Aaranyak launches media fellowship on ‘Nature, people and way of life’

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KOKRAJHAR: Aaranyak is offering a media fellowship for young media professionals to gain experience in reporting the environment, life and livelihoods of rural indigenous communities living in forest or forest fringe villages. The purpose of the fellowship is to help fellows understand the human-nature relationship, natural resource management, sustainable livelihoods, and community-based eco-cultural tourism, leading to creative stories covering sustainable development and biodiversity conservation that promote living tradition and coexistence with nature.

According to sources of Aranyak, young media professionals are working for print media, digital media, broadcast media, and magazines in Bodo, Karbi, Assamese, English, Bengali and other languages. Freelance media professionals are also eligible to apply. The age for applicants should be between 25 and 35 years, and they must be residents of Assam, have a keen interest in environmental journalism, desire to explore positive grassroots stories by living with the locals, and demonstrate creative writing with stories published in different media. Media professionals are working in the Sixth Schedule areas of Assam and are strongly encouraged.

Applicants belonging to 6th schedule areas and indigenous communities will get a relaxation of 5 years on the higher age limit, while working media persons need to apply through proper channels. All applicants need to provide two referee statements from senior professionals who know his/her work. Women applicants are highly encouraged to apply for the fellowship.

The period of fellowship is three months. Fellows are required to spend at least 10 days in the field, complete desk work and publish stories during the remaining 50 days.

Fringe villages of Bhuyanpara Range, Manas National Park and Daodhora Reserve Forest in Baksa district of BTR, Assam.

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