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How can you help? Get the facts and tell the story.
Baku, Azerbaijan
Program dates: March 10-13 and May 24-29, 2004
Application
Join a workshop in Baku on human trafficking that will help you better understand the problem, make
contacts and network with local and international specialists in the field, and learn professional
journalistic techniques that can help you produce an interesting and balanced story. Participate in
discussions with your colleagues and find out how your reporting can help make a difference.
Who
Journalists of all media in Azerbaijan are invited to apply. English language skills are not required.
Interpretation to Azerbaijani will be provided.
What
Four-day workshop for 24 reporters led by American journalists and experts on human trafficking. Media
trainers will then visit participants in their newsrooms and help develop stories. Twelve participants
will be selected for a regional seminar in Warsaw, Poland, in May, that will bring together
journalists from Azerbaijan and Georgia.
When
Workshop: March 10-13, 2004, in Baku. Consultations: from March 14, 2003. Seminar: May 24-29, 2004,
in Warsaw.
Where
Baku Press Club; 96 Nizami Street.
Questions and Application Requests
Nikki Kazimova at nikki@icfj.org
How
Application deadline is February 1, 2004. Send questions and applications to
anti-trafficking-az@icfj.org
Why
Hundreds of women, children, and men are trafficked every year from Azerbaijan and through its
territory to Turkey, Dubai, and Russia. They are often deceived, trapped, and kept in inhuman
conditions. By writing balanced fact-based stories, you can help spread the word and educate
potential victims.
Costs
The program covers costs for the workshops in Baku and Warsaw, including travel, accommodation and
meals. (No spouses or dependents.) See the application form for details.
The Office of Citizen Exchanges is the sponsor of this program. It is a division of the Bureau of
Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA), an agency within the U.S. Department of State. ECA promotes
mutual understanding between the United States and other countries by conducting educational and
training programs. It accomplishes its mission by establishing personal, professional and academic
ties between citizens and organizations in the United States and their counterparts abroad. Its
activities are supported under the Fulbright-Hays Act of 1961, as amended.
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