Baidoa, 16 November 2025 – The Somali Women Journalists Organization (SWJO), in collaboration with International Media Support (IMS), has launched a three-day workshop in Baidoa under the theme “Enhancing Gender Balance in Media Content.” This marks another milestone in SWJO’s ongoing national initiative to equip journalists with tools and insights for more inclusive, gender-sensitive reporting….
When Anfac Adam Abdi first walked into Goobjoog Media Group in 2018 as a journalism trainee, she had no idea she would one day rise to lead a major television station. “I started as a trainee at Goobjoog TV and Radio,” she recalls. “After three months, I became a newscaster and reporter. At the same…
Mogadishu, 22 October 2025 — The Somali Women Journalists Organization (SWJO), in partnership Fojo Media Institute, hosted a one-day workshop focused on strengthening gender-inclusive journalism education. The event brought together journalism students from Somali National University for an intensive program aimed at embedding gender perspectives into media education and future content production. The workshop was…
Press Release: Concern Over Arrest of Himilo TV Journalists in Mogadishu Mogadishu, Somalia – October 13, 2025 The Somali Women Journalists Organization (SWJO) expresses deep concern over the detention of two journalists from Himilo TV — Director Ahmed Mohamed Adam (commonly known as Jubba) and Deputy Director Khadar Abdirahim Ibrahim (Khadar Nasri) — who have…
Beledweyne, 08 October 2025 — The Somali Women Journalists Organization (SWJO), in collaboration with International Media Support (IMS), officially launched a three-day capacity-building workshop in Beledweyne under the theme “Enhancing Gender Balance in Media Content.” The training brings together journalists, producers, and editors from Hiiraan-based media houses to explore practical strategies for making Somali media…
Nafisa reading the morning news When Nafisa Hussein first stepped into a small radio studio as a trainee, she was a university student with little experience but a deep curiosity about journalism. She joined Sky FM, a sister station to Shabelle TV and Radio in 2017, and spent two years learning the craft while juggling…
Mogadishu, Somalia – 10 July 2025 A three-day capacity-building workshop on “Enhancing Gender Balance in Media Content” concluded today in Mogadishu, bringing together 28 Somali journalists, including reporters, radio/TV producers, news anchors, and content creators from various media houses across the country. The workshop, organized by the Somali Women Journalists Organization (SWJO) in partnership with…
Xudur, Somalia – 16 June 2025 — The Somali Women Journalists Organization (SWJO), in partnership with UNESCO, successfully concluded a three-day training workshop in Xudur, Bakool region, aimed at strengthening the capacity of journalists to mainstream gender and combat sexual harassment in Somali media. Held from 14 to 16 June 2025, the workshop brought together…
The Somali Women Journalists Organization (SWJO) strongly condemns the Federal Government’songoing manipulation of the process to establish Somalia’s Independent Human Rights Commission.What should have been a milestone for justice has become a political tool, engineered by Villa Somaliato shield power, silence critics, and suppress accountability. SWJO speaks not only as a women-led media rights organization…
Mogadishu, Somalia – The Somali Women Journalists Organization (SWJO) strongly condemns the detention and harassment of 9 journalists by government security forces in Mogadishu. These journalists were conducting vox pop interviews on the political situation in the country along Maka-Almukarama Street—a central and busy public area—when they were detained. During their detention, the journalists were…
