By Funmilola Afolabi Over the years, most people have increasingly relied on social media to seek and share health information irrespective of age, gender, and nationality. The reliance has been facilitated by factors like health organisations and professionals also leveraging these platforms to share health-related information. …

By Tebby Otieno Kenya officially entered the second wave of Covid-19 between October 1, 2020, and January 4, 2021, recording 104,991cases. The figure represented 62,429 more patients than the 42,499 recorded in the first wave. According to the daily media briefing by the Ministry of Health, during the period, 6,761…

Here is a list of grants, fellowships, awards and other opportunities for WanaData members: United Nations Foundation launches press fellowship [Worldwide] Journalists interested in covering climate change, sustainable development, biological science and environmental issues can apply for a fellowship. The United Nations Foundation is organizing the Thomas Lovejoy Memorial Press Fellowship. The program will bring a group…

WanaData aims to turbo-boost networks of African women, contributing to their socio-economic empowerment by liberating gender data, amplifying their voices through data journalism, fast-tracking careers, and deepening expertise in tech, data science, and journalism. The network is active in seven countries (Cameroon, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, and Uganda)…

Fellows will counter climate mis/disinformation and establish fact-checking desks that spotlight toxic mis/disinformation Code for Africa (CfA) is offering stipend-based fellowships to eight African climate change journalists who are participants in AFCA community activities to tackle issues such as climate denialism or delayism and related mis/disinformation. These part-time fellowships are…