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Le Population Reference Bureau (PRB) lance un appel à candidatures pour son programme de formation « Women’s Edition » en l’Afrique de l’Ouest. « Women’s Edition » réunit des femmes journalistes de haut niveau–rédacteurs en chef, chefs de desks, journalistes et productrices– pour des séminaires d’une semaine consacrés à des sujets liés à la santé de la reproduction et aux questions de population et de développement.

Le séminaire aura lieu à Dakar (Sénégal) en juin 2019 et portera sur l’engagement des chefs religieux de la région ouest africaine dans la promotion de la santé de la reproduction et du bien-être des femmes et des familles. L’atelier « Women’s Edition » offre une occasion unique de faire partie d’un réseau international de femmes journalistes expérimentées qui sont intéressées par la santé et le développement. Le PRB sélectionnera 12 femmes journalistes de toute l’Afrique de l’Ouest pour participer au séminaire de Dakar.

Pendant le séminaire les journalistes participeront à des sessions avec des experts de la santé et du développement ; elles participeront également à des réunions éditoriales pour développer des stratégies permettant de couvrir ces questions pour mieux contribuer au plaidoyer. Des visites de sites sont aussi au programme de cette rencontre régionale. Les participantes retenues à l’issue de ce premier atelier auront la possibilité d’être invitées, en 2020, à un deuxième séminaire sur un thème différent de la santé de la reproduction. Elles auront accès aux subventions pour un reportage approfondi sur la santé de la reproduction.

L’atelier « Women’s Edition » est financé par l’agence américaine pour le développement international (Agency for International Development -USAID). Il sera animé par des facilitateurs du PRB.

Qu’attend-on ?

Après le séminaire, les participantes de « Women’s Edition » doivent produire des reportages approfondis, des séries d’articles et d’émissions ou des productions radiophoniques sur les thèmes de l’atelier. Les journalistes auteures des meilleures productions seront invitées à participer à des séminaires et à des voyages d’étude en 2020 afin d’approfondir leurs connaissances en matière de santé de la reproduction, de population et de développement.

Qui peut postuler ?

Les femmes journalistes expérimentées qui :

• Travaillent dans un pays de l’Afrique de l’Ouest.
• Occupent une position influente – rédacteur en chef, journaliste ou producteur – au sein d’une organisation de premier rang comme les journaux, les chaînes et les stations de radio nationales et régionales. Les travailleuses indépendantes et les blogueuses peuvent poser leur candidature mais doivent fournir une lettre de soutien d’un organe de presse indiquant que leur travail sera publié ou diffusé.
• Démontrent un fort intérêt pour les questions de santé, de développement et de population et un engagement à couvrir ces sujets.
• Communiquent facilement et efficacement en français pour l’atelier, bien qu’ils puissent écrire ou diffuser dans n’importe quelle autre langue.

Le financement

Le PRB couvrira toutes les dépenses du séminaire, y compris les frais de voyage, d’hébergement et d’alimentation.

Date limite

Les candidatures doivent être envoyées au PRB au plus tard vendredi 19 avril. Les candidates retenues en seront informées au plus tard vendredi 26 avril.

La participation comprend des engagements à :

• Participer au séminaire d’une semaine.
• Publier ou diffuser des reportages sur les thèmes abordés au cours du séminaire.
• Envoyer au PRB une copie de chaque reportage, enquête, dossier, article ou programme radio aussitôt après sa publication ou sa diffusion.

Comment s’inscrire 

Remplissez le formulaire via le portail de soumission en ligne du PRB. Pour votre demande de candidature, vous devrez fournir :

• Coordonnées.
• Votre CV actuel.
• Une déclaration d’intérêt.
• Un récit bref d’un sujet important sur la santé de la reproduction dans votre pays. Le sujet est à votre choix et servira simplement à démontrer votre connaissance de la santé de la reproduction.
• Deux copies de deux de vos meilleures productions journalistiques.
• Deux références.
• Une lettre de soutien de votre chef.

Si vous avez des questions ou si vous souhaitez soumettre votre candidature par email au lieu d’utiliser le formulaire en ligne, veuillez contacter abarton@prb.org.

Women’s Edition brings together senior-level women editors, reporters, and producers from influential media organizations in developing countries to examine and report on pressing issues affecting women’s health and status. Up to 15 senior journalists from leading news media organizations around the developing world are competitively selected to participate in this activity.

The Mission

Women’s Edition seeks development of informed policy decisions affecting women through factual, accurate, and up-to-date media coverage that reflects women’s needs and perspectives. By providing information directly to millions of women in developing countries on issues that are important to them, Women’s Edition also helps to shape public discussion of these issues and to arm women with information that allows them to take control of their lives.

