Third Edition of the Solutions Journalism Reporting Trip. Location - Edo State

Are you a journalist, reporter, producer, or editor ready to learn what's working to improve family planning and sexual and reproductive health, and bring those solutions to your audience?

Apply for the Solutions Journalism Field Reporting Trip to Edo State—an opportunity to see firsthand what's working to improve reproductive health, engage with the communities driving that change, and sharpen the solutions journalism reporting skills required to tell those stories with evidence and nuance.

Organised by Nigeria Health Watch with support from MSI Nigeria Reproductive Choices (MSI Nigeria), this hands-on reporting experience, taking place in the last week of July 2026, is designed for journalists passionate about telling impactful stories on family planning and sexual and reproductive health through the lens of solutions journalism.

What the Reporting Trip Offers:
Training: Participate in an in-depth Solutions Journalism training session that equips you to move beyond problem-based reporting. Learn how to identify evidence-based responses to reproductive health challenges and craft compelling, nuanced stories.

Field Reporting: Visit communities in the state to engage with health providers, women, men, young people, local leaders and stakeholders in the state. Observe firsthand the interventions improving access to family planning services.

Story Development: Receive editorial guidance to pitch and shape stories that meet solutions journalism's rigorous standards. Explore how community-based programmes are tackling longstanding reproductive health gaps.

Networking: Connect with fellow journalists, health workers, policymakers, and programme implementers to build long-term collaborations that strengthen your work.

What’s Expected:
Participants will publish at least one solutions-focused story following the reporting trip.
Stories should highlight evidence of effectiveness, limitations, and community perspectives.
Published work will contribute to national conversations on family planning and reproductive health and will be amplified through MSI Nigeria Reproductive Choices and Nigeria Health Watch platforms.

Why This Matters:

Nigeria continues to face significant reproductive health challenges, making it critical to highlight solutions that are delivering measurable results while exploring challenges to scaling them. This field trip provides an opportunity to document what is working, explore why these approaches are effective, and examine how they can be sustained and scaled to reach more communities. Through evidence-based, human-centred storytelling, your reporting can help inform policy, shape public discourse, and inspire action to improve reproductive health outcomes across the country. Journalists working in the South west region, specifically Lagos, Ogun, Osun, Oyo, Ondo, states are encouraged to apply

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Solutions Journalism Field Trip
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Phone number *
Name of media organisation (put freelance if not affiliated with a media organisation) *
If a freelance journalist, you must submit a letter of committment from an editor/producer of a reputable platform willing to publish or broadcast your story.
Your Location *
Please note that the reporting trip will be prioritising journalists based in South West Nigeria 
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What does solutions journalism (sojo) mean to you and why do you think it's important to tell stories using the SoJo framework? (100 words max) *
Do you have any experience reporting or producing programs on health issues or development topics such as family planning, sexual and reproductive health and rights? *
Please note that the story outputs from the reporting trip will be focused on family planning and sexual and reproductive health and rights only.
Link(s) to stories/programs if you answered YES above.  *
Your story can be in any format

Why are you interested in participating in this solutions journalism reporting trip? (100 words max)

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What story angles are you looking to explore during the reporting trip? (max 100 words) *
Are you available to travel and fully participate in the reporting trip within the proposed dates? *
Do you commit to producing at least one (1) solution-focused story for publication as part of your participation in this reporting trip? *
Beyond your stories, how do you plan to amplify learnings from the reporting trip across social media? *
Do you have the consent from your media organisation (if applicable) to publish stories generated from this trip? *
Provide the evidence of support from your organisation showing their willingness to support your participation and publish your story output(s) *
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