The heart of our work is providing direct financial and practical support to freelance journalists and their families globally.



How we help.
Our assistance grants have had an enormous impact on the lives of freelance journalists working around the world. Watch the video below to see Fabiola’s story – and how our support enabled her to get back to work.
Who we’ve helped.
Since the launch of the Trust in 1995, we’ve given assistance grants to over 2000 freelance journalists to help them at critical moments in their lives – see below for some of their stories.
Nyasha Kadandara

Achref Chibani

Elita Yopla

Gildo Gazar

Sharon Kiburi

Kelechukwu Iruoma

Yauheniya Burshtyn

Matthew Caruana Galizia

Estacio Valoi

Eman Helal

Bellancile Nininahazwe

Sim Chi Yin

Jovo Martinovic

Reda Qera

Muhammad Zubair

Baraa Al Halabi

Mujtaba Jalali

Khadija Ismayilova

Family of Mehmood Khan

Rehana Esmail

Family of Rebecca Vassie

Camille Lavoix

Family of Cecilio Pineda

Claudie Julieta Duque

Mohammed Lagha

Barbara Kavugho Kamwira

Nabil Subaye

Gaius Vagheni Kowene

Gulnur Kazimova

Hasan Husain Qamber Yusuf

Junpei Yasuda

Ezzat Mustafa Mohammed Ahmed

Hussein Mohamed Hussein

Lucy Kafanov

Al-Migdad Mojalli

Victoria Ivleva-Yorke

Umida Akhmedova

Kateryna Malofieieva

Chandler Vandergrift

Indalecio Benitez

Kholoud Helm

Gulbahor Turaeva

Milana Mazaeva

Joao Pina

Tracie Williams

Bile Beshir Mahbub
