Telling the stories the world needs to hear can come at great personal risk to freelance journalists many of whom have been seriously injured, threatened, imprisoned, detained, forced into exile or killed as a result of their work.
Our financial assistance to freelance journalists is delivered through three funds.
The Crisis Fund provides grants to help with costs associated with an immediate crisis, either personal or in cases of force majeure such as natural disasters or political and civil unrest.
The Recovery Fund provides grants to freelance journalists (and their families) who are facing financial hardship as a direct result of their work.
In response to the psychological risks that journalists are exposed to the Therapy Fund covers the cost of treatment for those who would like professional psychological support.