Fellowship Opportunities for Activists and Journalists Offered from the Bertha Foundation 2023

BERTHA foundation invites activists and investigative journalists to fellowship opportunities. The third Bertha Challenge will begin in January 2022 with a focus on water, specifically supporting Bertha Fellows to answer the following question: how is the relationship between politics and profit contributions to the degradation and loss of the freshwater and oceans, and what can be done to ensure equitable and access and protection of these finite resources for people and planet? 

If you get this Fellowship, you will have:

1. Income for each Bertha Fellow for one year, not exceeding USD $62,400 and commensurate with the applicant’s current or equivalent salary at the host organization.
2. A Project Fund of up to USD $10,000 for each Bertha Fellow to produce a culminating product.
3. A Connect Fund of to USD $5,000 for each Bertha Fellow specifically designed to encourage collaboration between Fellows.
4. Regular online discussions with topics on a range of issues from current debates.
5. Peer and mentor support in the form of regular virtual check-ins with Bertha staff and a cohort of Bertha Fellows.
6. Network development through the global cohort of past and present Bertha Fellows and exposure to relevant partners within and beyond the Bertha network.
7. Global convenings of Bertha Fellows and selected guests at the start (January 2022) and end (December 2022) of the Bertha Challenge.

You should follow the following criteria:

1. All applicants to be proficient in spoken and written English.
2. Able to deliver their final work in English.
3. The products should serve an identified target audience.
4. Find creative and scalable ways to expose and build wider awareness and critical thinking.
5. Products presented must be open source and in English. If the translation is needed, this cost must be included in the Fellow’s project budgets.
6. Guidelines on how project budgets can be spent are included in the MoU.

For Activists:

• At least five years' experience working with activists, social movements.
• Experience in developing organizing tools
• Experience in using research, media, and the law.

For Investigative Journalists: 

• Mid-career journalists at least five years' experience.
• Research ability, comprehensive understanding of the political landscape concerning the subject matter. 

Responsibilities:

This is a full-time fellowship and you will be required to:

• Attend in-person global convenings that take place at the beginning and end of the Bertha Challenge
• Develop and deliver a culminating product that responds to the Bertha Challenge question
• Participate in two virtual meetings per month, and occasionally facilitate these meetings
• Develop local and global network relationships.

Selection Process:

You will be selected based on the following criteria:

•  Individual merit.
• Your complementary skills to the cohort, your existing and/or proposed networks, and the long-term impact of your work.

About Bertha Foundation:

Bertha Foundation supports activists, storytellers, and lawyers who work to bring about social and economic justice and human rights for all. This program supports activists and investigative journalists to work together. In addition, successful applicants will join Bertha’s international network of highly skilled lawyers. The Bertha Challenge creates opportunities for activists and investigative journalists to amplify and accelerate their work in support of justice. Fellows are integral to the Bertha network and the sixteen selected activists and investigative journalists will act as bridges across regions to strengthen and embolden this important work.

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