The Association of Media Women in Kenya (AMWIK) is pleased to announce the commencement of a project dubbed “Enhancing the Capacity of Community Media Houses to Promote the Safety of Journalists in The Workplace” in partnership with and with the support of UNESCO under the International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC). IPDC is a […]
We are delighted that representatives from AMWIK have been appointed to the judging panel of the Media Council of Kenya(MCK)’s 10th Annual Journalism Excellence Awards (AJEA) 2022. Led by Executive Director Judie Kaberia, who is the chairperson of the judging panel, other members are AMWIK’s Vice Chairperson Rachel Ombaka, member Njeri Rugene, Wangethi Mwangi, Emmanuel […]
Through a partnership with the Kenya National Commission for UNESCO, AMWIK undertook a three-day workshop for sixty female journalists from five counties namely Nairobi, Kajiado, Machakos, Kitui, and Makueni on safety and security ahead of the August general election. Fifteen editors were also trained separately, during a one-day round table at the same venue. AMWIK […]
What you need to know: Veteran women media executives have encouraged their fellow practicing journalists to fearlessly carry the baton forward. In 1982 when Amwik was founded, there were no female photographers. In 1985, the association started trainings that empowered women to participate in these public spaces. Women in the media have celebrated the wins […]
What you need to know:Amwik has nurtured female journalists into media executives, senior journalists, investigative reporters, and award-winning reporters.The journey to removing the barriers bedevilling women in the newsrooms is, however, still on.The Association of Media Women in Kenya (Amwik) on Tuesday celebrated its 40th anniversary with hopes for an improved working environment.From the push […]
Madam Nadia Ahmed, Chief Administrative Secretary, Ministry of ICT, Innovation & Youth Affairs Madam Rachel Shebesh, Chief Administrative Secretary, Ministry of Public Service, Gender, Senior Citizens Affairs and Special Programmes Your Excellency Amb. Henriette Geiger, Ambassador of the European Union Delegation to Kenya, Madam Memory Kachambwa – Executive Director, FEMNET, Mr David Omwoyo, Chief Executive […]
Celestine Nafula who hails from Bungoma County is a survivor of GBV. She was abused by her husband but her efforts to seek an audience with the area chief bore no fruits as no action was taken against the perpetrator. ‘I decided to seek help from a nearby community-based group but they said they did […]
Rachel*, a single mother of three and a businesswoman was greatly affected when the pandemic broke out in Kenya in March 2020. She owned a small hotel and when the pandemic broke out and restaurants were ordered to close, she was out of a job and a means to support her family. Afterwards, when restaurants […]
“I got married at 16. I dropped out of school because my father refused to pay my school fees. I loved school and it was painful watching my father refuse to pay for me yet he had money. I left home because I was depressed and so I decided to get married.” Zuhura, an 18-year-old […]
The rise of Covid-19 from Wuhan, China at the end of 2019 saw countries globally being disrupted. Kenya reported its first case on 13th March 2020 and since then, tension built up all over as basic public health safety principles were threatened. Infections were seen to spread rapidly in different counties and to curb that, […]
