In May 2020, a 39-year-old Nigerian woman reportedly died of complications after giving birth inside a church located in Lagos State, Nigeria. This is only one out of several cases of maternal deaths in Nigeria resulting from complications during childbirth which could have been avoided if professional healthcare providers were readily available. According to a…
Gulnar Esmat remembers when the symptoms started. One after the other like dominoes. Nothing felt right. Doctors said it was anxiety, but she was never an anxious person. They claimed the insomnia was just another symptom, but she was always a fast sleeper. Some even concluded it was a nervous breakdown. The medications helped, but…
Rejoice Amuntenya and Mehafo Amunyela are two students who have started the first ever Namibian magazine for young adults: Afterbreak Magazine. AWiM speaks to both of them to hear how it all began and what they hope to achieve for youths in Namibia. — Magazines and newspapers are the most notable traditional forms of media….
Amid the ongoing Cameroonian civil war which started as a low-scale insurgency in the Southern Cameroons leaving thousands of people killed and more than half a million displaced, a female journalist has set up a foundation to empower women and Internally Displaced Persons with relevant skills through capacity training among other things. A 2021 report…
Veneranda Paul talks to Fadhila Sadala of AWiM News about why she decided to establish an organization in the Mwanza Region in the Northwestern part of Tanzania to fight against gender discrimination and defend girls’ rights to education. Growing up in Mwanza, located Northwestern part of Tanzania and on the Southern end of Lake Victoria,…
AWiM News hears from Valentine Mabaso, the founder of Rock Scars to see how she is advocating for inclusive representation of South African women living with skin conditions and scars. Chidiebere Ibe, a Nigerian medical illustrator also shares how the media can contribute to achieving equal representation for black skin conditions in the medical industry….
Podcasting has brought audio conversations to the digital age. The podcast boom in the MENA region is especially exciting for Egyptian women right at the centre of it. When Egyptian audiophiles and creatives started looking at podcasting as a powerful tool, they had to think of just how to stand out. The Egyptian Streets Podcast…
In a recent interview with the South African freelance photojournalist Sumaya Hisham, she said to me: “As a freelancer, it feels like my job is more full-time than it is freelance.” As soon as she finishes shooting and editing, she is back on the hunt for the next job, pitching stories, travelling, and doing the…
Many of Morocco’s most marginalised girls have modest ambitions and limited resources. Even just getting through secondary school can be difficult with financial and family pressures. That’s why the help nonprofits offer can be transformative. The most empowering organisations strive to provide more than just the bare necessities. They succeed by ensuring communities are heard…
Jacqueline Mwakyambiki talks to Fadhila Sadala of AWiM News about why she decided to establish Mbeya’s most popular media outlet and platform. Growing up in Mbeya, located in the Southern West of Tanzania, Jacqueline Mwakyambiki always wanted to be a businessperson. However, she had a passion to be a mass communicator to reach a lot…
Witnessing a seemingly peaceful gathering turn into chaos, people getting shot dead right before her eyes, sights of restless parents waiting for their abducted family members to return home, listening to agonising tales of traumatized victims tell their experiences, seeing emancipated underage children who have just been released by bandits or escaping being raped or…
From Minna, a not-so-famous city in Niger State, Nigeria, the story of a young female journalist with a burning desire to make an impact in the world through her little means began and has since blossomed into full bloom. Justina Ashishana began her journalism career as an intern at The Nation newspaper in 2011 upon…
