Deadline: Ongoing
Internews is launching its Grants Program “Local Voices, Informed Citizens” to provide financial support for Haitian organizations to safely promote and distribute trusted, accurate, and relevant information and fill information gaps on the electoral process and democratic transition in Haiti.
Internews invites media outlets, media-type organizations, associations, and civil society groups who want to deliver information on aspects around the electoral process, to apply for financial support under the “Local Voices, Informed Citizens” grant.
Objectives
The grant seeks to:
- Increase availability and quality of electoral process and elections related reporting by promoting the production and distribution of such content.
- Meet the operational needs of applicants to maintain their work and to sustain access to information on the country’s electoral process and future elections to their audiences.
- Increase awareness of election-related topics that affect Haitian citizens daily lives.
Funding Information
- Internews will provide grants up to $10,000.
What can you do with the Grant?
Examples of what you can do with the grant include:
- Sustaining existing operations of media and/or organizations to inform audiences and voters on the electoral process.
- Produce and distribute print, broadcast, online and multimedia content on the electoral process and elections, specifically tailored to voters and priority audiences.
- Develop special investigations on Haiti’s electoral process and future elections.
- Implement mechanisms (voicemails, call-ins, chats, surveys) to understand the concerns of voters and marginalized populations relating to the electoral process and future elections and to amplify their voices.
- Develop information campaigns on social media and other platforms.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for the grant, applicants must:
- Be a media outlet, media-type organization, association, and/or civil society group with a proven record of creating content using data and/or evidence, as well as content that reflects multiple perspectives of an issue, not stereotypes.
- Be based and work in Haiti or have a majority of their audience be based in Haiti (analytics could be shared). Have a track record of accurate, fair, and responsible quality reporting.
For more information, visit Internews.
