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Safety training course for journalists [East Africa]

Nairobi, Kenya from Nairobi, Kenya from, Nairobi

Local freelance and journalists based in East Africa can participate in a three-day safety training course.

The ACOS Alliance, in partnership with IREX, is offering the East Africa Safety Training 2024 for local and freelance journalists. In line with the ACOS Alliance Safety Principles, the course is designed to help journalists who face risks and safety challenges in their work to be better prepared.

The training will focus on digital security, psychological safety, and first aid, taught by an experienced and qualified medic. The course will be in English.

The course will take place in Nairobi, Kenya from Aug. 7 to 9.

Twelve participants will be selected for the training. The program will cover course fee, meals and accommodation for participants.

A limited number of travel grants are available for participants based outside of Kenya.

The deadline is July 5.

Africa Climate Week and Africa Climate Summit

The government of Kenya will co-host two parallel events in Nairobi in early September: the Africa Climate Summit (4-6 September) and Africa Climate Week 2023 (September 4-8)
Africa Climate Week
Africa Climate Week is one of four Regional Climate Weeks that will be held this year to build momentum ahead of the UN Climate Change Conference COP28 in Dubai and the conclusion of the first global stocktake, designed to chart the way for fulfilling the Paris Agreement’s key goals. It provides a platform for the continent’s policymakers, practitioners, businesses and civil society to come together in advance of COP28, to exchange on climate solutions, barriers to overcome and opportunities realized in different regions. For more information please visit the UNFCCC Website.
Africa Climate Summit
The Africa Climate Summit, co-hosted by Kenya with the African Union Commission (AUC), will bring together leaders from Africa and beyond; development partners; intergovernmental organisations; private sector; academia; civil society organisations; women and youth to design and catalyse actions and solutions for climate change in Africa by providing a platform to deliberate on the nexus between climate change, Africa’s development reality, and the need to push for increased investment in climate action globally, and specifically in Africa. More information.