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.

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.

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,

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.

Production of 6 magazines by rural women journalists

6 magazines provided at the end of the course have just been produced. After one-month internship in urban radio in Bukavu, the 6 rural women journalists have just produce their magazines. These magazines focus on democracy and good governance. They are broadcast in radio partners AFEM SK in South Kivu province.To justify the professionalism acquired after their selection, these women journalists chose trater relevant topics affecting the lives of Congolese women in general and in particular women in South kivu.
Nsimire Mushagalusa, came from the FM radio Kamole Nyangezi achieved a magazine about "the consideration of military women in the community."

North Kivu: Threats against Ms. Justine Masika Bihamba

"Justine Masika stops you meddle with what does not concern you (HATUTAKU IYI TOUR tuku RATE TUNAYUWA UKO GOMA Yote ITAFIKA)," was the message has received anonymous threats of Ms. Justine Masika, March 27, 2012, at 18:32, on his phone. This message comes after a meeting held in Goma hotdee by some colonels of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) close to General Bosco Ntaganda. Ms Justine Masika be prosecuted after an interview she gave to the BBC in which she welcomed the verdict that had just passed the same day the International Criminal Court (ICC) against Thomas Lubanga Dyilo .The Observatory for the Protection of Human rights, a joint program of the World Organisation against Torture (OMCT) and the International Federation of Human Rights (FIDH) calls on an emergency threats to Ms Justine Masika Bihamba.
The Observatory has been informed by reliable sources of threats against Ms Masika Bihamba, coordinator of the Synergy for Women Victims of Sexual Violence (SFVS) and Vice President of Civil Society in North Kivu.

6 rural women journalists are in different radios in the city of Bukavu since the beginning of March 2012. They are in the project "Training of women journalists and productions on democracy and good governance."

The aim is firstly, to strengthen the capacity of women journalists by appropriate training to learn the techniques of harvesting and processing of information, ethics and professional ethics, standards for writing a paper, how to interview ... and to get women trained to do productions on democracy and good governance. Secondly, to enable rural women to make a one-month internship in urban radio.

This action aims to promote and strengthen women journalists who are both qualitatively and quantitatively in the media landscape in South Kivu. These women whose capacities are strengthened could, after being sufficiently equipped, hold positions of choice in the press. They may also produce reports produce magazines and other formats on democracy and good governance.

AFEM identified 16 Farm Radio in the province of South Kivu. 4 in Uvira, Baraka-Fizi in 3, 2​​-in Mwenga Kamituga in Shabunda 1, 3 in Walungu, in a Idjwi 1 in Kalehe, in a Kabare. These women work in local radio but received no training in journalism.

The training will be accompanied by field work and productions with producing AFEM SK on the themes of good governance. The six women journalists in rural internship of 30 days. The six rural women journalists were able to test after a training course organized by AFEM in Bukavu SK. This course will take place in three urban radio because of two journalists from Radio.