Featured Programs
Maisha Yetu: Media Campaign for Our Lives
In 2002, working with a $1.5 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the International Women’s Media Foundation created the Maisha Yetu project to enhance the quality and consistency of reporting on HIV/AIDS, TB and malaria in Africa. Maisha Yetu was created to give African media the means to become more responsive to their communities and to magnify their efforts in reporting on health. Maisha Yetu means “Our Lives” in Swahili
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Program Overview
IWMF programs are designed to move women into key positions in the news media by providing them with the information, skills and connections they need to succeed. The IWMF's groundbreaking projects, innovative research and support of women in the media help women develop their talents and advance in the profession. IWMF programs have been held in 22 countries and on the Internet and have reached more than 3,500 women in the media worldwide.
Ideas for future programs are welcome. Please contact programs@iwmf.org.
Below is a list of our current programs: