As the event winds down on December 6, 2024, conversations around ‘repositioning the media ecosystem to tackle the challenges of digitisation, artificial intelligence, and sustainability, took centre stage, featuring professionals from around the world and Africa in Dakar, the capital city of Senegal. In her remarks, Dr. Yemi, appealed to the participants, who included academics,…
The long-awaited AWiM24 , “Media and Sustainability” conference kick-started in Dakar , Senegal on thursday 5th December 2024. The flurry of activities started on Wednesday 4th December with the UNESCO Pre-Conference Session, with focus on advancing media development and sustainability. The Pre-conference sponsored by UNESCO was organised to set the stage for advancing media development…
Photo Credit: Freepik The Countdown begins! We are days away from the highly anticipated AWiM 2024 conference, taking place on December 5th-6th in Dakar, Senegal. This year’s edition, themed “Media and Sustainability,” promises to be an unforgettable experience, featuring insightful discussions, interactive sessions, and networking…
Photo Credit: Prince Akachi on Unsplash Two 17-years-old girls, Cleopatra and Joanna have fallen victim to the ‘Panadol-Milk fallacy’; a popular but dangerous misconception among the teenage girls in Ssemawundo, a humble fishing community in Bufumira sub-county, Kalangala, Central Uganda. These girls believed that taking Panadol tablets with warm milk before unprotected sex would prevent them from…
Photo Credit : Paintings by Suzan Ibrahim ( Sudanese Artist) “I cannot forget the painful memories of sexual harassment which made me depressed and then I was diagnosed with schizophrenia” Bushra, a 35-year-old journalist, recalls the time she was sexually harassed by some Policemen while trying to cover a story at the Omdurman Market…
Chimwemwe Mhango, is an aspiring Candidate for the Tchalo ward in Rumphi, a remote district located in Northern Malawi. As a woman, she understands the challenges women face in the society. ‘’I want to change things for the better, and I encourage fellow women and everyone in the ward to support my vision,” she said. …
Photo Credit :Nokukhanya Musi – Aimienoho for AWiMNews Theresa Mavuso, a 61-year-old grandmother with 10 children and 12 grandchildren, had her work cut out for her when her husband suddenly took off, leaving her with 10 young children. Her husband, who was the sole breadwinner, lost his job as a security guard and then left…
Photo Credit: Mizonu Kvia Pexels Financial barriers significantly hinder women experiencing intimate partner violence from escaping abusive relationships. Even after gaining freedom, limited financial options may lead some women to accept an abuser’s reconciliation attempts. Advocates widely acknowledge that many women, faced with the difficult choice between securing resources for their children and escaping abuse,…
HEADLINES Ezekiel Udoh sentenced to Life imprisonment over sexual abuse of a 12-year-old girl Ezekiel who is a wash operator was prosecuted on Oct. 29, 2024, by Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence court for impregnating his neighbour’s 12 year old granddaughter and sentenced to Life imprisonment. Mauritius Suspends Social…
Recently, women in the media have begun to push the boundaries of representation across print, radio, and television. But there is still a significant gender gap in terms of the positions held by women and the beats they are allowed to cover. As a guest on Television Continental’s (TVC) Breakfast Show, Dr Yemisi Akinbobola, a…
Photo Credit: Unsplash Every October 10, is set aside to commemorate ‘World Mental Health Day’, raising global awareness about mental health complexities and risks. Journalists, especially the women are particularly more vulnerable , this is according to a Medical report which says about twice as many women as men experience depression . Women are nearly…
PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release 11 October, 2024. AWiM is delighted to announce the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, (UNESCO) as Partner for its 8th annual conference from ’5 – 6’ December, 2024, in the Senegalese Capital of Dakar. UNESCO would be joining Article 19 Senegal, the country host as one of the…
