TRAINING
PODCAST
PRODUCTION
This training is tailored for young women journalists, students, and recent graduates with a strong interest in women’s rights, human rights, and climate change, aiming to support their professional integration into the media sector through technical and editorial skills in digital media and communication for development.
​This training is designed by Aide Humanitaire et Journalisme
as part of its Voix des Femmes Sans Frontières VFSF -
Women’s Voices Without Borders Initiative.
Aide Humanitaire et Journalisme
AHJ​
OBJECTIVES​
To strengthen your professional integration in media with the technical and editorial skills to produce impactful podcasts on women’s rights, human rights, and climate change.​
What you will learn
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The fundamentals of podcast production and post production
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Storytelling for advocacy, communication and design
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Audio recording and editing techniques
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Scripting and interviewing skills
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Gender-sensitive reporting
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Using podcasting as a tool for civic engagement.
Requirements
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Be a young woman journalist, Master’s student, or recent graduate in journalism, media, communication, social sciences, or IT
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Be interested in human rights, gender equality, and environmental issues
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Have basic skills in audio/video production
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Have a good command of English and strong writing abilities in Arabic and/or Kurdish
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Be fully available for the full-time programme
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Be committed, curious, and motivated to use podcasting as a tool for social change.
Format
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6 months of training
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Hybrid training onsite & online
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Remote mentorship
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Personalised coaching sessions
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Free access to AHJ recording studio and equipments
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Production of one podcast per participant, published on AHJ’s platforms
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The training is free of charge.
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Travel and accommodation expenses will be covered.
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SUPPORT AND BENEFITS
The training will offer you practical experience in podcast creation, personalised mentorship from experienced women journalists and audio producers, and increased your visibility through the publication of your work on the VFSF platforms.
This training will support your professional integration in the media sector – whether as audio technicians, producers, post-production officers, communication officers, content creators, media coordinators, or podcast hosts.
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You will receive a certificate upon successful completion of the training.
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You will also be integrated into the Voix des Femmes Sans Frontières VFSF - Women Voices Without Borders network, connecting over 350 women journalists, artists, activists and experts across 11 MENA countries
PRESENTATION OF THE TRAINERS
The trainers are members of our teams and former laureates of the Voix des Femmes Sans Frontières VFSF - Women Voices Without Borders initiative. Having once been in the place of today’s participants, they represent the virtuous circle of skills and experience transfer that defines AHJ’s approach.
Now specialised in production, post-production, communication, and design, they bring both technical expertise and a clear understanding of the realities in the field. Their hands-on, peer-to-peer training ensures that the knowledge gained through VFSF continues to be shared and strengthened across the region.
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Trainer assistants will be selected from AHJ’s existing network of experienced professionals, based on the location of the training and the language of instruction. Our pool includes women experts in journalism, audio production, communication, and advocacy from across the MENA region and beyond, ensuring context-relevant and high-quality training for each cohort.
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