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Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG)

7 September 2024, 12:06 pm

UMWA training transforms Pearl FM journalist’s view on GBV

Byamukama Alozious The Uganda Women Media Association (UMWA), supported by the Austrian Development Cooperation, recently conducted an extensive training programme for journalists, survivors of domestic violence, healthcare professionals, and civil society organisations (CSOs). This initiative aimed to tackle the pressing…

7 September 2024, 11:44 am

Namakula an empowered journalist to tackle gender-based violence with impact

By Byamukama Alozious In a significant step towards improving the reporting of gender-based violence (GBV) and violence against women, the Uganda Media Women’s Association (UMWA), with support from the Austrian Development Cooperation, recently conducted a comprehensive training programme for journalists,…

5 September 2024, 4:24 pm

UMWA urges joint efforts to address escalating VAWG and GBV

Byamukama Alozious The Uganda Women Media Association (UMWA), in partnership with the Austrian Development Cooperation for a two-month training programme aimed at tackling the rising cases of violence against women and girls (VAWG) has trained journalists, health workers, civil society…