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The Survivor-Centric Approaches in Media Coverage Community works to strengthen ethical, inclusive, and survivor-focused storytelling in African media. It addresses the persistent fear among marginalized women to share their stories, especially online, due to limited access to digital platforms, low digital literacy, and cultural constraints. Members explore ways to create safe environments for digital expression, improve newsroom sensitivity, and integrate survivor-centred frameworks into reporting. The Community’s roadmap prioritizes digital-literacy training, survivor-led storytelling, and support for navigating online platforms safely. Drawing on examples from Cameroon and across Africa, it promotes media protocols that protect anonymity, amplify lived experiences, and advance collective advocacy against gender-based violence.
Note: This resource package is currently under review and will be updated as new materials are finalized.
Outlines how safe digital spaces and tailored ICT training enabled women to share their stories anonymously and securely.
Link to be confirmed or Access under development
March 6, 2026
C.E.O & Co-founder, AWiM
Dr Yemisi Akinbobola is an award-winning journalist, academic, consultant and co-founder of African Women in Media (AWiM). AWiM’s vision is that one-day African women will have equal access to representation in media. Joint winner of the CNN African Journalist Award 2016 (Sports Reporting), Yemisi ran her news website IQ4News between 2010-14.
Yemisi holds a PhD in Media and Cultural Studies from Birmingham City University, where she is an Associate Professor of Women’s Rights and Media Development. She has published scholarly research on women’s rights, African feminism, and journalism and digital public spheres. She was Editorial Consultant for the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 commemorative book titled “She Stands for Peace: 20 Years, 20 Journeys”, and currently hosts the book’s podcast.
She speaks regularly on issues relating to gender and media. In 2021 she was recognized as one of 100 Most Influential African Women.
