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WE ARE EMWA!
Ethiopian Media Women Association (EMWA) is non-partisan, non-for-profit association established by likeminded female journalists and media professionals. EMWA came into existence in 1999.
Since 1999, EMWA has been working towards the realization of its objectives by implementing various projects and programs. In its pervious objectives, EMWA was working on raising the skills of media professionals and practitioners, enabling women to own and become beneficiary of alternative and community media, creating gender sensitive media in Ethiopia, improving women access and participation in the media, improving the image of women in the media, taking the media as a target and representation of women in the media as well as the public’s perspective.
Vision
To envisage the existence of a vibrant professional association capable of creating professionally skilled, educated and confident Ethiopian female journalist who can bring a difference both nationally and internationally.
Mission
Increasing the engagement of Ethiopian female journalists and media practitioners in areas of advocacy, capacity building, and managerial positions in the Ethiopian media.
Goal
Increasing the engagement of Ethiopian female journalists and media practitioners in areas of advocacy, capacity building, and managerial positions in the Ethiopian media.
Objective
Raise and empower members professional skills
Increase members access and participation in the media
Enhance members' economic and social benefits
Encourage interested women to join media profession
Support members and women in general to own and benefit from alternative community medias
Conduct researches on women economic and social participation in related to media
Strategy
Capacity building for member journalists and media practitioners
Develop guidelines and resources on gender and media issues
Advance professional freedom, excellence and ethical conduct among its members
Soliciting scholarships for members
Create networks with national and international media houses, women professional organizations and other organizations working with / for women
Conduct researches and studies on female media practitioners