IWMF Emergency Fund for Journalists in Crisis: Inviting Women Journalists Worldwide

Deadline: Ongoing

The International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF) has established an Emergency Fund to provide women journalists with a lifeline of support in times of crisis.

The Emergency Fund is sustained with the support of individual donors to address the growing need to provide direct assistance to women journalists who are suffering.

Benefits

The IWMF Emergency Fund provides women journalists with:

• Small grants for psychological and medical care for incidents directly related to threats and crises caused by one’s work as a journalist;
• Three months of temporary relocation assistance in the event of crisis or threat;
• Legal aid to counter threats of imprisonment or censorship;
• Non-financial assistance in the form of information about additional access to resources.

Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible for the IWMF Emergency Fund, candidates must meet the following criteria:

• Be a staff or freelance woman reporter, working in any medium, whose primary profession is journalism;
• Have worked full-time as a journalist within six months of applying for assistance;
• Apply for assistance with a crisis situation directly connected to work as a journalist.

How to Apply

Interested applicants must apply online via given website.

For more information, please visit IWMF Emergency Fund.