NR No: 064/2022 Date: 15 December 2022

STORY: Somali women journalists trained on safety, security and basic

reporting skills

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LANGUAGE: ENGLISH/SOMALI NATURAL SOUND

DATELINE: 15/DECEMBER/2022, MOGADISHU, SOMALIA

SHOT LIST:

1. Wide shot – A basic reporting skills training for 25 Somali female

journalists based in Mogadishu.
2. Close up shot – Banner with training topics .
3. Med shot – Participants attending the training.
4. Wide shot – Participants taking notes.
5. Med shot – Participants taking notes at the training.
6. Wide shot – A facilitator conducts a session.
7. Wide shot -The Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African
Union Commission (SRCC) for Somalia and Head of ATMIS, Ambassador
Mohamed El-Amine Souef arrives to preside over the closing of the
training.
8. Med shot - Participants listening to a facilitator.
9. Med shot - The Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African
Union Commission (SRCC) for Somalia and Head of ATMIS, Ambassador
Mohamed El-Amine Souef, Chairperson of SOWJRA, Leila Amina Osman
and ATMIS Police Officer in charge (CP) Margaret Karanja.
10. Close up shot - Chairperson of SOWJRA, Leila Amina Osman.
11. Med shot - Chairperson of SOWJRA, Leila Amina Osman, ATMIS Police
Officer in charge (CP) Margaret Karanja and The Special Representative

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 of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (SRCC) for Somalia
and Head of ATMIS, Ambassador Mohamed El-Amine Souef.
12. Close up shot - The Special Representative of the Chairperson of the
African Union Commission (SRCC) for Somalia and Head of ATMIS,
Ambassador Mohamed El-Amine Souef attending.
13. Close up shot - ATMIS Police Officer in charge (CP) Margaret Karanja.
14. Close up shot - A journalist listening.
15. SOUNDBITE:(ENGLISH) The Special Representative of the
Chairperson of the African Union Commission (SRCC) for Somalia
and Head of ATMIS, Ambassador Mohamed El-Amine Souef.
“You are not working alone. We are with you and we will support you. We
will give you all opportunities for more training here,”

16. Med shot – Participants taking notes.

17. Close up shot – A participant listening at the training.
18. Wide shot – Participant Amina Ibrahim Abdirahman presenting.
19. Med shot – A group discussion.
20. Close up shot - A participant listening.
21. Close up shot - A senior ATMIS Police officer attending the closing.
22. Wide shot - Chairperson of SOWJRA, Leila Amina Osman, receives a
certificate from Ambassador Mohamed El-Amine Souef.
23. SOUNDBITE:(SOMALI) Chairperson of SOWJRA, Leila Amina
Osman.
‘’This was a very important training which is relevant to the work the
female journalists do back at their stations. It has opened up their scope of
knowledge and given them confidence, as a union will strive to ensure that
they put into practice what they learnt.”

24. Med shot – A participant receives a certificate from ATMIS Police Officer
in charge (CP) Margaret Karanja.
25. Med shot – Another participant receives a certificate from Ambassador
Mohamed El-Amine Souef.
26. Close up shot - Participants looking on.
27. Close up shot - A participant taking notes.

28. SOUNDBITE:(SOMALI) Amina Ibrahim Abdirahman, Participant.

‘’We are grateful to be able to attend a training specifically designed for
women journalists. We have learned the importance of factual reporting
and have had the opportunity to network among professional colleagues.”
29. Wide shot - Group photo with participants displaying their certificates.
30. Wide shot - Participants leaving at the end of the training.

For more information please contact:

Snr. Communications Officer or Force Spokesperson
Ms. Gifty Bingley or Lt. Col. Abdullahi Ganale, Email: au-amisomhom@africa-union.org
Cell phone: (Somalia) +252 617 682 175/+252 613 665 356; (Nairobi) +254 722 586 005
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Somali women journalists trained on safety, security and basic media skills

Mogadishu, 15 December, 2022 – The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia

(ATMIS), has concluded a three-day training on media safety and security and basic
reporting skills for 25 Somali female journalists based in Mogadishu.

The training organised by the ATMIS Public Information Unit in collaboration with the
Somali Women Journalists Rights Association (SOWJRA), was attended by women
journalists working in broadcast and online news outlets in Mogadishu.

The participants were trained in various areas including safety and security in conflict
zones, media ethics, news gathering, news writing, interviewing skills, photography
and videography, and coverage of gender based violence.

The Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission

(SRCC) for Somalia and Head of ATMIS, Ambassador Mohamed El-Amine Souef,
officiated at the opening and closing ceremonies.

Ambassador Souef pledged that ATMIS will support more training opportunities
aimed at empowering and ensuring the professional growth of Somali women
journalists.

“You are not working alone. We are with you and we will support you. We will ensure
we give you more training opportunities to improve your knowledge and skills,” said
Ambassador Souef, while speaking at the conclusion of the training.

The SRCC praised women journalists in Somalia for their resilience in discharging
their duty despite the challenging operating environment. He urged them to support
the ongoing initiatives by the Federal Government to restore peace and stability and
highlight the tourism and investment opportunities in Somalia which are key to the
country’s post-conflict recovery.

In her remarks the chairperson of SOWJRA, Leila Amina Osman pointed out the
gender imbalance in newsrooms where female journalists remain marginalised
compared to their male counterparts.

“This was a very important training which is relevant to the work the female
journalists do back at their stations. It has opened up their scope of knowledge and

For more information please contact:

Snr. Communications Officer or Force Spokesperson
Ms. Gifty Bingley or Lt. Col. Abdullahi Ganale, Email: au-amisomhom@africa-union.org
Cell phone: (Somalia) +252 617 682 175/+252 613 665 356; (Nairobi) +254 722 586 005
Web: atmis-au.org | Follow Us: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube
given them confidence, as a union will strive to ensure that they put into practice
what they learnt. “ said Leila Osman.

The participants commended the skills and knowledge acquired from the training
which will help to improve the quality of news gathering and reporting. Additionally,
the training also provided an opportunity for women journalists to network and
pledge to share experiences.

"We are grateful to be able to attend a training specifically designed for women
journalists. We have learned the importance of factual reporting and have had the
opportunity to network among professional colleagues.” noted Amina Ibrahim
Abdirahman, one of the participants at the training.
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For more information please contact:

Snr. Communications Officer or Force Spokesperson
Ms. Gifty Bingley or Lt. Col. Abdullahi Ganale, Email: au-amisomhom@africa-union.org
Cell phone: (Somalia) +252 617 682 175/+252 613 665 356; (Nairobi) +254 722 586 005
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