Call for Applications - South Africa Media Innovation Program Expands to Five Southern African Countries Organisation Issuing the RFP: Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The South Africa Media Innovation Program (SAMIP) is pleased to announce a call for media innovators from five Southern African countries to apply to join its cohort of independent media initiatives. SAMIP will admit up to five new projects, providing grants of USD5,000 to 15,000 per organisation, as well as capacity building and technical assistance. Follow this link for full eligibility criteria and to apply. SAMIP was launched by Media Development Investment Fund in 2017 to diversify, strengthen and support innovation among independent media initiatives through a mix of project funding, technical support and capacity building, and investment. Its initial focus was the South African media sector.