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African Galleries

WACC Africa Region galleries

Photo competition 2007

A woman holds bullet cartridges that were used to kill her husband in a cold blood outside their shanties in one of the largest slums in the City of Nairobi.

This photo was awarded a commendation in the WACC Photographic Competition 2007 "Communication for Peace". Congratulations.

Gender and Media Advocacy workshop

Over 35 gender and media experts from 13 countries in English-speaking sub-Saharan Africa are meeting in Nairobi, 3-5 December, to address stereotyped presentation of women in the media.

"Sex-disaggregated statistics on gender representation in news and journalistic practices in Sub-Saharan Africa demonstrate 'serious gender-based biases', said Gender and Media Justice programme manager for WACC, Sarah Macharia.This defines the challenges faced by activists working towards gender-responsive media in the region, she said.

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WACC promotes communication for social change. It believes that communication is a basic human right that defines people's common humanity, strengthens cultures, enables participation, creates community and challenges tyranny and oppression.

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