms of storyline and production of photos, as well as information on medical and policy issues on TB. They will also receive potential contacts and resource material.

Two fellowships will be awarded to print journalists in each country, and three fellowships will be awarded in India. A total of four photo
fellowships will be awarded from within the specified countries.

Only journalists who are citizens of and a resident in Bangladesh, India, the Philippines, Indonesia, Malawi, Zambia, Pakistan, Ethiopia and Haiti are eligible to apply. Journalists writing in regional languages are encouraged to apply. However, their CV (curriculum vitae) and the write-up should be in English and at least one sample of their work must be translated into English.

The application deadline has been extended to May 15 2005.

To apply, please e-mail all relevant documentation to Panos.TBFellowship@panosaids.org

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