African Women in Media (AWiM)
@RealAWiM
Empowering African women in media to tell impactful, inclusive stories by changing narratives through research, advocacy, and partnerships.
We're proud to welcome @flyethiopian as the official airline partner for #AWiM25! With 20% off flights for delegates, they're helping connect African media professionals to critical conversations on gender & media. For more information visit: awim25.africanwomeninmedia.com…
What does it take to leave everything behind for a dream? For the women of Ojibwe, Nigeria, migration to Côte d’Ivoire is more than movement, its resilience in motion. Over half of 1.2M Nigerians there trace their roots to one place. Story by Rakiya Muhammad as part of the…
What does inclusive African media really look like and who gets to decide? On 24 July, join media professionals & policy makers across Africa for the final #AWiM25 Pre-Conference Session with @_AfricanUnion. This is your space to shape the frameworks that shape our stories. 🔗…
AWiM25 Partnership Announcement ! We’re proud to stand with the African Union Commission, the Ethiopia Media Women Association, Luminate, Fojo Media Institute, Sweden Sverige, GIZ, and the WITS Centre for Journalism as official partners for #AWiM25. AWiM25 is not just a…
Too many women in Malawi are diagnosed with cervical cancer when it’s already too late for local treatment. Some are now being referred abroad for radiotherapy — their only remaining option. A story from #MOVEAfrica by @LenahBosibori, in partnership with @_AfricanUnion,…
AWiM25, in partnership with the African Union Commission, is where Africa’s media leaders move from promises to policy. Journalists, editors, creatives, advocates, CSOs & policymakers will explore how frameworks like the Kigali Declaration & AU-CEVAWG become real newsroom…
Who decides whose stories vanish when AI takes over? 🤔 In Episode 46 of Her Media Diary, Mwende Mukwanyaga, Co-Convener for the @AISalonKenya by Webworks, joins @DrYemisi Akinbobola, Co-Founder and CEO of @RealAWiM, to reveal how biased data fuels tech-facilitated GBV and why…
Check out my latest article: From Kigali to Addis Ababa: A Collective Roadmap for Media Policy Transformation linkedin.com/pulse/from-kig… via @LinkedIn
In Eswatini, thousands of African migrant women, from fruit vendors to doctors, aren’t just surviving. They’re building businesses, supporting families, and strengthening entire communities against the odds. Through #MoveAfrica, in partnership with the @_AfricanUnion Commission,…
We’re not waiting — we’re working! Be part of a growing Community of Practice where you’ll connect with regional media professionals, discuss key policy frameworks and help shape safer, more equitable media spaces in Africa. Join African Women in Media, in partnership with the…
At AWiM25 Pre-Conference Session 1, participants connected with regional media leaders, shaped policy ideas, and explored key frameworks driving real change at the AWiM25 in partnership with @_AfricanUnion Commission. Missed it? There’s still time to join the next sessions and…
