Women’s Edition Fellowship

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.

Participants

• 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
• 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
• 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)
• 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
• 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 Gujarat Headline
  • 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 B