EAC and GIZ to conduct second joint training on regional integration reporting next month / Application deadline is 5 August 2011
ARUSHA, Tanzania, July 26, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The EAC in collaboration with the Germany’s development agency Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), formerly GTZ, will conduct the second joint training on Reporting on Regional Integration between 15 and 19 August 2011 in Arusha, Tanzania.
The training programme will bring together 25 senior to middle-level journalists, five from each Partner State, working in newspapers, magazines, online publications, news agencies, radio and television..
The training aims at enhancing journalists’ understanding of the concept of economic and political integration in general and of the history, Organs, Institutions and policies of the EAC in particular with the view to improving the quality of reporting on EAC matters within the region.
“The second joint training will focus more on practical sessions and enable interactions with key EAC officials,” according to the EAC Head of Department of Corporate Communication and Public Affairs, Mr. Owora Richard Othieno.
He adds that the training is part of continuous effort of the EAC Secretariat to enable journalists in the region share the best practices in disseminating regional integration information and empowering the media to report as accurately and widely as possible. The training will also offer participants an opportunity to network with colleagues in the region.
“The GIZ programme is part of the capacity building project that aims at strengthening East African integration,” says Klaus Althoff, Senior Project Manager of GIZ, adding that the programme is sponsored by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).
Application for the training now open
Application for the training programme is now open and the deadline is 5 August, 2011. The short listing and admission to the training programme will be done by GIZ at its headquarters in Bonn, Germany.
Applicants are required to forward their application letters and CV (by email only) to Mr. Klaus Althoff: klaus.althoff@giz.de and copy to Mr. Owora Richard Othieno: othieno@eachq.org
Accommodation and full boarding expenses for the successful participants will be borne by GIZ. Air tickets may be provided by GIZ on request.
ADDITONAL INFORMATION FOR APPLICANTS/EDITORS
EAC and the Media
The East African Community (EAC) is the regional intergovernmental organization of the Republics of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Republic of Rwanda and Republic of Burundi with its headquarters in Arusha, Tanzania.
The EAC’s vision is a prosperous, competitive, secure, stable and politically united East Africa; and the Mission is to widen and deepen economic, political, social and culture integration in order to improve the quality of life of the people of East Africa. The EAC aims at widening and deepening cooperation among the Partner States in, among others, political, economic and social fields for their mutual benefit.
The media play a critical role in communicating EAC initiatives to its 130 million population and to the rest of the world. While every EAC citizen has the ability to spread the message of East African integration, not all citizens have the luxury the media has: access to the frontline of regional happenings.
The people of EAC continue to depend on the media’s curiosity, persistence and integrity to communicate the message and spirit of East African integration. As such, the media should continue to enhance the quality and professionalism of reporting.
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
In the spirit of partnership, GIZ supports people and societies in developing, transition and industrialized countries in shaping their own futures and improving living conditions. Established on 1 January 2011, it brings together under one roof the long-standing expertise of the Deutscher Entwicklungsdienst (DED) GmbH (German Development Service), the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH (German Technical Cooperation) and InWEnt – Capacity Building International, Germany.
A federally owned enterprise, GIZ supports the German Government in achieving its objectives in the field of international cooperation for sustainable development. GIZ is also engaged in international education work around the globe.
GIZ operates in more than 130 countries worldwide. In Germany it maintains its presence in nearly all the Federal States with registered offices in Bonn and Eschborn. GIZ employs approximately 17,000 staff members worldwide, more than 60 % of whom are local personnel.
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East African Community (EAC)
