MiCT Fellowship for Critical Voices
This has become a beacon of hope, a lifeline during the darkest times. It is a sanctuary where we can work without fear. It provides a conducive environment for work and study. Basic amenities like internet allow me to stay connected, it also gives me the peace to introspect, regroup and rethink my future,” Fellow from Sudan
In times of crisis and conflict, access to pluralistic information is pivotal for both national and international audiences. However journalists from affected areas often face severe security, professional, financial, and psychosocial challenges. The MiCT Fellowship for Critical Voices thus works with these journalists to ensure they can continue to provide critical information that would otherwise be scarcely available.
The Fellowship provides quick, uncomplicated support to media professionals from Afghanistan, Belarus, Libya, Myanmar, Russia and Sudan and in global emergency situations. So far, the community spans over 530 journalists and media makers from over 20 countries, offering support in the areas of security, livelihood, (mental) health, integration & legalisation, resettlement, professional development and the provision of a global community of like-minded professionals.
“As a presenter of gender programs -which are banned now in Afghanistan- I could no longer continue my work. The Fellowship brought many material and mental health improvements to our lives, I was able to write again after a long time.” Fellow from Afghanistan
The program forms part of the Hannah Arendt Initiative, supported by the German Federal Foreign Office and the Federal Commissioner for Culture and the Media. The Sudan and East Africa structure is further facilitated with the generous support of UNESCO.
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I am pleased that with the MiCT Fellowship for Critical Voices, this idea is now being put into practice and that media makers* are receiving rapid support in their countries and in exile.”
Erhard Grundl MdB, Bündnis 90/Die Grünen, Member of the Subcommittee on Foreign Cultural and Educational Policy of the German Bundestag
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The Hannah Arendt Initiative Website
While in Chiang Mai, I received enormous support from the Fellowship, which didn’t only benefit me, but indirectly my colleagues at the radio station. I feel it was real community support to continue our work,” Fellow from Myanmar