The AWIM Conference 2019 is one event that cannot be forgotten in a hurry. From its dream destination of Kenya, Nairobi to the amazing crop of speakers, partners, facilitators and panelists, many players in media left with a renewed vigour to make a difference locally and internationally. The second edition of the AWIM awards which…
This week on #HerMediaDiary Podcast, I interview South African award-winning journalist, documentary and film director, Diana Neille. Diana discusses business models, taking storytelling for brands to a new level by involving journalism in traditional advertising and building credibility. She challenges journalists to dig deep and find new ways of making the profession sustainable again. In…
It’s time to ditch the stereotypes and cover persons with disabilities as equal members of society who are more than their disability, writes Jackie Lidubwi People with disabilities experience inequalities across many aspects of society. They are often denied access to opportunities available to their non-disabled counterparts. A UN writeup on disability and the…
Gender inequality is entrenched in Africa: In governments, in organisations and even in media. In newsrooms, women are underrepresented at every level, as well as in news coverage. A report released in December 2020 revealed the marginalisation of women’s voices in news coverage around the world. In The Missing Perspectives of Women in News, study authors audience strategy expert Luba Kassova and AKAS…
Par Zam Nakityo Translated by Ngo Fidele Juliette Introduction Le concept de libre circulation des personnes en Afrique, promu par l’Union africaine (UA), vise à faciliter la circulation sans restriction des personnes et des biens à travers les frontières, en favorisant l’intégration régionale, le commerce et la croissance économique. Le soutien de longue date de…
By David Biwott Biola Alabi, the Executive Director of Biola Alabi Media was the first keynote speaker after Dr. Yemisi Akinbobola’s opening remarks. Biola spoke with passion and enthusiasm about women empowerment and more specifically on how women can be assisted to break the glass ceiling using digital technology. Her testimony working in big organizations,…
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Down the lake, at Kiga a village in Bugiri in Wakiso district in Uganda is one boat sailing on the calm lake. The once busy stop centre for fish is now very quiet and lonely. Here I find Kisakye washing her clothes. She has items in a polythene bag that she seems to be selling…
Violence against women in elections This feature story highlights the challenges women in politics in Kenya face during and after elections. It also paints a murky picture of how pre-election violence and post-poll chaos affected women in the Mt Elgon region of Kenya. This story is part of African Women in Media (AWIM)/Luminate Young Women…
Abimbola Duro David, a PhD student from Birmingham City University talked to AWiM about his research. He said that the problem of domestic violence against women and its representation in the Nigerian media continues to be a persistent problem which has existed since the 1970s and there is little or no evidence of its decline….
Click to read in French It was a moment that would forever change her life. Sitting with her sibling who had recently moved to Côte d’Ivoire, she listened intently as they shared stories of opportunity, growth, and new beginnings. “It was never in my thoughts that I would ever go to Côte d’Ivoire until one…
