African Women in the Media (AWiM) is a network for African women working in media industries anywhere in the world. We aim to positively impact the way media functions in relation to African women, and our vision is that one day African women will have equal representation in media industries and content. More information can…
It is one of the hot days in early February when a group of East African journalists venture on a field trip as part of the workshop programme on reporting water issues in Africa. Most lands in Nyandarua County in Central Kenya lie idle, with shrubs of weeds that sprouted after last year’s harvest. Farmers…
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…
Hellen Mwale, a Zambian Journalist and past Chairperson for MISA Region shares her industry-changing moments and how she continues to fight for media freedom in Africa. AWiM News hears all about her new organisation – the Media Initiative for Women in Zambia (MIWoZ). — When Hellen Mwale, was growing up in the 1980s, her dad…
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…
I regret my life!” exclaims Sayudda Nasazza, a resident of Kabalagala, a Kampala suburb in Uganda in East Africa. Now in her old age, Sayudda is a hawker. She walks door-to-door selling second-hand clothes. Living in a one-roomed house with her four children and ten grandchildren, she often feels overwhelmed as the demands of providing…
Imagine a beautiful world full of fresh water and fresh air, a world with happy humans, animals, and insects. A world without the scramble and struggle for resources and food. What peace we would have! The foul smell is too much for me as I jump over the trench that welcomes me to Kakungulu Zone…
Imagine a religious leader in an act of rape! Religious leaders are supposed to be exemplary in society and thus promote moral behaviour. The daily monitor, one of the leading newspapers in Uganda, is taking the lead in fighting rape and advocating for impunity for sexual abuse. A 36-year-old Latvian lady, Anda, a tourist was…
Mama Masembe lives in Katanga a village in Kampala, Uganda. Looking after five children, she fights for survival without running water. There is a water tap in the neighbourhood, but Masembe has to buy a jerrycan of water at three hundred shillings which are approximately 0.087 dollars. “A number of times my children do not…
Child marriage is said to be a trigger of gender-based violence and an act of discrimination against the girl child. In Northern Nigeria, there are over 22 million Child brides despite Nigeria signing and ratifying several Child’s rights conventions which have led to the enactment of the Child’s rights act. Journalist Maimuna Muhammad Babangida speaks…
Mass Communication expert Dr Muhammad Dantala Aliyu gives an overview of the current status of women in the media and how they have been given equal rights despite some challenges. We also hear from Maimuna Raji Egigogo a practising Journalist and Aisha Shuaibu Badeggi, the General Manager Badeggi FM Minna who share some of the…
The report features media owners perspective to ensuring the safety of it’s Journalists as the Proprietor and Managing Director of Prestige FM Minna, Alhaji Zubair Abdulrauf Idris talks on that while Hajiya Rabi Sarki Bello , Chairperson NAWOJ Niger State Chapter speaks on steps Women Journalists can take to their personal safety while on beats…
