Dignified Menstruation Media Fellowship 2025

Introduction:

Dignified Menstruation is an innovative, holistic approach for not only changing narratives around menstruation but also changing the landscape of gender-based violence, human rights and feminism. However, many stakeholders considered it as a private not as a priority. Therefore, this fellowship program aims to blowout the urgency and intersectionality of various aspects of Dignified Menstruation through various outlets of the media at global level.

Despite being the most advanced area in development, media also do not place the Dignified Menstruation as an urgent and profound human rights concern. Recently, few media has started to cover the issues related to menstruation. But, they mostly confined with menstrual products or period products or period tax which are needed but not necessary to guarantee the menstrual dignity. On the other hand, they missed to examine the menstrual discrimination through the lens of human rights as menstrual discrimination is an underlying cause of systemic inequalities and patriarchy which is cultivated since childhood and reinforced throughout the life.

In an effort, Global South Coalition for Dignified Menstruation (GSCDM) conducts trainings at local, national and global level on Dignified Menstruation centering media, government officials, NGOs/INGOs, academia, and so on  .

Rationale and Objectives:

The concept of Dignified Menstruation evolved by way of the global south, a survivor led menstrual movement from global south. Having deepest knowledge and understanding around all aspects of the Dignified Menstruation, would allow ways of acceptance to prevent gender-based violence, promote Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR), accelerate the climate justice and promote human rights.

The specific objectives are;

1. strengthen the knowledge around Dignified Menstruation,
2. reinforce the policy makers towards the urgency of dignified menstruation through media advocacy.   

Expected Outcomes:

The expected outcomes are;

1. 1. Acknowledged the complexity of menstrual discrimination and its impact.
   2. Enhanced knowledge on urgency of Dignified Menstruation
   3. Created an environment for integrating Dignified Menstruation across all policies including climate justice.
   4. Amplified the engagement of governments, NGOs/ academia. Donors etc. on Dignified Menstruation.

Target Audience:

Journalists who writes in international medias on social justice, human rights including climate justice, menstruation SRHR, health, education etc. from all around the globe.

Fellowship Activities:

The four-day residential training on Dignified Menstruation, research project including the ethical journalism for 14 participants will be conducted. The organizers will provide the coaching till end of the assignment. 

Timeline:

Eligible Criteria

Journalists who are working in international media; TV, online, newspapers, magazine etc. from all around the globe can apply

1. Must have experience of writing an article, stories around social justice, and human rights including climate justice, SRHR, health, education, etc.

• Selection Process:

1. Each applicants should apply through Google form with the submission of detailed resume, portfolio of past and present work, and letter of interest. (Note*: Letter of interest should demonstrate the commitment and how you are intend to contribute to the fellowship)
2. Applicants are evaluated based on specific eligibility criteria as mentioned above.
3. Selection panel reviews all the application and shortlist the candidates.
4. Shortlisted candidates will be informed via email and organizing team might asked for additional information if required.

Logistics:

GSCDM will take care of food, accommodation, training fee, reading materials during training period. Rest of the expenses need to take care by participants (Visa Fee, International Travel, Health Insurance, Local Transport, Medicine will not take care by GSCDM)..

Fellowship Amount:

GSCDM will provide $500 (per individual) after completion of the assignment.

Important notice: GSCDM will have right to decline the incomplete application form.

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