En décembre 2020, African Women in Media (AWiM), en partenariat avec l’Union africaine (UA), International Labour Migration (OIT) et l’Organisation internationale pour les migrations (OIM), a organisé la cérémonie de remise des Labour Migration Media Awards. Chahreddine Berriah a remporté la première place dans la catégorie des droits des migrants. Dans cette interview avec AWiMNews,…
Spotlight on Rwanda Rwanda has long been a beacon of progress in addressing gender-based violence (GBV) and promoting gender equality. In alignment with the Kigali Declaration’s mission to…
From Cradle to Capitol! “They say women are the weaker sex, and culturally that we are supposed to be in the kitchen ” Favor Anietie Udofia, a senior girl prefect at the Nigerian Christian Institute, a private school in Akwa Ibom state, Nigeria, is 16 years old. She knows that the society she is growing…
Dr Mercy Korir talks to Sharon Barang’a about why she left clinical practice to become a health journalist Growing up in Kapsoit, in rural Kericho County in Kenya, Mercy Korir always wanted to be a doctor. She always topped her class, and top performers were encouraged to pursue medicine. Her headteacher – Mr Gathii –…
Traduit en français par Ngo Ngimbous Fidèle Juliette Cliquez pour lire en anglais Depuis n’importe quel point élevé du Lesotho, on peut presque toujours voir l’Afrique du Sud. On a l’impression qu’il suffirait de marcher jusqu’à la frontière pour commencer une nouvelle vie. Pas de frontières, pas de barrières, pas de gardes visibles, juste de…
Women in Zambia have land rights but inequality in land ownership continues to leave them marginalised. Hope Nyimbili hears from Patrick Musole, Executive Director of Zambia Land Alliance to find out how the organisation is helping to bridge the gender gaps in land ownership. This story is part of the African Women in Media (AWiM) Peace…
It was a privilege to interview the writer, performer, and advocate Bassey Ikpi for the third episode of #HerMediaDiary podcast. We talk writing, finding yourself and mental health. Bassey talks about her diagnosis of bipolar and her journey in developing a successful career. This interview was recorded in October 2018, and since then her book ‘I’m Telling the…
Witnessing a seemingly peaceful gathering turn into chaos, people getting shot dead right before her eyes, sights of restless parents waiting for their abducted family members to return home, listening to agonising tales of traumatized victims tell their experiences, seeing emancipated underage children who have just been released by bandits or escaping being raped or…
Egyptian women have embarked on urban agriculture. Photo/ Dina El Maraghy/AWiM Cairo In a changing world ravaged by climate change, providing food remains the largest burden for governments across the world. This difficult equation is further complicated by the emergence of other developments, perhaps the most prominent of which is the outbreak of the Covid-19…
This feature story focuses on women’s empowerment as a necessary aspect of peace and security in Nigeria. This story is part of the African Women in Media (AWiM) Peace and Security Journalism Programme in partnership with UNESCO, through the IPDC framework.
As the AWiM 2022 conference came to an end, the last few panels to place in Fes, Morocco. One of them was a panel supported by Fojo Media Institute which looked at media and journalism education concerning gender equality. — Students from across Africa, who are active and vocal about dismantling gender inequality in the…
Kerawa It is one of those hot mornings in the Kerawa Refugee Camp in Cameroon’s arid Far North region. So hot that by 8 AM, temperatures are soaring up to 47 degrees Celcius. A good number of the women and children displaced by the recent intercommunal clashes are up and about. At one end of…
