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Friday, September 16, 2011

after the fire, AFEM give a donation to the TRNC Bukavu

After a fire had broken out on the night of 2 to 3 October 2011 in the chambers of the post-office in Bukavu, in which radio and TV studios, computers and all the property values ​​of  RTNC were not spared, the Association of Media women of South Kivu AFEM comes to rescue of the institution of public utility.

As her partner, she has to provide the RTNC a brand new laptop HP estimated at 1200 U.S. dollars.
The delivery of this laptop was held on Friday 16 at the station RTNC Bukavu.
According to the Coordinator of South Kivu AFEM Chouchou Namegabe, this computer is a new brand that will help the RTNC  Bukavu to make video and audio editing for emissions and magazines. This laptop is estimated at $ 1,200 and has a capacity of 300 GB hard drive cocks and dicks 4GB RAM.
Chouchou Namegabe, says that  the association of women media could not stay without making a gesture to his partner.
She once lamented the loss any archives that still retained the RTNC Bukavu, some of which dated from 1958 as the Director of the RTNC.
The Director of the RTNC station in South Kivu, Kalume KAVWE KATUMBI thanked the association of women media for this gesture how significant and commendable.
It promised the delegation of AFEM to use this material in a good father for the benefit of the entire population of South Kivu.
RTNC currently works in some rooms at the bottom of the post-office in Bukavu.

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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)