Applications are now open to attend the DATA4CHANGE flagship workshop 2019, which will be held at Nairobi Garage.A DATA4CHANGE flagship event is a five-day residential workshop with full immersion into the inner workings of a data visualisation studio. CSOs and NGOs working on some of the world’s most pressing social and political problems are matched with carefully selected teams of industry experts covering the disciplines of data analysis, journalism, graphic design, and web development.
At the end of the event each team has a proof of concept or fully rendered prototype for a data driven advocacy campaign, and the wealth of immeasurable experience that comes along with spending five days together with a diverse and uniquely talented group of individuals. You’ll use data to tell stories and change hearts and minds, and you’ll make long lasting memories and life-changing friendships
Through a competitive process that begins with this open call for applications, They will select four CSOs or NGOs working on themes relating to digital rights and internet freedom to participate in D4C Nairobi.
Suggested thematic areas include, but are no means limited to:
- Censorship, shutdowns, obstacles to free access
- Innovation, free and open source software
- Privacy, surveillance, encryption
- Legislation and policy concerning the internet, press freedom, privacy, access
- Governance of the internet, net neutrality
- Protection and realisation of human rights online
If you work for a CSO or NGO covering any of these issues in at least one of the countries listed below, you’re eligible to apply. Your work may cover other countries as well, but must include at least one of the target countries.
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EAST AFRICA: Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
SOUTHERN AFRICA: Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Zimbabwe
WEST AFRICA: Gambia, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone
MIDDLE EAST AND CENTRAL ASIA: Afghanistan, Egypt, Iran, Jordan, Lebanon, Sudan
Application deadline: 31 January 2019
BENEFITS
- Full scholarship for you and a colleague to attend the workshop, including travel, accommodation, and in-country costs
- Experience working with talented industry professionals on a data driven project guided by you
- Learn how to tell stories with data
Applications to attend DATA4CHANGE are reviewed by a board of advisers and the competition is very tough. If you are accepted, you and a colleague will receive a full scholarship to attend the event.
How to apply
For more information,please visit http://www.data4chan.ge