A delegation of Jewish World Watch partner AFEM visited its offices. This visit comes within the framework of partnership with JJW and AFEM. Visitors come all from U.S. A, many of them in California at the headquarters of Jewish World Watch. They was come to see the progress of the funded activity which focused on the organization of training of women journalists of the 8 rural areas of South Kivu.
A total of 22 women journalists from seven rural areas participated in this training. Shabunda territory was absent following the exaction of the FDLR and the inaccessibility of the region.
The team was led by the President and co-founder of JWW Kameni Janice Reznik.
She had spoken to a rural woman journalist, which one was come from Mugogo. FARAJA ZAWADI explained what was on the training and its importance without his journalistic career, which career she began eight months ago. She is a journalist on rural radio called Bubusa radio of Mugogo in the South Kivu province in DRC. This training focused on radio journalism, and writing for radio and harvesting and processing of information.
The recipient spoke of learning outcomes, but also the difficulties encountered in the field.
She said one objective behind in her is that being trained on new information technologies for a good professional.
It took an hour to the delegation of JWW to understand and appreciate what has been done on ground.
You can also get more information about the partner and activities on the website: www.JWW.org
Activities
AFEM / SK performs or has performed the following projects with various partners:
- "Reports of sexual violence in the territories of Walungu, Kabare and Uvira" with the support of ISIS WICCE
- Mobilization of rural women and strengthening their capacity for qualitative and quantitative participation in the elections of 2011 and the balance of gender relations in different sectors of community life. With the support of Diakonia
- "Institutional support and media coverage of the activities of V-DAY"
- "Training and professionalism of women journalists" with the support of NED "National Endowment for Democracy" from March 2010 to February 2011.
- "Mobilization of rural women and strengthening their capacity for qualitative and quantitative participation in the elections of 2011 and the balance of gender relations in different sectors of the community. "With the support of Diakonia
- "Reports on gender, good governance and sexual violence in the territories of Kalehe, Uvira and Walungu" with financial support from NCA (Norwegian Church Aid) from May to October 2008.
- "Participation of Women and professionalism of women journalists" with financial support from DIAKONIA. From July 2009 to June 2011
- "Awareness campaign on the fight against sexual violence in the media" with the support of CORDAID.
- "Education for rural women's rights and good governance" with the support of the Swedish organization Diakonia. March 2008 to March 2009 (possible extension until 2010)
- "Reports on gender, good governance and sexual violence in the territories of Kalehe, Uvira and Walungu" with financial support from NCA (Norwegian Church Aid) from May to October 2008.
- "Reports of sexual violence in the territories of Walungu, Kabare and Uvira" with the support of ISIS WICCE, 2008
- Campaign "Challenging the silence: the media against sexual violence" from March 2006 to date with the support of LOLA MORA (radio shows, workshops, advocacy before the International Criminal Court in The Hague)
- "Producing radio within 16 days of activism to fight against sexual violence" with the support of the organization TROCAIRE in December 2007.
- "Awareness of rural women on issues of local elections in the DRC", with the support of the PPI in July 2007
- "Exchange of experience of women in the media in Rwanda and DR Congo" with the support of LOLA MORA organization, 2007.
- "Awareness of rural women in the democratization process in RD.Congo" with the support of the PPI in July 2006 to June 2007
- Institutional support by the Institut Panos Paris from 2006 to 2007
In addition, AFEM / SK offers its services since 2008 for media companies and NGOs (eg in October 2008, covering 80 years of FOMULAC Katana)
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