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About AWCFS

The African Woman and Child Features Service (AWC) is a Nairobi-based media organisation with an African regional outlook.

AWC has been active in training journalists and other media practitioners as well as NGOs in the region in the area of gender, media and development. It has assisted in the production of training manuals for organisations, gender mainstreaming policies and content for media houses and training women on how to access and effectively use the media for development.

Events

May
International Day of Families
May 15, 2008
December
16 Days of Activism
December 25, 2008
May
UN World Press Freedom Day
May 3, 2009

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Treatment and Discussion of Rape in Kenyan Newspapers today PDF Print E-mail

ImagePreliminary report of a study commissioned by African Woman and Child Feature Service as part of the Sixteen Days of Activism against Gender Violence, November 25- December 10, 2004

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Treatment and Discussion of Rape in Kenyan Newspapers today

Preliminary report of a study commissioned by African Woman and Child Feature Service as part of the Sixteen Days of Activism against Gender Violence, November 25- December 10, 2004

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Gender Based Violence Report

A snapshot of Kenyan Newspapers’ coverage of violence against women December 10, 2005 to October 2006

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Heal the Nation Campaign 

 

Heal the Nation

A group of women journalists have come together, facilitated by the Swedish and Norwegian envoys in Kenya, and launched an initiative called 'Healing the Nation'.

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Media Diversity Centre

Media Diversity Centre

Gender & Governance Programme

Gender & Governance Programme

 The GGP was developed by different stakeholders comprising women leaders and women centred civil society organisations and supported by the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) and development partners such as the Swedish International Development Agency, the Royal Netherlands Embassy, the Royal Norwegian Embassy and DFID.