Cape Town

As a campaigner for women’s rights and press freedom, the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom in sub-Saharan Africa has in the past few years increased support for various initiatives around increasing gender equality in the newsroom and how women are portrayed in African media. FNF Africa is partnering with the Graça Machel Trust’s Women in Media Network for a series of strategy and planning workshops focusing on enhancing and growing the footprint of women in media. The WIMN has 34 members from at least 15 countries in Africa.

Join us on 27 September 2021 at 13:00 CAT for the Change Through Music concert together with Bobi Wine Zolani Mahola BANTU MIAGI - Music is a great Investment and Morris Isaacson Centre for Music. Watch here: https://www.freiheit.org/sub-saharan-africa/change-through-music

We ask, how can women better reach their goals in society, politics or at work? Mphatso Jumbe founded MOVE the first feminist women’s organization which initiated studies to understand why young women do not participate in addressing issues that affect their lives and why in general they do not participate in public life. In the Female Forward profile video, Mphatso says that it is the obligation of every young person to play a role in the development of their nation. In the series that will feature 15 female politicians who are participants of the Africa Liberal Network’s Women’s Leadership Programme for 2021. The programme trains female politicians from ALN member parties to develop knowledge and skills in order to win candidate nominations and upcoming elections, or to be elected to internal party leadership positions. The programme also aims to dismantle barriers to women’s political participation and selection as candidates. #FemaleForward