Association of Media Women in Kenya
For General Operating Support
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Amount$200,000
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Program
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Date Awarded7/26/2023
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Term24 Months
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Type of SupportGeneral Support/Organization
Overview
The Association of Media Women in Kenya (AMWIK) is a national independent, nonprofit membership organization for women in media founded in 1982. AMWIK's vision is to see a society where the media embraces and promotes equitable development, human rights, and women's rights. Its mission is to use the media to promote an informed and gender-responsive society in Kenya and Africa. AMWIK wishes to scale up its main work of building the reporting capacities of journalists in both legacy and digital media on topical issues such as gender-based violence, online violence, peace and human rights, democracy, governance, women rights, children’s rights, and women in politics. (Strategy: Inclusive Governance)
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
www.amwik.org
Address
Mbaruk Road, Off Muchai drive P.O Box 10327-00100, Nairobi, Kenya
Grants to this Grantee
for general operating support
The Association of Media Women in Kenya (AMWIK) is a national independent, nonprofit membership organization for women in media founded in 1982. AMWIK's vision is to see a society where the media embraces and promotes equitable development, human rights, and women's rights. Its mission is to use the media to promote an informed and gender-responsive society in Kenya and Africa. AMWIK wishes to scale up its main work of building the reporting capacities of journalists in both legacy and digital media on topical issues such as gender-based violence, online violence, peace and human rights, democracy, governance, women rights, children’s rights, and women in politics. (Strategy: Inclusive Governance)
