6,000 Euro Grant for Media Activists During Corona Pandemic in Jordan

Leaders of Tomorrow (LOT), in cooperation with German DW Akademie, offers local media and interested individuals the opportunity to participate in the "Local Voices - International Exchange" competition, an international competition for local media in Jordan.

During the current Corona pandemic crisis, large companies and local media organizations alike are facing many problems such as complex journalistic obstacles, technical disruptions, as well as controlling financial challenges. In critical times, innovative ideas must be found to strengthen media outlets and provide quality journalism to a larger segment of the audience through new methods and channels.

Local media outlets around the world have developed interesting techniques that can be used anywhere. Despite this, there are no local, regional or international opportunities to meet and exchange ideas. "Local Voices - International Exchange" offers the opportunity to develop an international platform for the exchange of ideas and different solutions through a distinguished international competition in which representatives from Jordan, Pakistan, and Serbia will participate.

About the competition:

The “Local Voices – International Exchange” competition invites local media and interested activists in Jordan to present solutions or projects that helped them adapt to the effects of the emerging coronavirus crisis and prepare optimally for similar future challenges that can be adopted and used anywhere. Participants will be selected through two stages:

• First Stage:

A local committee in each of the participating countries will select 10 distinguished projects and ideas to qualify for the next stage. The ten qualified projects from each country will be shared with each other through a common online platform.

An international panel consisting of a select group of judges representing each participating country will then select 10 outstanding projects from the three countries to qualify for the second stage of the competition.

• Second Stage:

The ten qualified projects enter the second phase (November 2021 - January 2022), through which projects can develop through a financial grant of up to 6000 euros, in addition to support and guidance by a group of experts. This stage will also include a series of workshops aimed at supporting and developing eligible projects and ideas.

The competition offers a unique opportunity to collaborate between local media organizations from different countries (Jordan, Pakistan, Serbia) across international borders and help each other learn and share innovative programs and economic solutions to strengthen response and immunity to future crises.

Local media organizations in Jordan can apply to participate in the competition, provided that they are:

• Registered, local, and independent media or media organizations aim to support and promote freedom of expression, democratic values, and equality.
• Media focused on local events and development within their neighborhood or area.
• People who are active in media and journalists and who own blogs or channels through social media and YouTube can participate in this competition as well.

Participation Requirements:

• Providing solutions or projects within the following categories:

Innovative ways (projects or ideas for existing projects) helped them adapt to the effects of the Corona pandemic: producing distinctive content or media campaigns or adopting and developing various financial and economic plans.

The most important questions that the submitted projects must answer:

• What media products were most important to audiences?
• What is the method that has proven its worth and success during this stage?
• What business model has made the media more resilient to crises?

Competition Terms:

• Contest participants agree to share and discuss their ideas and projects during workshops that will be held in the presence of qualified teams from other countries, where they may be adopted by them.
• Contest participants agree to attend workshops (one workshop per month) to document the progress of the funded project and collaborate with expert mentors representing the three participating countries.
• Participants must comply with the conditions and laws relating to financial and financing procedures and following each of the laws of the participating country, in addition to the conditions and laws of the Deutsche Welle Center and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development.
• Projects and ideas that require the purchase of hard equipment (such as computers, broadcast, and audio equipment) are not eligible to participate in this competition.

For more information and terms, please follow this link.

The application:

To apply, please fill out the application form, in addition to submitting a video of no more than 60 seconds in which the project idea and its features are explained.

Application deadline: August 31, 2021

About Leaders of Tomorrow:

Leaders of Tomorrow (LOT) is a regional social enterprise founded and headquartered in Amman, Jordan. LOT promotes a culture of social innovation in which free speech, human rights, social equality, and educational opportunity are widespread and accessible to all. Using innovative and creative tools, LOT breaks cycles of elitism in education, economic development, and civic engagement that prevent many young people from reaching their full potential. These efforts support positive social change and encourage sustainable development in Jordan and the MENA region.

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