Reporting Trip on Development in Brazil

Apply for Reporting Trip on Development in Brazil by February 3

Brazil 2014
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December 16, 2013

The International Reporting Project (IRP) is pleased to announce a two-week new media reporting trip on April 5–19 to Brazil. Applications are now being accepted.

Photo: Robert Blackie

Brazil has made major progress on several Millennium Development Goals, including reducing poverty and hunger and improving the health of its citizens, and this trip will examine those topics.
IRP Fellows to Brazil will focus on issues related to health, poverty, hunger, and development, including successes and challenges in maternal health, child mortality, HIV/AIDS, hunger and food security, technological innovation, economy and business, urban and rural health care, environmental sustainability and women's empowerment, among others.
We will also explore "South-South" cooperation. Brazil continues to invest in Africa and to shore up links with the continent in areas such as pharmaceutical manufacturing and agriculture.
The trip will include visits to Brazil’s urban and rural areas to see how the country has addressed issues of poverty, health, and hunger. We will also examine social factors – such as human rights and equity issues, governance, and marginalized communities – in this geographically and culturally diverse country.

Photo: Xavier Donat

These are particularly timely topics, given Brazil's role hosting the World Cup and the 2016 Olympics.
“New media journalists” include media professionals, bloggers, influential social media practitioners, and freelance contributors. Some priority will be given to participants from the United States, United Kingdom, India, Nigeria, Kenya and South Arica, but applicants from all nations are eligible.
All candidates must fill out an application form and provide a detailed essay describing the types of stories they might pursue during the Brazil trip. The deadline for applications is Monday, February 3.
The IRP will purchase the Fellows’ round-trip air tickets to Brazil, pay for hotel costs, meals and local transportation, and reimburse visa costs. Fellows who wish to extend their stay after the fellowship will have the option to arrange that at their own expense.

Photo: Jon Rawlinson

Participants will be asked to post frequent stories, including blog posts, slideshows, social media posts, video and audio clips, before, during and after the trip. All of the stories produced by Brazil Fellows will be posted on the IRP site and co-owned by the Fellow (or his/her distribution partners, depending on agreements) and the IRP.
In addition, the work produced as a result of the trip will be made available for posting on the social media channels of the IRP’s funders. This trip is supported by a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Read our frequently asked questions and apply for the Brazil reporting trip by midnight on Monday, February 3!