Transformative Role of Education in Empowering Survivors of Gender based Violence
PHOTO CREDIT: Fatima Yusuf on unsplash Education is a powerful tool that empowers individuals from diverse…
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Africa At a Glance
HEADLINES ‘’The Fragile” Freedom of the Press in Burundi Burundian journalist Floriane Irangabiye has been released from Bubanza Prison after a presidential pardon. She was jailed for criticising Burundi’s government. Woman Airlifted After Elephant Attack Residents of Hwange, Zimbabwe, call for a review of the Parks and Wildlife Bill, after elephant tramples on a…
Bridging Broadcasting, Music and Advocacy: The Onyeka Onwenu Legacy
Photo Credit: Kalex Ofoedu “We all have the capacity to do so many things. If we can just lose fear and step out. Don’t worry about making mistakes, don’t worry about falling because you are going to fall, but you see, you would learn so many from that falling.” Born on January 31, 1952, to…
2024 World Breastfeeding Week: Bridging the Divide
Photo Credit: eibner saliba-Unsplash.com All over Africa, conflicts, dwindling economies, hunger, and inadequate healthcare facilities are some of the factors that have truncated the importance dedicated to breastfeeding. The World Breastfeeding Week, 2024 came at a desperate time more than ever before, especially for mothers in countries with serious cases of…
AWiM announces early bird tickets for its 7th annual conference
PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release 18 July 2023 AWiM announces early bird tickets for its 7th annual conference African Women in Media (AWiM) is delighted to announce early bird tickets for the 7th African Women in Media conference. With the theme ‘Media and Gender Violence’, AWiM23 will hold in Marriott Kigali, Rwanda, from 30 November…
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…
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…
Call for Papers: African Women in Media 2023 (AWiM23) Conference
[project name] supported by For Immediate Release 4th April 2023, Lagos Call for Papers: African Women in Media 2023 (AWiM23) Conference Theme: Media and Gender Violence Kigali, Rwanda 30 November – 1 December 2023 Submission Deadline: 31 May 2023 African Women in Media (AWiM) is pleased to bring you its seventh annual conference, which aims…
AWiM conference report points to best practices towards gender equality
The report for African Women in Media’s (AWiM) sixth conference (#AWiM2022 which took place in Fez, Morocco on 8-9 December is finally out. Themed “United in Action,”’ discussions were wide-ranging across three sub-themes: Gender Equality in and through Media; Collective Action and Representation; and Media Business and Global Challenges. ‘United in Action’ refers to the…
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…
AWIM/UNESCO Peace and Security Programme: Timely project comes to an end
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…
Raziah Quallatein Mawanga: Meet AWiM 22 Pitch Zone winner
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…
