Open call for Media organisations in Yemen

Yemen’s media landscape has been highly polarised by years of war with many media outlets siding with parties to the conflict at the expense of providing factual and unbiased content. In addition, Yemeni journalists have to contend with numerous challenges including threats to their physical safety, mental stress, and the struggle to develop their skills and capacity under such circumstances. A growing number of media are striving to use various means to provide independent public interest content to wide audiences including local communities in Yemen, diaspora, and regional and international audiences.

IMS is dedicated to supporting innovative and impactful projects that advance inclusive media and good journalism.

Objective:

This open call aims to identify and support projects that promote media development, good journalism, media literacy, media innovation, and explore emerging trends in the Yemeni media landscape. We aim to fund projects that have the potential to make a significant positive impact on society through media-related activities.

Eligibility Criteria:

1. Media organisations, NGOs, academic institutions, and other relevant entities are eligible to apply.
2. Projects should align with the goals and objectives of IMS.
3. Projects must be innovative, feasible, and have clear objectives, outputs, and potential for impact.
4. Projects should demonstrate potential for sustainability and long-term impact.
5. Projects may focus on any media aspect, including journalism content (digital; environmental; community-oriented; photography; documentaries; etc.), and/or gender, advocacy, media innovation.

Application Guidelines:

1. Interested applicants should submit a project proposal for implementation in 2023. 
2. Proposals should clearly describe the project, objectives, contextual justification and relevance, methodology, expected outcomes, target audience, and detailed budget.
3. Applicants should provide information about their organisation/team, including relevant experience, ethical values, and qualifications.
4. The project proposal should be submitted by 30 June 2023 here.
5. Late submissions will not be considered.

Selection Process:

1. All submitted project proposals will go through a thorough evaluation process by our expert panel.
2. Evaluation criteria will be aligned to the eligibility criteria stated above.
3. Shortlisted applicants may be invited for an interview or presentation to discuss their project further.
4. Final selection will be based on evaluation of the overall merit of the project and our available funding/resources.

Benefits for Selected Projects:

1. Financial support as per the approved budget.
2. Editorial and technical assistance and mentoring from our team of experts.
3. Networking opportunities with other media professionals, organisations, and stakeholders.
4. Possibility of longer-term partnership and collaboration.

For any inquiries or clarifications, please contact yemen@mediasupport.org 

For more about IMS’ Yemen Programme

We look forward to receiving your innovative project proposals and collaborating with you to positively impact the Yemeni media field.