The US Consulate Common in Krakow is soliciting Polish retailers to put in writing about Ukrainian refugees “returning and rebuilding,” it emerged on Wednesday. Washington is providing $50,000 for the year-long venture.
The venture “to advertise protection in Poland by native and regional media representatives of tales in Ukraine” was first noticed by a Telegram channel primarily based in Belarus. It may be discovered on the web site of the US embassy in Poland, underneath the designation WAW-NOFO-FY23-05.
It was unclear when the solicitation was initially posted. Nevertheless, the deadline for submissions is finish of the day Friday, September 15.
In line with the publish, the objective is to “promote in-depth reporting by native and regional Polish media of the return of Ukrainian households from Poland to Ukraine and their social and bodily rebuilding efforts, notably these constructed on partnerships between Poles and Ukrainians.”
The articles ought to gas “public understanding of the challenges and alternatives confronted by Ukrainians” in addition to curiosity in Ukrainian “efforts to return and rebuild” and the “enduring affect of assist offered by Polish society to Ukrainian refugees.”
The solicitation suggests the venture would truly be given to a Polish NGO, with US embassy workers having “substantial involvement within the grant implementation, together with reviewing and approving collection of contributors, trainers, and award selections throughout the venture.”
The NGO would get a grant of $50,000 (about 215,500 zloty on the present trade charge) after which have Polish journalists compete for parts of the cash. The embassy would consider their success by the “high quality and attain of stories generated.”
The venture additionally consists of at the least one workshop instructing the reporters “culturally delicate and trauma-informed method and tips on how to create compelling human-interest tales on this context,” taught by “consultants within the intersection between psychological well being and journalism in warfare zones” and others with the related expertise.
The complete venture is slated to run for a single 12 months, although Washington reserves the precise to increase that if it’s judged to be “in the very best curiosity of the US Division of State.”
There are roughly a million Ukrainian refugees in Poland in the intervening time. A number of surveys of those that settled in EU international locations present that greater than 40% don’t intend to return even when the battle with Russia ends. Warsaw has reportedly already began sending males of navy age again, whilst different EU members have refused to take action on human rights grounds.
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