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…
“Life is a test, never give up” Journalism is not for a faint heart! Every Female journalists around the world has a story to tell about the terrible ordeal they (have) had been through while in the line of their duties. Some say they missed opportunities, promotions or those ‘big’ assignments because they said no…
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…
“Eze Ada, you are meant to be a boy”- this is a phrase that has been said way too many times to me by mother and I have always wondered why; was it because of the way I walked- as a fast walker, did that mean I didn’t possess the grace that a woman was…
Women politicians are still treated as second fiddles by their male counterparts but River State want to change this narrative! This story explores how River State is implementing the 35 per cent Affirmative Action policy on women’s participation and appointment in politics “They just bought personal cars for some of us, and it ends there….
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….
Rédigé par Angeline Ochieng Translated by Ngo Fidele Juliette Le gouverneur de Kisumu, Peter Anyang’ Ny’ong’o (en costume), et M. Godfrey Emoja, directeur général de Talent Industry Limited (à l’extrême gauche), aux côtés d’autres participants lors de la bataille de Poetic Hour Battle 2024 à Kisumu, au Kenya. Crédit photo : Courtesy. Trouver…
Fatmata Kanneh, 42, has spent her entire life in Mbomi, a small village located just before the Jendema border crossing in southern Sierra Leone. About 25 miles from Jendema, the main gateway linking Sierra Leone and Liberia, Mbomi lies near the Moa River, which forms part of the natural boundary between the two countries. Mbomi,…
Rédigé par Pretty Chavango Translated by Ngo Fidele Juliette Les mains de Faith sont calleuses, ses ongles sont tachés de terre et de minerai. Mais lorsqu’elle sourit, il y a quelque chose de doré dans son sourire, quelque chose de mérité. Chaque cicatrice sur ses doigts raconte une histoire : pas seulement celle de…
View on Zencastr The 22nd episode of Her Media Diary podcast features Dr Sarah Macharia, a gender equality champion and the global coordinator of the Global Media Monitoring Project (GMMP). In the podcast session, she unpacks the slow pace of change despite extensive gender advocacy and training efforts and the need to embrace incremental progress….
This story is part of the African Women in Media (AWiM) Peace and Security Journalism Programme in partnership with UNESCO, through the IPDC framework.
Thirty-eight-year-old Nanozi Sandra* welcomes me with a smile. She is carrying a child on her back as she weighs and packs up plastic bottles in a huge sack. She displays a face of resilience. Sandra is a single mother of five. She collects garbage which she later sells at a recycling plant. Sandra was forced…
