By Annie Zulu
THE Women in Law Southern Africa (WLSA)
Zambia has commended the Zambian media for its efforts in the fight against
Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV).
WLSA Zambia National Director Maureen
Tresha said the media had done well in the last few years in
exposing and creating awareness against SGBV in the country.
Ms Tresha also observed that there had
been a lot of improvement in the manner that SGBV stories were been
presented by the media, especially regarding victims.
Ms Tresha said this during a media
training in framing stories on SGBV hosted by WLSA in partnership with equality
Now at Lusaka´s Asmara Hotel on Tuesday.
“The role of the media is crucial to the
issue of SGBV, both in terms of how the media cover the issue, and how the
media may be used as a tool to help activists, organisations and government
raise awareness and implement programs on this issues. As WLSA we are very
impressed with Journalists understanding of SGBV, their work has been so
amazing,” Ms Tresha said.
She further reiterated that her
organisation would continue engaging the media in its programs as a key partner
in the fight against SGBV.
Meanwhile, WLSA has awarded some Zambian
Journalists for their been consistency in reporting on SGBV.
Among the notable recipients of the
awards are Freelance Journalist Annie Zulu, 5fm´s Christopher Chisi, ZNBC´s
Constance Matongo, Times of Zambia´s Dorothy Chisi, Millennium Radio´s Juliet
Makwama and Zambia Daily Mail´s Nomsa Nkana.
WLSA is a regional organisation with
offices in seven countries in Southern Africa, whose aim is to respond to the
social-legal needs of women in the region and to develop women´s rights
methodologies.
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