AWiM Labour Migration Reporting Awards
Overview of the awards and training This project aimed to establish a network of media professionals covering labour and migration in Africa. To achieve this, the project developed a media award, an online training and resource hub and a research project into the lived experiences of African women journalists covering Labour Migration in Africa. This […]
AWiM/African Union Projects
Overview of our AWiM/AU relationship African Women in Media and the African Union have worked together on a range of projects since 2019. Below is an overview of each of our joint activities towards the empowerment of women in media. Program Areas Number of entries received Number of selected participants/ Number of finalists Photojournalism Awards […]
Press Release: Eight African Journalists win US $500 Each for Excellence in Labour Migration Reporting
18 December 2020 â After battling it out in the Labour Migration Reporting awards, eight journalists from across Africa walked away with $500 each at a colourful virtual ceremony held on International Migrants Day. The winners are expected to use the grant to contribute to the labour migration discourse through their reporting assignments over the […]
How #RCCE2020 Changed my Perspective on Safety by Ann Ndungâu
Safety to me used to be just about physical safety, however that perspective has been broadened via the #RCCE2020 Training of which I am a participant. During my internship period, I faced one of what I can now say were threats but at the time, I did not understand what was happening around me, and I thought that has to happen in every working […]
How Journalists can stay safe while reporting Covid 19
Safety especially journalist safety is very vital in this day and age we find ourselves. The corona virus pandemic has heightened the already present need for safety of journalists and now more than ever, journalists who are at the war front with health care workers deserve to be safe. Journalists in a bid to bring […]
AWiM2020 Postponed
AWiM2020 Postponed…new dates to be announced soon! It is with regret though that we inform you that AWiM2020 has been postponed due to concerns over COVID_19. We determined that our duty of care to you should take priority over our eagerness to delivery AWiM2020. We hope you will understand our reasons, and we stress that this is not a […]
VACANCY: Media and Communications Officer
As we move close to the fourth conference scheduled for July 29-31 in South Africa (here’s the concept of AWiM 2020 [PDF] )we are delighted at the realization that the AWiM family is growing. Therefore, we invite applications for a qualified person for a full-time role of a Media and Communications Officer! The officer, who […]
Invitation to tender for the Event Management of AWiM2020
African Women in Media is pleased to invite South Africa based events management companies to tender for the event management for the upcoming African Women in Media Summit 2020. Download tender details here African Women in Media 2020 Summit (AWiM2020) is an annual conference that brings together a wide range of stakeholders in media industries, […]
CFP: African Women in Media 2020 Summit (AWiM2020)
AWiM2020 has been postponed due to COVID-19. Click here for more information!!! Call for Papers: African Women in Media 2020 Summit (AWiM2020) Reimagining Futures: Women in Media, Peace and Technologies Johannesburg, South Africa *Registration opens 28 February 2020 African Women in Media (AWiM) is pleased to bring you our fourth annual conference, which aims […]
