Janet Otieno

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AWiM/UNEP Africa Environmental Journalism Fellows Shine at ECCMA awards

AWiM UNEP/Africa Environment Journalism Fellows scooped awards from The Government of the Republic of Zambia on Friday. The Environmental and Climate Change Media Awards (ECCMA) are held annually to award outstanding and consistent journalists that produce high-quality and accurate stories that give prominence to environment and climate change and encourage the coverage of environmental and…

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Dr Yemisi Akinbobola, speaking on the High-Level Panel: African Press Freedom Status, Frameworks and Policies in Practice At the Africa Media Convention, Lusaka, Zambia

African Media Convention wraps up with strong pledge for support of press freedom

The second African Media Convention ended in Zambia’s capital Lusaka with officials from African Union, The European Union, The United Nations, African governments, civil society and various media organisations pledging to support press freedom and access to information.  The event was held under the World Press Freedom Day theme: “Shaping a Future of Rights: Freedom…

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African Women in Media and Luminate Launch ‘Media and Young Women in Politics’ Project

PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release 16th February 2023. Lagos African Women in Media and Luminate Launch ‘Media and Young Women in Politics’ Project African Women in Media (AWiM) is delighted to announce the launch of ‘Media and Young Women in Politics’ Project in partnership with Luminate. The 12-month project is an intervention in the current state…

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Elizabeth Angira: Meet AWiM 22 Pitch Zone Winner

Elizabeth Angira is one of the winners of the AWiM2022 Agenda 2063 Pitch Zone Awards. Elizabeth was among the winners announced during the closing ceremony of the sixth African Women in Media Conference (AWiM), which took place in Fez, Morocco on 9th December. Each year, during the annual African Women in Media Conference, female journalists…

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Marie-Therese Nanlong: How I did it

In the first quarter of 2022, a colleague introduced me to a training opportunity on Violence Against Women and Girls, VAWG organized by the African Women in Media, AWiM, and asked me to apply. Being one with a passion for women and girls’ issues, I envisaged it would be an avenue to reinforce knowledge and…

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Melody Chikono

Melody Chikono: Meet AWiM 22 Pitch Zone Winner

Melody Chikono is one of the three winners of the AWiM2022 Agenda 2063 Pitch Zone Awards. Melody was among the winners announced during the closing ceremony of the sixth African Women in Media Conference (AWiM), which took place in Fez, Morocco on 9th December. Each year, during the annual African Women in Media Conference, female…

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Peace and Security Fellows: Our journey so far

The AWiM/UNESCO Peace and Security journalism programme aims at enhancing the capacity of African female journalists on reporting peace and security. It aims to build the capacity of African women journalists to apply solutions journalism to reporting on women’s issues in peace and security. The project started by capacity training of selected journalists in solutions…

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