From 10 to 12 March 2011 in New York City, AFEM's coordinator Chouchou Namegabe took part in the second
"Women in the World" Summit. This event has been organized by
US news site The Daily Beast and famous magazine
Newsweek and brought together
many celebrities, politicians, social activists, movie stars or media professionals from around the world, with a simple objective: listen to stories and find solutions to improve women's life. Chouchou intervened in a segment called "Women Journalists on the Frontlines".
Read the report.
Watch the video.
Chouchou took this opportunity to advocate for peace and the situation of women in the Democratic Republic of Congo by meeting high-level decision-makers. For instance:
Discussing women's issues in DRC with Michelle Bachelet, executive secretary of UN-WOMEN
Meeting former US president Bill Clinton
Today, radio journalist and AFEM's coordinator Chouchou Namegabe has been named as one of the "top100 most inspiring people delivering for girls and women" by advocacy organisation Women Deliver. Following the press release, the list Women Deliver 100 "recognizes women and men, both prominent and lesser known, who have committed themselves to improving the lives of girls and women around the world". For the US-based organisation, Namegabe's work has been "helping Congo’s women broadcast to the world". Other prominent congolese activists on the list are Justine Masika, founder of North Kivu's "Synergie des Femmes contre les Violences Sexuelles" and Dr Denis Mukwege, founder and director of the Panzi Hospital in Bukavu.
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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)
