On International Women's Day, we're celebrating eight remarkable women - all connected by their use of media to support and empower women in diverse contexts.
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Sierra Leone: Driving empowerment
The鈥痥ekeh鈥�� a motorised three-wheeled vehicle 鈥� is almost exclusively driven by men. Journalist Sombo Angelina Fullah learned how to drive one in just three days - to conduct interviews for radio programme鈥疍ocket en Lappa. Sombo and her鈥痥ekeh鈥痙emonstrate what women are capable of - watch our film! -
Afghanistan: Keeping women's voices on air
Women's rights in Afghanistan are severely restricted - leaving media with an even more important role in women's lives, providing information, entertainment and connection. 鈥淥ur mission is to make the voices of people heard,鈥濃�痵ays Nadia, a journalist and producer who along with her colleagues on the Women's Voice programme, has been able to stay on air. -
Ethiopia: Leading a 'cool' podcast on digital literacy
Arada (釆犪埆釈�) is an Amharic word meaning 鈥榗ool鈥� or 鈥� woke鈥�. Newal Abubeker with her co-host Kirubel Shiferaw interviews young professionals and experts providing reliable information about the digital world 鈥� find out more! -
Indonesia 鈥� Women-led Brave New Media
Evi Mariani, the founder of public interest platform Project Multatuli, joined an episode of our podcast, Brave New Media to reflect on the platform's experienece of direct conflict with authority, after taking up a high-profile abuse case. She describes police harassment and cyber-attacks 鈥� and the power of social media and solidarity between journalists and civil society groups. Listen in! -
Bangladesh: Climate action through media
Faria Akter is a young content creator from Bagerhat and a mentee on climate reporting through our project with the Global Center on Adaptation. Read more about how she is overcoming stereotypes to tell stories that matter. -
Kenya: Reporting for the people
Monica Okwanyi from Kenya Red Cross describes how, through our Lifeline training, she ensured five local broadcasters in Kenya better communicate lifesaving information to help their communities. (link leads to IFRC website) -
India: Overcoming prejudice
The waste pickers of Bengaluru prevent over 383 million kilos of solid waste a year from reaching landfill each year 鈥� but they are not seen as heroes. Indira started waste picking with her family in Bengaluru when she was 10 years old and says that she was treated very badly in the past - but that our project has begun to shift attitudes. Hear her compelling story. -
Ukraine: Gender under fire
Access to trusted media is especially difficult for women living in occupied regions of Ukraine during the conflict; as one woman in Kherson told the team, 鈥渨e are in an absolute information vacuum鈥�. Our senior researcher Sally Gowland describes the challenges of conducting a nationally representative survey of women, through power outages and shelling, to hear their experiences.
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