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Application Deadline: Ongoing
Applications are now open for the 2025 MDIF Amplify Innovation and Capacity building Program. The program is aimed at assisting Kenya based independent media through capacity building, leadership-focused development, and network building within the broader East Africa media landscape.
Requirements
The Program is seeking proposals from media organisations that are building innovative news and information products that:
- Develop new revenue generation opportunities or sustainable business models
- Explore opportunities to reach and connect with broader audiences through digital platforms and technologies
- Participants looking to seed viable new ventures, expand existing ventures, drive innovative initiatives, and promote adaptation and experimentation in content creation, distribution, and engagement.
- A registered independent media company (read how we define independent here) or a new venture with strong evidence of viability.
- Mission-driven businesses that are passionate about trying new approaches to local news and information.
- Organisations with unique (non-traditional) approaches to information services, who are developing unique strategies to reach and serve their needs.
Benefits
- Successful applicants will benefit from access to a range of capacity building activities, one-on-one coaching, opportunities to learn from experts, workshops, and bespoke training aimed at helping participating organizations develop the skills and resources needed to explore innovative revenue models, expand audience engagement and foster long-term sustainability.
- They will also gain access to a collaborative and supportive community of like-minded organisations in the Amplify Kenya Program
For More Information:
Visit the Official Webpage of the MDIF Amplify Innovation and Capacity building Program
