In the SDG MEDIA CAMP, 24 journalists from 6 countries (Belarus, France, Germany, Moldova, Poland, Ukraine) research beyond their national borders on sustainability topics (e.g. climate change, circular economy, biodiversity, sustainable agriculture and forestry, sustainable tourism, sustainable urban planning and construction) and support each other with insider knowledge and expert contacts.

The SDG MEDIA CAMP offers lectures and discussions with experts from all 6 countries on sustainability and human rights topics, practical tasks, and interactive exercises. During meetings in Rîșcova (Moldova), Eberswalde (Germany), and Zielona Góra (Poland) you will be able to visit various environmental and human rights organizations, entrepreneurs, and research institutions, and gather material for your journalistic work. With trainers and journalists from all six project countries, you will exchange ideas about your topics in editorial meetings, collect material and conduct research together across countries on sustainability issues. After each offline meeting, you publish one journalistic material - three in total. At least one of them should be a joint cross-border material.

The program has online and offline parts:

Kick-Off-Meeting (online): April 24, 2024, 18.00 – 19.30 CET

Planning workshop (online): May 8, 2024, 18.00 – 19.30 CET

Media Camp I (Rîșcova / Moldova): May 21 - 27, 2024 (including arrival and departure days)

Online-Meeting: June 18, 2024, 18.00 – 19.30 CET

Online-Meeting: July 10, 2024, 18.00 – 19.30 CET

Media Camp II (Eberswalde / Germany): August 11 - 17, 2024 (including arrival and departure days)

Online-Meeting: September 18, 2024, 18.00 – 19.30 CET

Media Camp III (Zielona Góra/Poland): September 30 - October 6, 2024 (including arrival and departure days)

Online-Meeting: October 16, 2024, 18.00 – 19.30 CET

Online-Meeting: November 13, 2024, 18.00 – 19.30 CET

Presentation of results (Online): December 18, 2024, 18.00 – 19.30 CET

The trainers of IDEM and the partner organizations support you in finding topics, and expert contacts, in developing research plans, and the preparation of individual and cross-border media publications.

The application deadline is April 14, 2024

Announcement of the selected participants until April 19, 2024.

The program is funded by the German Foreign Office.