The Panos Global AIDS Programme invites senior print and broadcast journalists from Ethiopia, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, and Uganda to apply for a fellowship to write/produce features on the G8 Summit 2007 and its implication for the HIV and AIDS response in their countries. Fellowships will run from May to July 2007.

The aim of the Panos fellowships is to enable print and broadcast journalists in the selected countries to explore the implications of the promises made at the G8 summits to the national AIDS response in their countries. Particular emphasis will be on support to health care systems and to what extent those most affected can achieve universal access to AIDS prevention, treatment and care by 2010, a commitment made by G8 leaders.

Selected journalists will be awarded a grant of US$500 each and will be expected to produce at least three feature articles or programmes (which should include the voices of those most affected and various stakeholders) to be published/broadcast in mainstream media between May and July 2007.


Applicants must submit the following no later than May 15 2007:

• Curriculum vitae;
• Up to five samples of published/broadcast work (tapes or transcripts) on health/development issues;
• A 500-word write up explaining why the applicant should be considered for the fellowship along with a tentative proposal for their research; and
• Two references from persons who have known the applicant professionally.

Only journalists who are citizens of and resident in Ethiopia, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, and Uganda are eligible to apply. Journalists writing in regional/local languages are encouraged to apply.

To apply please send all relevant documentation to:

Eastern Africa (Ethiopia, Tanzania, and Uganda):

Paul Banoba

Health Programme

Panos Eastern Africa

Plot 29 Lumumba Avenue

P.O.Box 34033

Kampala

Uganda

Fax: +256(0)41 2 254 729

pbanoba@panoseasternafrica.org.ug

pbanoba@yahoo.com

pea@panoseasternafrica.org.ug

Southern Africa (Malawi, Mozambique, and South Africa):

Walter Otis Tapfumaneyi

Plot 32A Leopards Hill Road

Woodlands

PO Box 39163

Lusaka

Zambia

Fax: +260 1 261039

wtapfumaneyi@panos.org.zm

lilian@panos.org.zm

The deadline for application is May 15 2007.