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DW Akademie Migration and Scam Trafficking Training

  • Organization: DW Akademie x OHCHR
  • Type: Workshop
  • Location: Bangladesh, Pakistan, Thailand, Myanmar, Malaysia, Indonesia
  • Deadline: July 27, 2026
  • Age: No restriction stated
  • Funding: Fully Funded

DW Akademie and the UN Human Rights Office are running a practical training in Bangkok from 6 to 8 October 2026 for journalists across South and Southeast Asia. It covers how to report on migration and on the scam compounds that trap migrants without stripping people of their dignity, and how disinformation and algorithmic amplification feed anti-migrant narratives. Travel and accommodation are covered. There is also a half-day online session in the last week of September. What you get: ➤ Travel and accommodation costs covered by the organisers ➤ A three-day in-person workshop in Bangkok plus a half-day online preparatory session ➤ Training on ethical reporting on migration, forced displacement and scam trafficking ➤ Digital security guidance for identifying and reducing risk ➤ Access to DW Akademie's Beyond Borders Toolkit and OHCHR's narrative change methodology ➤ A regional network of journalists and international media professionals What you'll do: ➤ Work through real reporting scenarios on migration and scam-related exploitation ➤ Practise interviewing survivors without causing further harm ➤ Learn to identify disinformation campaigns targeting migrant communities ➤ Attend the half-day online preparatory session in the last week of September ➤ Attend all three days in Bangkok, 6 to 8 October 2026

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DW Akademie Migration and Scam Trafficking Training

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Opportunity type
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Funding
Fully Funded
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About this opportunity

DW Akademie and the UN Human Rights Office are running a practical training in Bangkok from 6 to 8 October 2026 for journalists across South and Southeast Asia. It covers how to report on migration and on the scam compounds that trap migrants without stripping people of their dignity, and how disinformation and algorithmic amplification feed anti-migrant narratives. Travel and accommodation are covered. There is also a half-day online session in the last week of September.

What you get: ➤ Travel and accommodation costs covered by the organisers ➤ A three-day in-person workshop in Bangkok plus a half-day online preparatory session ➤ Training on ethical reporting on migration, forced displacement and scam trafficking ➤ Digital security guidance for identifying and reducing risk ➤ Access to DW Akademie's Beyond Borders Toolkit and OHCHR's narrative change methodology ➤ A regional network of journalists and international media professionals

What you'll do: ➤ Work through real reporting scenarios on migration and scam-related exploitation ➤ Practise interviewing survivors without causing further harm ➤ Learn to identify disinformation campaigns targeting migrant communities ➤ Attend the half-day online preparatory session in the last week of September ➤ Attend all three days in Bangkok, 6 to 8 October 2026

Who can apply

  • No age limit stated
  • You must be based in Bangladesh, Pakistan, Thailand, Myanmar, Malaysia or Indonesia
  • Open to journalists at media houses and to freelance reporters
  • Three to five years of professional experience in journalism
  • Three published pieces on migration or displacement
  • Proficiency in English, the working language of the workshop
  • In cases of equal qualification, women and applicants from minorities are given preference
  • No application fees

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Good to know

  • +Run by DW Akademie, Deutsche Welle's media development arm, with the UN Human Rights Office, and funded by the German development ministry
  • +The full call is published as a PDF on DW Akademie's own site, with the eligibility, the costs and the documents spelled out
  • +The organisers cover travel and accommodation and provide a visa support letter
  • +Selection explicitly favours women and applicants from minorities where qualifications are equal

Worth checking yourself

  • !DW's own call contradicts itself on Afghanistan. The narrative paragraph says the programme brings together journalists from Afghanistan alongside six other countries, but the 'Who can apply' section lists only Bangladesh, Pakistan, Thailand, Myanmar, Malaysia and Indonesia. We have used the explicit list. Afghan journalists should ask DW before assuming they are eligible
  • !You pay your own visa fees and your own transport to and from your home airport
  • !You need three to five years of experience and three published pieces on migration, so this is not an entry-level opportunity
  • !The application itself is a Google Form that requires a Google sign-in

What we could not confirm

  • ?The deadline is given as 27 July 2026 with no time of day or timezone. We could not confirm how many journalists will be selected. The official PDF is inconsistent about whether journalists based in Afghanistan can apply, and we could not resolve that from any other page
  • ?Deadline time
  • ?Deadline Timezone
  • ?Cohort size

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