wards GBV programming. Through this event which also received wide media coverage, female journalists were also mobilised and empowered to articulate, demand and defend their right to free expression online. Safety and security training for female journalists. The training came after at least three young female journalists were harassed during public gatherings or campaign rallies in 2022. The training also focused on sexual harassment as the young female journalists are at times targets of harassment in the newsroom and by some sources who demand sexual favours in exchange for news. MEDIA SUPPORT Journalism Digital Safety In August 2023, MISA Zimbabwe trained a total of 66 journalists [46 males and 20 females] on digital safety, and fact-checking skills and tools necessary to address election-related misinformation and disinformation. The trainings were held in Harare and Bulawayo and participants were drawn from Bulawayo, Harare, Masvingo, Kwekwe, Gweru, Gwanda, Zvishavane, Kariba, Chegutu, Chipinge, Beitbridge, Bindura and Banket. 13 MISA Zimbabwe Annual Report 2023