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Guided by the principle of equal development for women, men and children, AWC disseminates information by way of feature articles, published in mainstream newspapers throughout Africa and beyond, training manuals and hand books, news bulletins, magazines and occasionally audio and video productions for broadcast via radio, television and the internet. All the information disseminated by AWC has a progressive gender perspective.

Women's Power through the Constitution

Books

Cover of Women's Power through the Constitution

Our constitution, Our life!!

For the first time in the history of Kenya, there is a Constitution that recognizes the rights of women. As the country embarks on the implementation of the new law, Kenyans must remain vigilant and ensure that no gain is eroded. This is particularly so for women who will have to be vigilant to ensure that the laws being implemented also reinforce the spirit of the Constitution of Kenya 2010.

The Media we Want: Kenya Media Vulnerabilities Study

Books

Cover of the Media We Want “The Media Vulnerabilities Study” gives a fairly good picture of the current Kenyan media scene. It describes the changes - technological, economic policy and structural which have affected and ultimately transformed the basic relationship between the Kenyan media and society.

The Kenya Media Vulnerabilities study is written by Peter Oriare, Wilson Ugangu ( Media Diversity Centre) and Rosemary Okello-Orlale (AWCFS).

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Beyond Numbers

Books

This publication is based on a qualitative study that was carried out in Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and South Sudan. The objective was to reveal the impact of the women’s movement for participation and representation in political decision making in Eastern Africa.

The study considered the impact of a critical mass of women on such areas as institutional reform culture, service delivery, ability to challenge the status quo, change laws and policies that affect women at various levels of society. In addition to demonstrating successes, the study also considered specific questions relating to the various factors that have constrained or facilitated women’s participation in national governance processes across the four East African countries.

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Who Makes the News? The Global Media Monitoring Project 2010

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The Global Media Monitoring report 2010 reveals that women are still significantly underrepresented and misrepresented in news media coverage, according to Global Media Monitoring Project research in 108 countries coordinated by the World Association for Christian Communication, despite significant change since the project began 15 years ago.

The 2010 report contains a plan of action for media professionals and others committed to gender-ethical news media.

GMMP research in Kenya and East Africa was coordinated by African Woman and Child Feature Service (AWC).Media monitored include all mainstream media in print and electronic.

The GMMP is the largest and longest running research and advocacy initiative on fair and balanced gender representation in the news media. It is coordinated by WACC, a global network of communicators promoting communication for social change, in collaboration with data analyst Media Monitoring Africa, and with support from the United Nations Development Fund for Women.

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