Garowe, Puntland — December 23, 2025The Somali Women Journalists Organization (SWJO), in partnership with International Media Support (IMS), today launched the final installment of its nationwide workshop series on Enhancing Gender Balance in Media Content. The three-day training brings together journalists, producers, editors, and presenters from leading media houses across Puntland. As the concluding chapter…
Mogadishu, Somalia | December 12, 2025 The Somali Women Journalists Organization (SWJO) wishes to formally clarify and place on record its position regarding recent engagement initiated by the National Independence Electoral and Boundaries Commission of Somalia (NIEBC) involving members of the media. In recent days, SWJO received repeated official requests from the National Election Committee…
The Somali Women Journalists Organization (SWJO) is pleased to present its latest baseline study on gender balance in Somali media. This study provides a comprehensive assessment of how women and men are represented across news content, programming, and editorial practices in media houses nationwide. The findings highlight existing gaps, emerging progress, and the critical need…
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…