To achieve its mission, Women’s Edition is designed to strengthen and expand coverage of women’s health, development, and population issues in the print and broadcast news media. This involves increasing the frequency and prominence of coverage, using data correctly, and emphasizing women’s perspectives.

Women’s Edition Activities

Each year, PRB organizes two week-long seminars and study tours for Women’s Edition members on pressing reproductive health and related issues. Recent seminars have explored family planning, maternal mortality, women and HIV/AIDS, the role of men in women’s reproductive health, sex trafficking, and reproductive health of youth. Seminar locations have included Washington, D.C.; New York; New Delhi and Mumbai, India; Barcelona, Spain; San Jose, Costa Rica; Johannesburg, South Africa; and Nairobi, Kenya.

The seminars bring together the journalists and specialists from health, population, human rights, and women’s organizations. They include sessions on various aspects of women’s health and development; editorial meetings in which participants share experiences, ideas and reporting strategies; and study tours where the journalists can see innovative programs in action.

Special Reports and Programs

Following a seminar, each Women’s Edition journalist produces for her media organization at least one in-depth and high-profile special report, series of stories, or program based on the theme of that seminar. These have included special newspaper pull-out sections, features, in-depth news reports, editorials, and talk shows.

Women’s Edition Journalists, 1993-2018

(by region and country with positions held at time of participation)

EASTERN AND SOUTHERN AFRICA

Ethiopia

Yordanos Goushe, editor/senior reporter, Ethiopian Radio and TV Agency
Lemlem Bekele Woldemichael, senior reporter, Radio Ethiopia

Kenya 

Pamela Asigi, health reporter, Nation TV
Joyce Nyokabi Chimbi, reporter and sub-editor, African Woman and Child Feature Service
Jane Godia, deputy managing editor, The Standard Group
Florence Machio, regional coordinator, Africawoman
Eunice Mathu, publisher and editor, Parents
Lucy Oriang’, managing editor/magazines, Nation Media Group
Kwamboka Oyaro, features editor, The Standard
Njeri Rugene, parliamentary editor, The Nation newspapers

Malawi

Josephine Tiyanjane Chinele, features and investigative reporter, Times Group
Winnie Agness Botha, Reporter, Malawi Broadcasting Corp.
Pushpa Jamieson, managing editor, The Chronicle
Edyth Kambalame, features editor, The Nation
Chisomo Ngulube, senior editor/producer at Malawi Broadcasting Corporation

Rwanda

Florence Mutesi, senior reporter, The New Times
Emma-Claudine Ntirenganya, program manager, Radio Salus
Peace Hillary Tumwesigire, senior editor, Family Magazine

South Africa

Beather Baker, commissioning editor, South African Broadcasting Corporation
Sylvia Vollenhoven, producer (TV), South Africa Broadcasting Corporation

Tanzania

Stella Barozi, features writer and sub-editor at The Guardian
Marycelina Masha, managing editor, The Guardian
Rosemary Mirondo, senior reporter, The Citizen

Uganda

Benedicta Asiimwe, special correspondent, The East African
Barbara Bitangaro, editor, Women’s Vision, The New Vision
Elizabeth Kameo, senior features writer, Daily Monitor
Carol Natukunda, senior writer, New Vision
Anne Mugisa, senior reporter, The New Vision
Catherine Mwesigwa, features editor, The New Vision
Shifa Mwesigye, staff reporter, The Observer
Evelyn Lirri, health/science editor, Daily Monitor
Nabusayi Lindah Wamboka, features editor, Daily Monitor, The Weekly Observer

Zimbabwe

Ropa Mapimhidze, features editor, The Herald

Zambia

Faith Kandaba, news anchor, Zambia National Broadcasting Corp. and head of newscasting for radio and TV
Ruth Kanyanga Kamwi, Senior reporter, Zambia National Broadcasting Corp.
Charity Moonga, chief reporter, gender, Times of Zambia
Brenda Zulu, freelance reporter

WEST AND CENTRAL AFRICA

Benin

Judith Hadonou-Yovo, Chargee de Mission, La Chaine 2
Claire Stephane Sacramento, science journalist, Soleil FM
Makéba Tchibozo, health reporter at Adjinakou newspaper in Benin

Ghana

Sarah Akrofi-Quarcoo, chief editor, News and Current Affairs, Ghana Broadcasting Corporation
Rosemary Ardayfio, Women’s Page editor, Daily Graphic
Audrey Gadzekpo, editor/publisher, African Women’s Options
Joana Mantey, freelance journalist, in Accra
Jamila Akweley Okertchiri, health reporter, Daily Guide

Liberia

Ora Garway, managing editor, The Punch
Tetee C. Karneh, station manager, Liberia Women Democracy Radio
Torwon Sulonteh-Brown, producer, UNMIL Radio

Cameroon

Seraphine Lainjo Tata, asst. chief of service, programs (radio), Cameroon Radio and TV Broadcasting Corp.

