1 June 2005

IWPR Project Supports Women Journalists in Muslim Countries


31 May 2005

The Institute for War and Peace Reporting (IWPR) has launched a new project to train and support female journalists in Afghanistan, Central Asia, Azerbaijan and the North Caucasus.

The Women's Reporting & Dialogue Programme, currently covering non-Arab Muslim countries, will provide training and information resources, with the aim of forming a regional network of journalists whose reporting will become an important source of information on gender issues in their countries.

A bi-weekly electronic newsletter, "Women's Perspectives," and a website, will contain project updates, articles written by participants and special reports. IWPR hopes to eventually expand the project to include other regions. Start-up funding for the project is being provided by the US Department of State.

For more information, visit: http://www.iwpr.net/women_index1.html



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