Free, two-day intensive workshops for journalists across Pakistan, built around the skills, ethics, and tools that credible humanitarian reporting requires. Workshops run in cities across the country throughout the year. Every session is free. Each one is capped at 30 participants.
121
Total Trained Journalists
Free
Cost to Attend
2-Day
Intensive Format
30
Places Per Session
What you will learn
Six core areas, each combining theory with hands-on exercises drawn from real Pakistani case studies.
Source protection, trauma-informed interviewing, and safe access to conflict and disaster zones.
IHL, the Geneva Conventions, and the core principles of humanity, neutrality, and independence.
Hostile environment assessment, digital security, and psychological first aid for journalists.
Open-source tools to geolocate images, verify claims, and fact-check sources from the field.
How to portray survivors, displaced people, and children with dignity, consent, and accuracy.
Reporting aligned with IHL, and a clear understanding of your rights as a journalist in the field.
Sessions run in Urdu and English. Journalists from regional-language outlets are especially encouraged to apply.
Finish a workshop and you'll receive a certificate of completion — and become eligible to submit your work for the annual Humanitarian Reporting Awards.
Karachi
Oct 24 & 25, 2025
Lahore
Nov 27 & 28, 2025
Karachi
April 06 & 07, 2026
Lahore
May 04 & 05, 2026
Islamabad
Aug 31 – Sep 1, 2026
Gilgit
September 2026