Applications are currently being accepted for The International Labour Organization (ILO) Better Regional Migration Management (BRMM) Programme Journalism and Storytelling Competition 2026. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
About The ILO Better Regional Migration Management Programme Journalism and Storytelling Competition
The 2026 ILO Better Regional Migration Management (BRMM)Programme Journalism and Storytelling Competition. The International Labour Organization (ILO), through the Better Regional Migration Management (BRMM) Programme funded by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), supports countries in the East and Horn of Africa region to strengthen labour migration governance and to promote safe, regular, orderly, and rightsbased labour mobility. As part of this work, BRMM supports universities as places where evidence is produced and where young people form their views on migration, engaging students, faculty and researchers across the region.
Benefits of The ILO Better Regional Migration Management Programme Journalism and Storytelling Competition
- First place: an invitation to the Fifth LMAG in Zanzibar, 16 to 18 December 2026, with travel, accommodation, DSA, and visa costs covered by the ILO, and a place on the youth, media and research panel with a migrant worker.
- Second place: a plaque and publication of the work on ILO and regional channels.
- Third place: a certificate and publication of the work on ILO channels
The ILO Better Regional Migration Management Programme Journalism and Storytelling Competition Requirements
- Journalists, photographers, filmmakers and content creators based in one of the East and Horn of Africa countries covered by BRMM (Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda).
- Aged 18 or over on the closing date.
- Individual or team entries. For a team, name one lead contact. Only one team member can travel if the entry wins first place.
- A maximum of two entries per person or team.
- ILO staff, consultants and their immediate family, and members of the judging panel cannot enter.
Application Date and Process
Send two attachments to [email protected] with the subject line “Media Award, Country”:
- The entry, or a link to it, with a short description of up to 150 words.
- An entry form with name, organisation if any, country, category, contact details, a copy of an identity document, and a signed statement that the work is original and that the consent of people shown has been obtained.
Application Deadline
25 November, 2026
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