Fundación Gabriel García Márquez para el Nuevo Periodismo Iberoamericano | Colombia

Promoting High-Quality Journalism on Education in Latin America

Support Latin American journalists to inform the public on pressing education issues in the wake of the pandemic 

AWARD YEAR
2021
FUNDING AREA
Education
PROJECT LOCATION
Latin American Region
AMOUNT AWARDED
$100,000
PROJECT DURATION
18 months
Fundación Gabo will undertake a multi-part strategy to inform journalists about the scale of the education crisis underway in the region and support better reporting on the issue, especially as students begin to return to school. Key activities will include virtual training, workshops, and financial support to journalists to undertake specific reporting projects on this theme. Finally, the Gabo team will develop a set of resources and educational events to reach a far larger audience of journalists, editors, and interested members of the public.