Photo Credit: by Oladimeji Odunsi on Unsplash ‘I never expected sex work to be this dangerous. My first experience was when the police came to our business premises, we all ran for cover, and I almost died. This happened in Port Harcourt Rivers state, South-South Nigeria,’ she remembers. Sonia, a 41-year-old full-time sex worker, tells the heartbreaking story…
Mineral washing site at JIB Quarters, Jos. Photo Credit: Marie-Therese Nanlong Placing her plastic bowl on her head, a bag on her shoulder, and her baby strapped on her back, 40-year-old Esther Gyang, hurries to join a group of other women heading to…
My story started late at night when I received a late night call from my superior which I was tempted to ignore as I was so sleepy thought it was my wake up alarm. Little did I know that it was a wakeup call for me. He asked me to try and apply for the…
It was a privilege to interview the writer, performer, and advocate Bassey Ikpi for the third episode of #HerMediaDiary podcast. We talk writing, finding yourself and mental health. Bassey talks about her diagnosis of bipolar and her journey in developing a successful career. This interview was recorded in October 2018, and since then her book ‘I’m Telling the…
As I walk through Lindi area of Kibra, the largest slum in Kenya and Africa to conduct interviews for my pitch, so many questions linger in my mind considering the rate of crime; how safe am I? How safe are my equipment? Could there be someone tracking me since I look more of a stranger?…
There is no lie in the claim that social media is a power tool in discovering opportunities that are way beyond what we expect. I learned about African Women in the Media through a social media post from an acquaintance. Since the pandemic has created a lot of spare time, I decided to research about…
To think I almost missed this training! I heard about AWiM’s RCCE programme through a forwarded WhatsApp message in one of the groups I am in. The lady who forwarded it wrote: “guys jaribuni” translated as “guys try your luck.” I applied for the training immediately, then I also forwarded the link to a friend to try her luck. I am on a maternity leave, and both electric and internet services at my place had been interrupted for almost a week….
Safety to me used to be just about physical safety, however that perspective has been broadened via the #RCCE2020 Training of which I am a participant. During my internship period, I faced one of what I can now say were threats but at the time, I did not understand what was happening around me, and I thought that has to happen in every working…
“I raise my voice not so I can shout, but so that those without a voice can be heard. We cannot succeed when half of us are held back.,” Malala Yousafzai. Gender bias is a preference or prejudice toward one gender over the other. Bias can be conscious or unconscious, and may manifest in many ways, both…
The #RCCE200 project from African Women in Media in partnership with UNESCO under the framework of the IPDC is pleased to present the trainers for the Risk Communication and Community Engagement training. Meet the trainers; Trainer: Ruona Meyer Bio: Ruona Meyer is an Emmy-nominated, multimedia journalist with 17 years’ experience in print, radio, wire agency, TV and digital outlets across…
Tech Cabal and UK-Nigeria Tech Hub, have released a report examining the distribution and level of involvement of women in technology and STEM fields in Nigeria. It identifies successes, gaps, challenges and offers recommendations for further improvement. “It is no news that there is in existence, a gender disparity between men and women in the…
As we move close to the fourth conference scheduled for July 29-31 in South Africa (here’s the concept of AWiM 2020 [PDF] )we are delighted at the realization that the AWiM family is growing. Therefore, we invite applications for a qualified person for a full-time role of a Media and Communications Officer! The officer, who…
