Deadline: July 10, 2026
Applications are open for the CJID African Road Safety Reporting Forum 2026. The Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID), through its Health Reporting Project, invites journalists, editors, and media influencers from across Africa to apply for a three-day in-person forum on road safety reporting.
Road crashes are the leading cause of death among children and young people aged 5–29 globally, and road deaths are rising faster in the African region than anywhere else in the world. Yet media coverage of road traffic crashes rarely reflects the scale of this crisis. Stories too often frame crashes as unavoidable accidents rather than preventable tragedies with systemic causes and solutions, and they tend to blame individual road users rather than unsafe infrastructure, weak governance, and policy failures.
This forum brings together 15 editors, journalists, and media influencers from African countries including Kenya, Nigeria, Uganda, Ethiopia, and South Africa to develop industry-standard editorial and reporting guidelines on road safety for Africa. Participants will also produce a series of road safety stories that reflect the new guidelines. The forum will be held in Abuja, Nigeria.
Benefits
- Practical training on solutions-focused and accountability-driven road safety reporting.
- Access to WHO technical experts and leading African editors and journalists.
- The opportunity to shape continent-wide editorial guidelines on road safety coverage.
- Full travel, accommodation, and daily stipend support.
Eligibility
Applicants must:
- Be based in Kenya, Nigeria, Uganda, Ethiopia, or South Africa. Other countries can also apply.
- Be an editor, journalist, or influencer with a demonstrated interest in public health or road safety reporting.
- Be available to attend a 3-day physical forum in September 2026.
- Be willing to develop and publish a road safety story emerging from the forum.
- Be willing to participate in an online working group after the forum to help develop road safety reporting guidelines.
Application
All applications must be submitted on or before 10th July, 2026. Successful applicants will be notified via email. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
For more information, visit CJID African Road Safety Reporting Forum.
