Scholarships Advancing Media Women

Board awards scholarships to African members

Florence Dallu, an award-winning Kenyan journalist and communications specialist with over ten years’ experience working with both local and international media  is one of two African recipients of IAWRT/FOKUS scholarships for 2017.

Her goal is to be a voice for women and children in Africa, through her writing and multi-media skills.

Carmine Amara from South Africa has also received support for her media studies in 2017.

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7 Apr 2017

Encouraging Young Women Filmmakers

The IAWRT Nepal and India chapters collaboratively organised a Women's film festival on April 10, 2017. The event was held in Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) Kathmandu. The associate partners of this one-day film festival were Oscar International College (College of film studies), UN Women, Shivam Group, Sancharika Samuha and NTB. The event showcased ten films, with panel discussions and interactions.

4 Apr 2017

Slavery in the Changing World of Work

Female Slavery: Generating Billions

by Nonee Walsh from CSW61

On the plaza of the United Nations in New York,The Arc of Return is a moving memorial to more than 18 million people who were forcefully removed from Africa and enslaved. It “serves as a reminder to future generations not to repeat this tragedy” according to designer, Rodney Leon.

Yet in 2017 slavery, particularly female enslavement, is still big business.

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