The African Union (AU) and the European Union (EU) are long-term partners. To celebrate this solid partnership, both unions joined forces and created the AU-EU Champions project.
This annual initiative aims to enhance the positive impact of joint AU-EU policies, programmes and projects in Africa through the perspective of digital creators: TikTokers, Instagrammers, YouTubers, vloggers and podcasters.
For its first ever edition, 5 pilot countries have been selected: Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Morocco and Mozambique.
They cover the 5 AU regions, ensure language balance (English, French and Portuguese), have strong social media activity and they’re home to impactful AU-EU projects.
The AU-EU Champions project seeks creative individuals (in these 5 countries) with a strong social media presence, with excellent storytelling skills and who consistently produce audio-visual content. Find out how to apply here.
Selected Champions will receive several benefits.
How to apply
Simply create a video of up to 90 seconds introducing yourself. In it, include the following:
Area of influence: Describe your field and provide examples of clients you’ve worked with.
Types of posts: Share what kind of content you typically publish.
Impact: Explain the impact of your activities.
Followers: Mention how many followers you have.
Motivation: Tell us why you are applying to the Champions project.
Knowledge of AU and EU: Share what you know about the African Union and the European Union.
Project selection: Pick one project from the list of AU-EU projects available within your country.
Proposal: Provide a brief overview of your approach to covering the selected project.
Presentation videos over 90 seconds won’t be considered.
Benefits
Participating in the AU-EU Champions project comes with exciting advantages:
- Financial compensation = 3000 EUR
- Training programme
- In-country transportation to the AU-EU project
- Accommodation nearby
- Considerable exposure on EU, AU and implementing partners’ socials
- Local, regional and international media attention
- Represent the AU-EU at special events when invited
