Call for Applications to the HumAngle Technology and Civic Impact Fellowship (Cohort II)
HumAngle Foundation calls for applications to the second cohort of the HumAngle Technology and Civic Impact Fellowship (HTCIF).
With the aim of strengthening innovation for social impact in Nigeria, the Fellowship will contribute to increasing the pool of civic actors who are championing underrepresented perspectives and engaging emerging technologies to make significant contributions to society.
The Fellowship targets journalists, civil society/non-profit professionals and researchers who possess a clear track record of excellence, and body of work in leveraging technology for social change.
The Fellowship will follow a two-part model consisting of a 5-day in-person training (in the FCT) and a 3-month post training period to allow the fellows practicalise their learnings.
Training topics will include, but are not limited to:
Opportunities for Research and Advocacy in AI
Introduction to VR
GIS for Storytelling
History, Trends and Ethical Considerations in Generative AI
Tech for Policy Advocacy and Public Accountability:
Information Warfare
Data for Civic Engagement
Tech Tools for Immersive Storytelling
The ideal candidate
Civil society actors such as advocates, non-profit professionals, researchers and journalists. Women are especially encouraged to apply.
Professionals aged between 21 and 35, with at least 2 years of proven experience in advocacy, technology, research, journalism, humanitarian activities and public policy.
Professionals with an interest in leveraging tech for social impact and past experience of embedding AI in their work
Benefits of Participation
Tailored mentorship for the duration of the Fellowship
Publication/feature of projects on HumAngle Media.
Acquisition of skills in advocacy, fact-checking, AI/tech in storytelling and activism.
Opportunity to pitch for a small project grant
Monthly calls for learning and peer-to-peer sharing
Expectations of Fellows
Commitment to a 5-day in-person training in Abuja
Monthly reports on their project development/execution
Step-down training to colleagues in their respective organisations
Commitment to implementing a short-term project (within 3 months) that visibly embeds technology in it.
Commitment to engaging in all post-training activities in the 3-month period. This specifically includes one session with a mentor (if assigned) and one group call with other fellows each month.
Overview of Personal Projects
Fellows are expected to develop their projects based on their passions and skills, and build upon the Fellowship’s objectives.
Examples of projects fellows may consider:
Training for young people on the use of emerging tech for social impact
Research projects on an aspect of AI use
Documentary that experiments with AI
Digital advocacy campaigns that leverage emerging technologies
In-depth journalistic reports that embed AI or explore AI policy and ethical use
Combination of any these strategies or similar ones
An AI-powered platform that promotes accountability or civic engagement
Please note that these are only examples and are not meant to limit the creativity of prospective fellows.
Projects should
Be innovative and actively using technology in its development or execution
Have feasible SMART (specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and timebound) goals
Have an implementation period of 3 months
Leverage the Fellow’s existing skills, experience and network to reduce the project cost
The project should address a real-world issue around accountability, human rights, transparency or democracy.
For enquiries, email training@humangle.org
