The impact of online harassment on journalists’ mental health is enormous, with serious ramifications for them, their work, and press freedom. This is especially true for women and diverse journalists, who are disproportionately targeted by online attacks. As a response towards tackling online harassment, the International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF) has tailormade a resource dubbed […]
Violence against women and girls is a huge threat to progress on gender equality. As technology becomes more widely available, more awareness is needed for young women and girls to repress the prevalence of online harassment. As part of the regional advocacy work that the Women At Web East Africa network undertakes, Acacia Book Café […]
Dear Esteemed Members, Season’s greetings from AMWIK, We thank you for your continued support in advancing the association’s mandate. Our membership is our pride. Our success as an institution lies in our collective effort as members. As the adage goes, life begins at 40. This year we celebrated our ruby anniversary under the theme Media Landscape […]
We wish to congratulate our member Christine Nguku on the conferment of an Order of Grand Warrior (OGW) by H.E. President William Ruto in recognition of her exemplary work in service to the nation through media. She was among the 483 persons who were awarded for their outstanding service to the nation in different capacities […]
AMWIK members Moraa Obiria and Serfine Achieng both scooped awards at the second annual Journalist for Human Rights (JHR) human rights awards. Moraa of the Nation newspaper won the journalist of the year award and the print category awards while Serfine of Citizen TV, formerly of the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation(KBC) was the overall winner in […]
Today marks the International Day of the Girl Child which recognises the rights of girls and the challenges they face around the world. Declared by the United Nations General Assembly on December 19, 2011, this is the 10th anniversary which is being celebrated under the theme “Our time is now – our rights, our future.” […]
AMWIK in partnership with Women@web (DW) trained bloggers on Digital Safety and Security seeking to address challenges facing women aspirants in the online spaces. Kenya outlawed cyber harassment in 2018 under the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes Act, which defines it as indecent or excessively offensive communication. However, many cases of online attacks have resorted in […]
The Association of Media Women in Kenya (AMWIK) in partnership with Journalists for Human Rights (JHR) led the ad-hoc committee on sexual harassment for in-house training at Capital FM Kenya. The media house, which has over 110 employees, has started its journey towards adopting an anti-sexual harassment policy. The Kenya Media Sector Working Group (KMSWG) […]
We are pleased and proud to recognise these outstanding AMWIK members as winners of the Gender Journalism Award 2022. Mercy Tyra Murega, Moraa Obiria, and Lourdes Walusa were honoured in various categories by UN WOMEN, in collaboration with the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA), the African Women Leaders’ Network (Tanzania and Malawi Chapters), the […]
AMWIK and the Media Council of Kenya (MCK) conducted a joint training for Meru-based journalists at the Three Steers Hotel in the series of election coverage training. The journalists were taught about the significance of ethical reporting, safety and security measures during the election coverage, and the importance of gender-sensitive reporting. AMWIK Executive Director, Judie […]
