The Institute for War and Peace Reporting (IWPR) Central Asia office announces a competition for the creation of an educational video course dedicated to reporting on children’s rights as part of the project “Reporting on Children: Building Capacity and Raising Awareness” among specialists in child rights and with experience in journalism working in Central Asia.
Objective: To develop a course on covering children’s rights for journalists that includes three modules on the topics:
- Fundamentals of Children’s Rights for Journalists
- Ethical aspects of reporting on children’s rights issues
- Use of sensitive language
Key duties:
- Develop a course concept (short abstract, expected effect/outcomes of the course, brief description of each module);
- Develop course content (text, with accompanying screenshots and/or any other additional visual materials);
- To develop verification tests and practical assignments for independent performance;
Deliverables:
- Concept (description and structure) and course text (including the module texts themselves, quizzes, and practice assignments);
- Video recordings of the lessons;
Course language: Russian
Technical parameters of the course:
- The target audience of the course: beginners and practicing journalists, students and teachers of journalism departments of Central Asian universities.
- Total duration of the video is more than 10 minutes (3-4 pages of text). All modules will be translated into four local (local) languages of Central Asian countries (Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Tajik, and Uzbek).
- Course materials will only be posted on the media school platform and will only be available to participants who have registered for the course.
- All courses created as part of the project are the property of IWPR and may be used for other projects, at IWPR’s discretion.
Timeline:
Development and proposal of course concept and structure – 3-4 days,
Writing texts – 14-20 days
Requirements for candidates:
- Working knowledge of Russian language
- Experience in projects in the field of children’s rights
- Understanding and knowledge of the region (or willingness to learn it)
- Experience in coaching
- Experience in creating video lessons or other educational videos is welcome
Interested candidates should send their CV and a brief cover letter (1 page), indicating the country of residence and the email subject “Video lessons for cabar.asia media school” to: muslimbek@iwpr.net
Deadline for submissions: December 21, 2021 17:00 (GMT +5)
An example of a video lesson can be seen here.
If you have any questions, please email: muslimbek@iwpr.net
About the organization: The Institute for War and Peace Reporting (IWPR) is a media organization that trains young journalists and analysts through its cabar.asia Media School and develops Central Asian analysis through its www.cabar.asia platform.