Nigeria

Solaade Ayo-Aderele, assistant editor (health and features) at The Punch
Chinyere Fred-Adegbulugbe, senior correspondent, The Punch
Victoria Ibanga, features editor, Champion Newspapers
Rose Moses, editor, Saturday Champion
Chioma Obinna, senior health correspondent, Vanguard Media

MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA

Egypt

Alice Louis El Mallakh, editor, Nisf El-Dunia
Magda Rashad Mehanna, assistant editor-in-chief and editor, women’s section, Al Ahram
Nawal Sayed Mostafa, vice chief editor, Al Akhbar

Morocco

Fawzia Talout, founder and editor-in-chief, Farah

Yemen

Fatima Ali Mutahar, editor, development and economy news, Yemen News Agency (SABA)

LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN

Bolivia

Sandra Aliaga, editor, Equidad
Sandra Mallo Barriga, general editor, La Razon

Brazil

Ciça Lessa, editor, Capricho

Costa Rica

Thaís Aguilar, director for Latin America, Servicio Especial de Noticias de la Mujer (SEM)

Guatemala

Ana Carolina Alpirez, editor-in-chief, el Periodico de Guatemala

Jamaica

Indi Mclymont-Lafayette, coordinator, All Woman, The Jamaica Observer

Mexico

Esperanza Brito de Martí, editor-in-chief, Fem
Miriam Ruiz Mendoza, reporter and columnist, CIMAC News Agency

Peru

Claudia Izaguirre Godoy, editor-in-chief, Peru.21

SOUTH ASIA

Bangladesh

Jasmin Ara Moli, staff reporter, Baoik Barta
Shahana Parveen, station manager, Radio Padma
Munni Saha, special correspondent, ATN Bangla TV Channel

India

Puja Awasthi, freelancer for India Together, Grassroots, Education World
Taru Bahl, assistant editor/The Statesman and Online News Editor/Mint
Aliya Bashir, freelancer for Women News Network, Global Press Journal (reports from Jammu and Kashmir)
Pragati Bhimrao Bankhele, chief copy editor, Maharashtra Times
Ranjita Biswas, editor, Trans World Features
Mohuya Chaudhuri, news editor and bureau chief, NDTV
Aarti Dhar, Special Correspondent, The Hindu, New Delhi
Asha Krishnakumar, special correspondent, Frontline
Darshana Jamindar, editor of women’s channel and GujaratHeadline
Diksha Madhok, editor, Quartz India
Madhavi Rajadhyaksha, special correspondent, The Times of India
Teresa Rehman, managing editor, The Thumb Print
Sathya Saran, editor, Femina
Chhandosree Thakur, principal correspondent, The Telegraph
Shai Venkatraman, features editor, NDTV 24/7, Mumbai bureau
Swagata Yadavar, correspondent, IndiaSpend

Nepal

Harikala Adhikary, associate editor, Gorkhapatra
Rojita Adhikari, freelancer
Babita Basnet, editor, Ghatana Ra Bichar
Pratichya Dulal, sub-editor, Kathmandu Post
Deepa Gautam, chief producer, Nepal Television and NTV2
Montessori Rajbhandari, board director, Commination Corner and senior producer, Ujyaalo 90 Network
Sharada Rijal, senior correspondent, Lokaantar Sanchar
Gita Sapkota, senior health reporter, The Rising Nepal
Smriti Dhungana, correspondent, Nepal Republic Media

Pakistan

Zofeen Ebrahim, freelance reporter
Zuhra Karim, publisher and editor-in-chief, She
Farahnaz Zahidi Moazzam, freelance reporter

SOUTHEAST ASIA

Indonesia

Noesreini R.S. Meliala, managing editor, Femina

Philippines

Josefina (Pennie Azarcon) dela Cruz, managing editor, Sunday Inquirer Magazine
Stella Ruth Gonzales-Perez, assistant science and health editor, Philippine Daily Inquirer
Rina Jimenez-David, columnist, Philippine Daily Inquirer

Vietnam

Nguyen Thi Hahn, host, “The Insiders,” Vietnam Television
Nguyen Thi Loc, manager, English Service, Voice of Vietnam

EASTERN EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA

Georgia

Catherine Gulua, information and investigative journalist, Resonansi

Romania

Gabriela Adamesteanu, editor-in-chief, 22; weekly columnist, Romania Libera
Adina Mihaela Cojocaru, editor-in-chief, MAMI
Cristina Liberis, senior editor and head of foreign news, Realitatea TV

Russia

Nadezda Azhgikhina, secretary of the Russian Union of Journalists

Ukraine

Galina Rotayenko, editor-in-chief, Marianna

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