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…
Mogadishu, Somalia – Today marks the launch of an impactful 3-day workshop aimed at enhancing the capacities of journalists on gender mainstreaming and addressing issues of sexual harassment in Somalia. This workshop, organized in partnership with UNESCO, has brought together 25 media practitioners, including reporters, editors, and producers of both genders. The event commenced with…
Saturday, 13 July 2024. Mogadishu, Somalia. Somali Women Journalists Organization (SWJO) in Partnership with International media support (IMS) concludes two-day workshop, 10-11, July in Mogadishu, on becoming an ally, agent and leader for gender parity. 40 media house representatives, directors, editors, reports – both male and females -, attended the two-day workshop. Participants were presented…
Somali women journalists’ organization in partnership with US-embassy in Mogadishu holds a graduation ceremony to celebrate 22 female journalist graduates trained on enhancing video editing and graphic designs at international compound (IC) at the embassy. Representatives from media, civil society members, government officials and US embassy officials have attended the ceremony. Farhia Mohamed Kheyre, SWJO’s…
Mogadishu, May 15, 2024 – Somali Mechanism for Safety of Journalists (SMSJ) network is strongly worried and concerned over the process that Somali federal government established the National Media Council that was completely against the media law of the country. The media council that was passed by the cabinet of Somalia on March 2024 is…
Somali Women Journalists Organization held remarkable events in Mogadishu and Beledweyn in Partnership with United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) to celebrate International Women’s Day. Media practitioners, government officials, and civil society representatives were among the attendees. Ari Gaitanis, UNSOM’s chief communications and spokesperson, congratulated female journalists on this special day in his opening…
13th November, 2023- Mogadishu, Somalia -Somalia Women Journalists Organization (SWJO) launches four months long comprehensive training on enhancing video editing and graphic design skills for 20 female journalists in partnership with US embassy in Mogadishu, Somalia. This training will upskill female journalists in the field with necessary skills and enable them to produce high-quality multimedia…
