Accountability Fellowship

The HumAngle Fellowship is a 6-Months Fellowship for young persons from Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states.

The fellowship started in June 2022, has completed 3 cohorts, and is currently in the 4th cohort.

The Fellowship has graduated 27 persons from 3 Cohorts so far – 44% Females, 56% Males

As of January, 2024, over 69 stories (written and multimedia) have been published by the Cohorts.

We introduced projects and research where the fellows not only have the opportunity to write stories but can also conduct advocacies and research on issues within their communities.

The categories of stories:

  • Insecurity – 37%
  • Accountability – 14%
  • Sexual and Gender-Based Violence – 14%
  • Environmental issues – 14%
  • Solutions Journalism – 11%
  • The Fellowship reviews – 10%

About 95% of these stories are stories focused on rural areas and towns outside the state capitals.

The fellows have had 28 advocacy activities.

The breakdown of the reach is as follows:

Total reach: 936

Males: 359, Females: 577

For the age distribution it is as follows:

  • 10 – 18 years (47%)
  • 19 – 30 years (33%)
  • 31 – 50 years (16%)
  • Above 50 years (4%)
 
For the link to some their stories, find it below: