AWARD ON HUMAN RIGHT Chouchou NAMEGABE LAUREATE OF THE YEAR 2011 ON HUMAN RIGHTS

Chouchou NAMEGABE receive the degree of merit

Chouchou NAMEGABE was crowned with a degree of merit and excellence for the year 2011 by the International Training Center in Human Rights and Development CFIDH/D.

CFIDH officials have expressed the wish to see these winners serve as models throughout the DRC, hoping positive change in all professional sectors.

Coordinator of the Women's Media Association of South Kivu, AFEM SK Chouchou NAMEGABE did not hesitate to call other women and the rest of the population to follow the steps in the dynamics of the culture of excellence.

8 women were amoung 29 people who were crowned by the CFIDH/D. All winners were chosen from different sectors of life; politics, human rights, journalism, education etc.

Among the winners also included the governor of South Kivu province Marcellin CHISHAMBO RUHOYA.

The criteria for choosing the winners were on their good work for 2011 higlighted the organizers.

The International Training Center in Human Rights and Development CFIDH/D, was wreatde in june 2009 in Kinshasa.

Chouchou NAMEGABE keynote speaker of CLARK University in Boston

Chouchou NAMEGABE Coordinator of AFEM SK

"Congo Conflict and Sexual Violence", this is the theme which was adressed by Mrs. NAMEGABE Chouchou, Founder and director South Kivu Women's Media Association during a conference she held with more than 1000 students from CLARK University in Boston. 

During two days, from september 24 to september 25, 2011 students wad informed of facts of recent history in eastern DRC, from 1994 to 1998, strategies and causes, they understanding some survivor's testimony, consequences and damages suffered by victims, other forms of sexual violence, responses to sexual violence: what is done, women,  media and Sexual Gender Based Violences, a way forward for activists.

Bukavu: Women oppressed by domestic violence

Domestic violence is growing in the city of Bukavu to such an extent that it becomes a scourge that eats away at households. This violation of rights of women is no shortage of negative consequences of marital harmony.
"It is now three months since I lead a hellish life in my home. My husband always wants to behave like a despot and can not stand that I claim any of my rights. Because one night I had called for the satisfaction of my sexual desire, he treats me now bitch and unsatisfied.

A WOMAN WILL LEAD RADIO MAENDELEO

Jolly KAMUNTU  is now the new Director of Community Radio Maendeleo of Bukavu.

The President of the Board of Directors of the Association of Women's Media AFEM SK Jolly Kamuntu NTABUNGE was promoted to director of Radio Maendeleo Bukavu since Thursday, September 22.
It replaces in this position Mushizi NFUNDIKO Kizito, who had spent 18 years in this position.

AFEM RECEIVES A DELEGATION OF JEWISH WORLD WATCH IN BUKAVU

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.

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.

AFEM awareness on gender based violence in rural areas

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he AFEM-SK journalists makes outputs on various rural areas of the province of South Kivu; these environments are: Mugogo, Walungu center, Ihusi, City of Uvira and Kabare center.

These meetings are carried out in order to meet with community stakeholders including women. The meetings focus on the fight against gender-based violence for the greater participation of women in the elections of November 2011.

Spots to raise awareness of the elections are already designed and finished. Thy are produced in local languages and will be broadcast on radio partners AFEM.

The objective is to raise awareness of women as the majority of voters (52% against 50% men) and actress for positive change because of their natural mission of mother and educator.

The producing AFEM took the opportunity to interact with rural women on the responsibility of the latter in errors and failures consumed by women during the 2006 elections. They discussed the strategies to implement for their greater participation and responsibility of women voting in the upcoming elections.