The Global Media Campaign to End FGM (GMC) partnered with Journalists for Human Rights (JHR) to hold a training for journalists and campaigners on reporting FGM in Kenya.
About JHR
Journalists for Human Rights (JHR) is a Canadian organization with experience in more than 28 countries around the world. Its mission is to empower journalists to cover human rights issues effectively and ethically for the benefit of their communities.
JHR has launched and implementing its “Canada-World: The Voice of Women and Girls” project, a four-year media development project targeting the media, civil society organizations, women’s rights organizations, academic institutions, policy makers and other stakeholders campaigning for human rights in the Middle East and sub-Saharan Africa.
The Problem
Journalists often have inadequate resources and capacity to report effectively and ethically on FGM issues.
Masterclass Purpose
To train, fund and link journalists and grassroots anti FGM campaigners to produce accountability content on FGM across the 22 hotspot counties in Kenya.
Goals
- Cover legal frameworks in Kenya
- Cover safeguarding guidelines when reporting
- Placing the FGM issue in a human rights context.
- Linking journalists with campaigners for better collaboration and coverage after the session.
