Meet the African Women Building Careers in Media

Below are a mix of student portfolios from both our Uganda and Tanzania cohorts. We hope you appreciate the hard work these women are putting in to make themselves job-ready for the male-dominated media spaces that exist across Africa.

  • Brandy Valentine Azeirwe - cameras for girl during photography training in Uganda.

    Brandy Valentine Azeirwe

    Podcaster/Videographer

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  • Diana Asimwe - Cameras for Girls we empower gender equality in Uganda.

    Diana Asimwe

    Communications Officer

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  • A group of young women sitting in a classroom or lecture hall, with one girl in the foreground holding a camera and listening attentively.

    Elizabeth Nabacwa

    Journalist

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  • Gloria Mary Nabirye - Cameras for Girls which is a Canadian charity for Female Empowerment and Gender Equality in Africa

    Gloria Mary Nabirye

    Communications Officer

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  • Joy Aliba -cameras for girls which is a nonprofit organization in Africa.

    Joy Aliba

    Journalist

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  • A woman with glasses and curly hair smiling at the camera.

    Joyce Kimani

    Photographer/Graphic Designer

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  • Three young women are gathered around a camera, with two of them looking at the camera screen while the third watches closely. They are outdoors against a textured wall.

    Lydia Nakiwala

    Photographer

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  • Portrait of a woman with braided hair, wearing a dark blazer over a white shirt, against a black background.

    Patience Natukunda

    Journalist

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  • People sitting at a table looking at a camera or phone, with papers and an iron on the table.

    Prisca Anan

    Digital Marketer, Writer

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  • Samantha Byakutaga - cameras for girl during photography training in Uganda.

    Samantha Byakutaga

    Journalist

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  • Vivian Nantambi - Camerasfor girls a Non-profit organization empowering women through photography in Uganda.

    Vivian Nantambi

    Public Relations Officer

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  • Annet Nakigudde - Cameras for girls a Non-profit organization empowering women through photography in Uganda.

    Annet Namusisi

    Journalist

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  • A woman wearing a patterned headscarf and shirt looking at her phone indoors with a wooden ceiling and window in the background.

    Hafitha Issa

    Freelance News Anchor

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  • Joanita Nakatte - Camera for girls ngo in Uganda

    Joanita Nakatte

    Journalist

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  • A woman with dark skin and braided hair, wearing a patterned dress and pearl earrings, standing against a plain white background, smiling gently with her hands clasped.

    Lynn Nasirumbi

    Media and Communications Professional

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  • Sharon Kyatusiimire - cameras for girl during photography training in Uganda.

    Sharon Kyatusiimire

    News Editor

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