European Development Journalism Grants

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€ 120,000 /Avg

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Global Health Journalism Grant for France

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€ 15,000 /Avg

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€ 20,000 /Avg

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Saidu Bah

Sierra Leone

Biography

Saidu Bah is a Freelance Multimedia Journalist with a deep seated passion for his field, interested in covering human rights, environment and corporate governance.

Bah previously worked for the International Committee for Red Cross, responsible for Family Tracing, Informational and Dissemination and later joined an Independent Sierra Leonean daily Awoko Newspaper

He is a stringer for the Paris –based French Presse Agency (AFP) covering Sierra Leone.

Bah offers media consultancies for International Journalists, diplomats, corporate institutions and NGO’s.

Funded project

Medicine and motherhood in crisis

This investigation will provide context to high maternal & infant mortality rates in Sierra Leone. We explore the legacy of the Ebola epidemic, its impact on the country’s health system and what this means for new & expectant mothers.