Women Scoop Press Freedom Awards

Three women journalists are the 2019 recipients of the Reporters San Frontières Press Freedom Awards (RSF - Reporters without Borders).

Saudi journalist Eman al Nafjan, Vietnamese journalist Pham Doan Trang and Maltese journalist Caroline Muscat, were awarded the prizes at a ceremony in Berlin, Germany. From Aber Saady and RSF.

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25 Sep 2019
Cameroon

#1Woman1Vote Cameroon

A 6-Month intensive nationwide media campaign has been launched in Cameroon.

The #1Woman1vote campaign by Cameroon media women seeks to highlight the work of current female politicians and to facilitate media coverage for women running in next year’s local and legislative elections

From Patience Wirngo & Becky Bissong

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27 Apr 2019

Disaster Preparedness and Risk Management

 “Everyone desires to belong, to have a family, an identity, and a culture to love and be loved back; that is what makes humanity meaningful. A lot of people work toward attaining a sense of belonging and that makes life a struggle worthy to take on. With hope, it becomes beautiful to work for your life goals among people you call your own, a community you share a culture with and neighbors you laugh and frown with and a geographical area you call your home identity.

27 Mar 2019

Community Media in Climate Change

Over 50 people attended a panel discussion - Community Media Models for Disaster Preparedness and Risk Assessment - ­ on March 14, 2019 - a parallel event organized by the IAWRT- USA chapter and held during the Commission on the Status of Women at the United Nations.

The event occurred as a dozen US states in the northwest experienced flooding destroying infrastructure and farm land, Cyclone Idai pummeled the southwestern African countries of Malawi, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe leaving hundreds dead and a humanitarian disaster in its wake, and flash floods hit Thailand.

25 Mar 2019
South Africa

Pop up Womxn's Cinema

Her Africa! Film Screenings:

From South Africa our chapter is building a “movement dedicated to the promotion and celebration of African Women Filmmakers and building a cultural institution that will empower her to position herself most powerfully” through HER Africa monthly film screenings in Johannesburg.

5 Mar 2019

Strategies for Gender Equal Media

IAWRT Handbook on Working Towards Gender Equality in the Media: IAWRT & the Gender Mainstreaming Project, written by Greta Gober, has been launched in Norway at an event entitled, #MeToo-and now what? organised by IAWRT Norway. The book written by Greta Gober, showcases IAWRT members’ experiences and best practices for working towards the advancement of gender equality in media.

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