Category: Projects

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 […]

Agenda 2063 Africa Photojournalism Award

The Agenda 2063 Africa Photojournalism Award invites the submission of images that creatively and artistically address the topic of the future in Africa. The key objective is to identify motifs that show a modern, self-confident, positive-inspiring and artistic view of Africa’s future and the associated themes of youth, innovation, progress and development. The pictures should convey the message that Africa is a […]

Impact of COVID19 on East African Women Journalists

This study was supported by UNESCO’s International Programme for the Development of Communication. Executive Summary The threat posed by coronavirus has propelled journalists to the frontline as information purveyors to a world struggling to come to terms with the pandemic and its effects. Despite their central role in this period, reporters, editors, and other media workers […]

PRESS RELEASE: AWiM, AUC, ILO and IOM Launch the Labour Migration Media Awards 2020

For Immediate Release Lagos, Nigeria, 02 November 2020 – African Women in Media (AWiM), in partnership with the African Union Commission (AUC), International Labour Migration (ILO) and International Organization for Migration (IOM), under the Joint Labour Migration Programme (JLMP), have launched the Labour Migration Media Awards on 2nd November 2020. With labour migration becoming an […]

Labour Migration Media Programme

African Women in Media (AWiM), in partnership with the African Union (AU), International Labour Migration (ILO) and International Organization for Migration (IOM), have launched the Labour Migration Reporting Programme. The programme features the Labour Migration Media AWards, Labour Migration Reporting Training Programme, and research into the lived experiences of labour migration journalists in Africa. As […]

Labour Migration Media Programme

African Women in Media (AWiM), in partnership with the African Union (AU), International Labour Migration (ILO) and International Organization for Migration (IOM), have launched the Labour Migration Reporting Programme. The programme features the Labour Migration Media AWards, Labour Migration Reporting Training Programme, and research into the lived experiences of labour migration journalists in Africa. As […]

Happy World Photography Day!!!

Happy World Photography Day!!! Since 1823 when Joseph Nicéphore Niépce took the first photograph with a camera, the world has come a long way from there. From analogue cameras, the use of the original light-rooms and now the digital age, with our fast paced world, fast shutter-speed and now digital light-rooms, photography has truly evolved […]

Bravo AWiM! You are the Dose I’ve Been Looking For by Beatrice Dama Kahindi

My story started late at night when I received a late night call from my superior which I was tempted to ignore as I was so sleepy thought it was my wake up alarm. Little did I know that it was a wakeup call for me. He asked me to try and apply for the […]

If they are unable to see your work; it doesn’t mean you are worth nothing! by Joyce Wangui Wachira-Kangema

“Life is a test, never give up” Journalism is not for a faint heart! Every Female journalists around the world has a story to tell about the terrible ordeal they (have) had been through while in the line of their duties. Some say they missed opportunities, promotions or those ‘big’ assignments because they said no […]

My Journey of Journalism Transformation has just began with AWiM By Lilian Museka

As I walk through Lindi area of Kibra, the largest slum in Kenya and Africa to conduct interviews for my pitch, so many questions linger in my mind considering the rate of crime; how safe am I? How safe are my equipment? Could there be someone tracking me since I look more of a stranger? […]