Journalist Hope Nyimbilli speaks with Chiko Chilufya from the DREAMS centre in Zambia. She informs us of the approaches used in the Zambia community HIV prevention project and the importance of raising awareness of sexual health infections in rural areas for the peace and security of women and girls in Zambia. This story is part…
Rédigé par Rhonet Atwiine C’est un après-midi chaud à Katwe, une banlieue de Kampala, la capitale de l’Ouganda. La lumière du soleil traverse les fenêtres d’une salle de classe où un groupe de jeunes adolescentes est assis, les yeux rivés sur le tableau noir. Leur professeur se déplace dans la pièce, expliquant une…
Ms Vivian Chime is a multiple award-winning climate reporter and the head of the climate desk at ‘The Cable’ a Nigerian-based online newspaper. She speaks to AWiM News about her childhood dream of telling community-focused stories and how fate led her to her dreams which she is now living through climate reporting. ____ It is…
Par Habeebat Ajayi Translated by Ngo Fidele Juliette Le centre névralgique d’Idiroko La zone frontalière entre le Nigeria et Cotonou Dans la trépidante ville frontalière d’Idiroko, située dans la zone gouvernementale locale d’Ipokia dans l’État d’Ogun, le flux commercial est d’une intensité qui reflète l’esprit inébranlable des femmes qui l’animent. Stratégiquement situé le…
Blantyre The voices of minibus conductors rent the air as they rhythmically shout out the prices and destinations to townships surrounding Limbe Market. While some run towards the men and women laden with plastic bags others simply call out to their prospective customers to jump on a bus promising them a ride that will…
Gender inequality in education and other sectors is still a big challenge, with most students dropping out of school due to sexual harassment. This was stated during AWiM 2022 conference which took place in Fez, Morocco. During the Gender and Journalism Education panel discussion, panellists pointed out that fewer female students graduate in higher education…
Introducing Her Media Diary, a podcast where Dr Yemisi Akinbobola speaks to some of the most influential women leaders in media. From intimate experiences of workplace dynamics to burning global issues like climate change, food security, and peacebuilding. Her Media Diary tackles these topics and more. Bringing you first-person accounts and solutions from across the…
Three years ago, three university students were at the cusp of their journalism careers, looking forward to starting their journeys in newsrooms in Zimbabwe. However, they met with unforeseen roadblocks. Nicole Kurebwasweka couldn’t get placement for the industrial attachment unit of her journalism course at the University of Zimbabwe. The production department of the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation turned her down, saying they…
Photo Credit: Freepik According to the National Cervical Cancer Coalition “Humanpapillomavirus (HPV) is the name of a group of viruses that infect the skin. There are more than 100 different types of HPV. Some types of genital HPV may cause genital warts, while other types of genital HPV are linked to abnormal cell changes…
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…
Nairobi Mud houses roofed with rusty iron-sheets stretch many kilometres inside Kiambiu, a low-income neighbourhood in Kenya’s capital Nairobi. The dusty pathway leads to hundreds of densely packed homes. In one of these many overcrowded houses, live Fauziah Mbarak and her grandchildren. Years ago, when the prices of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), which is cooking…
Kampala Few experiences are as remarkable as nature and wildlife encounters. Sometimes, rapid water cascades down a mountain slope leaves you feeling refreshed. Other times, the sound of chimpanzee hoots and grunts leaves your heart racing. During the COVID-19 pandemic, many such experiences were rendered impossible. Because of stringent health and travel restrictions, many tourism…
