The Inter-African Network for Women, Media, Gender Equity and Development (FAMEDEV)

The Inter-African Network for Women, Media, Gender Equity and Development (FAMEDEV) is an Africa regional media centre, headquartered in Dakar, Senegal. FAMEDEV seeks to work towards reinforcing and sustaining the promotion and development of African women journalists and communicators by supporting and encouraging the use of quality gender friendly media and communication tools, promoting press freedom, freedom of expression and hence make African women in different sectors of development more visible.

In order to contribute to the development of the African continent, FAMEDEV has the following objectives:

To promote the development of the African continent through information, education, communication and new technologies by disseminating this information to marginalised populations and vulnerable groups
To sensitise African people especially women, youth and children on main development issues and ways and means of liberating Africa from poverty
Create and strengthen a network of journalists and communicators for the production, management and exchange of information on pertinent themes such as poverty, freedom of expression, gender equity, human rights, children's rights, regional integration, civic education, the environment, public health and the transfer of technologies
Involve women and men in the media in conflict prevention, management and resolution through civic journalism
To mobilise and encourage men and women of the media to be more interested and sensitive to public health issues such as HIV/AIDS, malaria, drug abuse and TB, which ravage the African continent, aggravate poverty and impede Africa's development
To promote programmes that are favourable to press freedom, good governance, democracy, regional integration, peace and security in African societies and the human rights of children and minorities.
Regional integration, peace and security in African societies.

Contact:

Amie Joof Cole

Tel : 221-8645978

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