Deadline for application: Wednesday April 8 2015
This year Her Zimbabwe Founder and Director, Fungai Machirori, initiates the Her Zimbabwe Prize for Young Female Journalists. Understanding young women’s limited opportunities for access to technological equipment, and their low levels of participation in media as opinion shapers and leaders, this prize is intended to build the capacity of a young female journalists to professionalise and expand their craft.
NB: This year’s prize is only open tofreelance journalists, with freelance journalists defined as those without permanent employment within any media house in Zimbabwe, and without any other form of permanent employment.
What is the prize?
The prize is a brand new 11.6 inch HP laptop. It is a portable size and weight and also comes with a protective padded laptop sleeve to protect it from scratches, spills and wear and tear. An external data storage device (for storing extra files and content) is also provided.
Read more at Her Zimbabwe!