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…
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…
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…
This article offers an overview of the African Women in Media (AWiM) Peace and Security Journalism Programme in partnership with UNESCO, through the IPDC framework. As the programme comes to an end, many journalists are already asking AWiM when the next programme is going to be rolled out. The programme started in May 2022 with…
Each year, during the annual African Women in Media Conference, female journalists drawn from the continent are allowed to pitch stories in the five categories to organisations that have partnered with AWIM to create a platform for female journalists and other media practitioners to engage and discuss key issues of the day. The AWIM Pitch…
Patricia Namutebi is one of the winners of the AWiM2022 Agenda 2063 Pitch Zone Awards. Each year, during the annual African Women in Media Conference, female journalists drawn from the continent are allowed to pitch stories in the five categories to organisations that have partnered with AWIM to create a platform for female journalists and…
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…
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…
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…
Marie-Therese Nanlong is one of the three winners of the AWiM2022 Agenda 2063 Pitch Zone Awards. Marie 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…
Winners of the African Union Agenda 2063 Awards Pitch Zone were announced during the closing ceremony of the sixth African Women in Media Conference (AWiM), which took place in Fez, Morocco on 9th December. The winners received $3000 to support their production of in-depth, data-rich and evidenced-based stories that reflect the progress and impact of…
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…
