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Monday, November 7, 2011

AFEM SK honors his administration President

The new director of Radio Maendeleo and President of the AFEM SK Jolly Kamuntu was honored this Sunday, November 6. Women of the media have decided to honor his member.

"Women of the media should provide a lot of effort to fill positions of responsibility, but they need a proven professional competence."
This message is from the Coordinator of AFEM SK Chouchou Namegabe. She said during the ceremony for the new director of Radio Maendeleo and President of the AFEM SK Jolly Kamuntu.
Chouchou Namegabe says that the women of the media in South Kivu come from another position in the media policy of the DRC in general and South Kivu in particular.  
That's why this increase should not go unnoticed for members of the Association of Media Women of South Kivu. During the ceremony, they praised and honored one by one their sister promoted to Director of Radio Maendeleo Bukavu.
For Miss Clotilde Bangwene AZIZA, she feels proud of Jolly Kamuntu because since it was proposed as a contributor to the radio and she win. Today, she realizes the wish of all women engaged in the fight against gender-based violence.
Speaking,  one could  see the new director of Radio Maendeleo and President of the AFEM SK Jolly Kamuntu with a cheerful air and overtaken by the surprise of the day, which itself has said and I quote: "I ​​imagined not come to an event of such a large scale and to which you have attached so much importance. "

All participants, members of the media houses in South Kivu, wanted to Jolly Kamuntu good work every success.

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Lazy husbands make their wives slaves

Despite their meager incomes, many women of the territory of Kabare support their families. Their husbands having resigned from their responsibilities as head of household, it is they who have to work hard to feed and clothe the husband and children and educate their children. And despite all the sacrifices made by these women, their husbands are constantly complaining that they do not care enough about them and threaten to take a second wife.

Chouchou Namegabe value in the field of Media in South Kivu


For its second edition, the provincial council of the youth of South Kivu presents the degree of merit called "South Kivu Benchmark Award" 2nd edition, the Coordinator of the Women's Media Association of South Kivu, Chouchou Namegabe. It is recognized as a value in the field of media in South Kivu province with three other journalists in the province.

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)