The workshops are aimed at community activists and staff at NGO's and CBO's who work on gender issues and/or issues affecting women in communities and who would benefit from communication and media liaison skills.

Attendance at the workshop is free but participants are expected to attend for the full duration of the workshop and produce materials for SAMGI's publications. In addition, participants will be required to provide their own transportation and accomodation.

 

COURSES OFFERED:

Participants: 20 from each country
Venue: Host country

GENDER, MEDIA & DEMOCRACY : Media literacy, Media and gender awareness, Power relations- media consumers and media producers, Writing skills, Interviewing skills, Round table discussion: media consumers and media producers.
DATE	COUNTRY
16 - 20 July	Mauritius
20 - 24 August	Tanzania
29 October - 2 November	Zimbabwe

NEW MEDIA FOR ADVOCACY: New Media and advocacy, Strategic use of new media: e-mail, list serve discussions, The internet, search engines, on-line discussions.
DATE	COUNTRY
25 - 29 June	Malawi
16 - 20 July	Tanzania
6 - 10 August	Zambia
20 - 24 August	Mauritius
17 - 21 September	Zimbabwe

GETTING SMART: Strategic communications for gender activists: What is communications; Developing a communications strategy; Media: Personal/Traditional, Mainstream, Community, New Media; Managing a communications strategy.
DATE	COUNTRY
26 February - 2 March (Completed)	Namibia
26 - 30 March (Completed)	Botswana
25 - 29 June	Zambia
6 - 10 August	Malawi
10 - 14 September	Swaziland
15 - 19 October	Lesotho

If you would like to attend any of the above training courses, please complete the Application Form and return by fax (+27 21 4240659) or e-mail (siraj@samgi.org.za) to Siraj Jamal.

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