The objectives in this area include: • Putting in place institutional structures • Supporting institutions to coordinate and monitor gender and media issues • Developing strong networks among institutions and organizations • Fundraising for gender and media advocacy work * A detailed report of the country workshops is available. At these workshops gender tool kits were distributed to media training institutions, ministries of information, MISA Chapters and GEM Networks. 3.3 Summary of national activities 3.3.1 MISA Botswana Gender Activities The Chapter is looking at ways of gender mainstreaming under Programme B. Part of MISA’s campaign is to examine and root out as much as can be achieved, any gender inequalities within the media. One of the strategies completed in this regard, related to a civil society gender in media workshop on February 27, 2004 attended by 40 people, so as to share the results of the GMBS and plan a way forward. The Chapter is currently doing a survey of Media Houses to enquire on the existence of gender policies, if any. The Chapter hopes to start a national movement on gender equality which will be pursued on a long term base. Participants of the GMBS workshop in Francistown Two workshops, one in Gaborone and another in Francistown were more than 50 people attended was organized by the Chapter. The general reaction was very supportive and enthusiastic besides surprise on just how biased the GMBS was against women. In Francistown there was quite a wide variety of stakeholders which included youth, women organizations, church leaders, government and tribal leaders. The Chapter has now created a network with all participants as allies for future gender activities. It was noted that the Botswana report had run out and participants wanted personal copies to use in their own gender activities and it is hoped that such copies will be re-printed and availed to Botswana. 3.3.2 MISA Lesotho Gender Activities MISA Annual Report (April 2003 – March 2004) 16