Apply for Urban Amazon Project – Colombia and Brazil

Through the Urban Amazon project, they will grant scholarships to 10 innovative content creators residing in Colombia and Brazil to change this popular but unrealistic conception. Those selected will focus on telling powerful stories from urban hotspots in the Amazon such as Leticia, Manaus and Belem through innovative and attractive content for social networks.

Through the Urban Amazon project, they will harness the audiovisual and digital storytelling capacity of the fellows and combine it with Climate Tracker’s expertise in journalism practices and ethics. Additionally, they will focus on topics such as fact-checking, with the goal of transforming local climate stories into powerful social media pieces.

In total, during this six-month project, the fellows will participate in the following activities:

• Attendance to the training program: It is made up of group sessions in online mode. Scholarship holders will be informed in a timely manner when starting the course project.
• Constant communication with an assigned mentor: Fellows will be able to have individual sessions and support in the production process throughout the program.
• Production of six audiovisual and journalistic content for social networks, framed in the environmental challenges of Amazonian cities in Colombia and Brazil: With the support of Climate Tracker, the scholarship holders will have the obligation to deliver a monthly product that revolves around the Urban Amazon. They must meet certain requirements and quality levels requested by the Climate Tracker team.

Benefits

• Financial support: At the end of the program, you will have received a total incentive of $900. This is 150 USD for each of the audiovisual pieces published.
• Professional growth: The online training program will help you develop skills and gain new knowledge for your work. In addition, you will have the support of a mentor at all times who will accompany you on your path.
• Visibility and expansion of the portfolio: they disseminate your work through the channels so that you have greater reach and are seen by journalists and organizations throughout the region.
• New contacts and connections: you will be part of an incredible team of 10 journalists and content creators from Brazil and Colombia, and who knows what other jobs and alliances may arise in the process
• In-person opportunity. At the end of the year, one or more fellows will be selected to travel and cover all expenses paid for a major international climate conference (conference to be confirmed).

Eligibility Criteria

• Residence in Colombia or Brazil.
• At least one year of experience in journalism or content creation.
• Proven interest in environmental and climate issues, as well as telling compelling stories through the use of digital narratives.
• A proposal for audiovisual journalistic content for social networks, within the framework of the environmental challenges of Amazonian cities in Colombia and Brazil.
• Curiosity and commitment.

For more information, visit Climate Tracker (CT).