Aga Khan Foundation, Canadian Association of Journalists award two journalists $50,000 for the best in global development journalism

Two Canadian journalists are headed to Africa and Asia, to cover critical health and environmental issues facing the developing world.

Aga Khan Foundation Canada (AKFC) [http://www.akfc.ca] and the Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) [http://caj.ca] are pleased to announce that Fellowships for International Development Reporting have been awarded to freelance journalist Frédérick Lavoie (@Fredotchka) and Toronto Star reporter Jennifer Yang (@jyangstar).

They will each receive $25,000 to report from the developing world.

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