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Date: Tuesday 10th September 2024
Time: 11:00-13:30 EAT (9:00 - 11:30 BST)

Part 1: Insights from Somalia, a case study 

Hear from Hodan Ibrahim from our team in Somalia on what it is like working in the media in her country.

Part 2: Panel discussion – what are the challenges for women in journalism? A panel discussion exploring the current issues for women in media and covering questions such as;

• What challenges do women face in media organisations in Tanzania?
• How can women journalists be more supported?
• What changes need to be made to ensure the content is more inclusive?
• What is it like to be a female journalist in Tanzania?

Panellists:

• Munira Hussein, ´óÏó´«Ã½ Swahili, Chief Editor
• Rose Reuben, TAMWA
• Hadija Omary, Niambie Young Professional, ´óÏó´«Ã½ Media Action, Tanzania
• Zania Miraji, Dodoma FM Journalist/Radio station Manager, Tanzania
• Cooper Gatewood, Senior research manager, ´óÏó´«Ã½ Media Action, UK

Moderator: Joseph Msami, Mentor, ´óÏó´«Ã½ Media Action, Tanzania

Date: Tuesday 10th September 2024
Time: 14:00-15:45 EAT (12:00-13:45 BST)
With some practical examples of content we will showcase findings from our research in four countries:

• Afghanistan: A spotlight on women working in media
• Tanzania: How have programmes Niambie and Safari ya Malezi resonated with audiences?
• India: What norms prevent women from engaging in digital content, and how can we engage them better?
• Ukraine: Looking at profiles of women, how do their media preferences differ?
• Kenya: Examples of content that resonates well with women (climate change content such as our WISER project)

We will open the floor to discuss: What media output resonates with women? What can we learn? How are women/girls using media across countries? How do they differ? What media output resonates well with women? Why?

Speakers: 

• Cat Buckell, Research consultant, ´óÏó´«Ã½ Media Action, UK
• Judith Mwombeki, Senior research officer, ´óÏó´«Ã½ Media Action, Tanzania
• Meghana Parik, Research Manager, ´óÏó´«Ã½ Media Action, India
• Tania Nikitina, Research Manager, ´óÏó´«Ã½ Media Action, Ukraine
• Caroline Mwende, Research Manager, ´óÏó´«Ã½ Media Action, Kenya

Moderator: Joseph Msami, Mentor, ´óÏó´«Ã½ Media Action Tanzania

Date: Wednesday 11 September 2024
Time: 10:45-12:45 EAT (8.45 – 10.45 BST)

Join our research team for a presentation on our findings in Tanzania, followed by the application and a deep dive into the learnings and proposed communications framework with our Head of Research, Sonia Whitehead.

Speakers:

• Jasmine Shio, Research Manager, ´óÏó´«Ã½ Media Action, Tanzania
• Alice Mbelwa, Senior Research Manager, ´óÏó´«Ã½ Media Action, Tanzania
• Sonia Whitehead, Head of Research, ´óÏó´«Ã½ Media Action, UK

Moderator: Judith Mwombeki, Senior Research Officer, ´óÏó´«Ã½ Media Action Tanzania

Date: Wednesday 11 September 2024
Time: 14:00-15:45 EAT (12:00 – 13:45 BST)

Part 1: Presentation from our work in Zambia on sexual and reproductive health. Discover more about Tikambe our project supporting young Zambians to make sexual and reproductive health decisions through media and outreach.

Part 2: Panel discussion on social behaviour change around nutrition. Experts and others doing the similar work in Tanzania will explore the gaps in consumer voices and the best way to increase them, covering questions such as: What are the gaps in the availability and consumption of healthy and safe food in Tanzania? If we keep the current consumption patterns, what does the future look like, and how can we improve it? Insights on what to add to our analysis and the communication framework?

Panellists:

• Jane Msagati, PANITA
• George Temba, ESRF
• Ravina Pattni, Laterite
• Salome Gregory, Mwananchi Communications

Moderator: Judith Mwombeki, Senior Research Officer, ´óÏó´«Ã½ Media Action Tanzania