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Applications for the Bertha Challenge are Open for Activists and Investigative Journalists




Date: January 2025


Place: Home Country


Last Date of Application: 12 July 2024


Link to Apply:





Bertha Foundation announced the launch of the sixth Bertha Challenge: an opportunity for activists and investigative journalists to spend a year working on one pressing social justice challenge and to deliver a body of work at the end of the Fellowship year.


The sixth Bertha Challenge will begin in January 2025 with a focus on farming and the climate crisis.


Fellowship Offer:


  • Income for each Bertha Fellow for one year

  • A Project Fund for each Bertha Fellow to produce a culminating product that responds to the question posed by the Bertha Challenge

  • A Connect Fund specifically designed to encourage collaboration between Fellows

  • Peer and mentor support in the form of regular virtual check-ins with Bertha staff and a cohort of Bertha Fellows

  • Global convening of Bertha Fellows at the start of the Bertha Challenge.


Fellowship Requirements


This is a full-time Fellowship. Bertha Fellows will spend their time working in their home countries and be required to:

  • Attend an in-person global convening that will take place towards the beginning of the Fellowship

  • Develop and deliver a culminating product that responds to the Bertha Challenge question

  • Participate in two virtual meetings per month, and occasionally facilitate these meetings

  • Develop local and global network relationships.


Application Requirements


All applicants must submit:

  • A completed online application form

  • A brief resume/CV in English of no more than three pages

  • A list of 2-4 referees including name, relationship to the applicant and contact details

  • A signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) from the prospective host organization – including commensurate salary and any benefits provided.

  • Examples of previous work.






We are not the official organisers of the program. If you have any queries regarding it, kindly contact the organisers at - berthachallenge@berthafoundation.org

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