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Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Restitution of rural women at the base

Soon begins the restitution of 28 rural women members of listening clubs benefit of training on democracy, good governance, gender and HIV / AIDS. Goings of seven areas of the province of South Kivu, these women will make restitution of the acquired material. After training held for them for 4 days in Bukavu, the hour is to harvest the results.
The producers of the Association of Media Women of South Kivu, SK AFEM will be aware of the materialization of the recommendations given by the Programme Officer at AFEM SK Julienne Baseke.
 
In her speech, she had said and I quote: "We ask you to implement the outcomes of this training to materialize the goal of that AFEM SK is advocates; mobilization and advocacy for better participation of women in democracy and to good governance. "end of quote.
At the end of training, these women have mastered the techniques necessary to train others. This is the reason for returning to what is expected by May 31 It was reported that besides the formation of these rural women trainers, the project also provides training for rural women producers to increase the local contribution, the voices and sensibilities of women in local radio programs.

Friday, May 25, 2012

Managers of local radio partners of AFEM SK take ownership gender mainstreaming

Good integration of gender in the media is important  to the advocacy of political and near an effective way of awareness of people. These words are Mrs. Dora Salama, facilitator training of 40 officials of local radio partners AFEM SK.After two days of training, managers of local radio partners in South Kivu AFEM SK assert ownership of these notions of gender mainstreaming. They promise to use it best for a more egalitarian society.Based on the concepts learned necessary, these officials say they understand and internalize several points including: the social relations between women and men, the roles of women and men, the access of women and men to resources, control of resources by women and men, the different opportunities of women.

Thursday, May 24, 2012

AFEM SK requires gender mainstreaming in the radio partners

Integration of gender in the media, an examination of the responsible local radio partners in the Association of Media Women of South Kivu AFEM SK. During these two days in charge of radio partners will reflect on how to integrate this approach into their houses of different presses. more than thirty officials radio partners participating in this two-day workshop that started on Thursday, May 24

Should not only involve houses presses of the city of Bukavu, but absolutely and those of territories of South Kivu province, said the Officer Programs AFEM SK, Julienne BASEKE,

Thursday, May 10, 2012

28 rural women leaders members of listening clubs will be form for 4 days

With the overall objective of contributing to an improvement in the participation of rural women in democracy and good governance in South Kivu, AFEM SK form 28 women leaders and members of  listen clubsfrom friday, May 11This project directly targets rural women leaders 28 members listening clubs (including 14 trainers and 14 rural producers) and 42 local chefs (at 6 per axis including two MPs, a customary chief, a chief administrative and politico two religious leaders ).Since Friday, May 11, 28 rural women leaders listening club members come from seven territories of South Kivu province will be equipped on the mobilization and advocacy for greater participation of women in democracy and good governance.

AFEM-SK

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L’Association des Femmes des Médias du Sud Kivu (AFEM-SK) est une organisation à but non lucratif (OBNL) créée en vertu de la loi congolaise du 10 Août 2003. Les membres d’AFEM-SK sont composés de femmes actives dans les médias du Sud-Kivu et les maisons de presse. AFEM-SK est spécialisée dans la production des émissions radio en milieu rurale comme en milieu urbain avec un accent particulier sur les femmes soit à partir de radio-clubs ou dans la position de l'activiste social local. Ce groupe produit également des reportages sur le terrain et envoie des nouvelles à des stations de radio locales. Cette association entretient avec les organisations de presse d'autres partenariats qui facilitent la circulation de magazines et leur diffusion.

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)