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SOMWA conducts seminar for media and civil society
A three-day seminar on advocacy and lobbying organized by Somali Media Women Association has been held on November 24, 2010 at Bakin hotel in Mogadishu. Thirty participants selected from the media and the civil society organizations were the main persons attending in the seminar, which was the second of its type and funded by the [...]
Attacks on the Press 2009: CPJ report on Somalia
Attacks on the Press 2009: Somalia Top Developments • Al-Shabaab terrorizes media through violence, threats, censorship. • Many local journalists flee into exile, leaving a void in coverage. Key Statistic 6: Journalists killed in direct relation to their work in 2009. Somalia was among the world’s deadliest countries in 2009, surpassing violent hot spots such [...]
Somali Media Women Association (SOMWA)
Somali Media Women Association (SOMWA) is an indigenous Local Organization for Women Journalists. Non-profit, non-partial, non- political and voluntary organization based in Baidoa. It was initiated by a group of good wishers and women Journalists from the region in January 2006 to address the issues focusing Somali Women Journalists.
JOURNALISM CODE OF CONDUCT TRAINING
INTRODUCTION The Somali Media Women Association (SOMWA) has organized workshop on Journalism code of conduct training, which is funded by International Research & Exchanges Board (IREX) and implemented by SOMWA. Full Workshop Report The three – day workshop was conducted during the period beginning from 17th August 2009 to 19th August 2009, and was held [...]
SOMWA commemorated Somali Press day (Full Report)
SOMALI MEDIA WOMEN ASSOCIATION (SOMWA) 21st January Somalia Mass Media Day. INTRODUCTION Somali Media Women Association (SOMWA) held 21st January mass media day in Manchester Guest house in Baidoa. They invited all stakeholders and media owners in the region in order to celebrate 21st January being the mass media day in Somalia. Mass media day [...]
