of Mozambique. The sensitization of
journalists gender reporting is ongoing
and MISA-Mozambique is working on a
national guide to Women newsmakers
and sources. MISA-Mozambique organized
10 informal meetings with journalists on
the need to use more women as sources.
MISA Namibia also hosted a series of
cocktail evening for Journalist on the
issue of HIV and AIDS with NAPPA and
UNFPA supporting the events. Global
AIDS alliance supported MISA Namibia
in a variety of issues in addressing the
Issues around HIV and AIDS and its
relation to reproductive health for a
period of six months. This is an indication
that international and local NGOs see
that value that MISA Namibia has to
contribute towards addressing the issue
of HIV and AIDS.
With the support of the Regional Office,
MISA-Namibia held a one workshop was
successful conducted under the theme
Women and girls in the Media and various
media houses representative.
MISA-Botswana continued its partnership

with the Zambia Institute of Mass
Communication (ZAMCOM) from Zambia.
A workshop was held in which 20
journalists were trained on reporting HIV
and AIDS as well as being given special
tips on how to approach such stories
without stereotyping and stigmatising
those affected and infected.
In another project MISA-Botswana
partnered with a local American Centre
for Disease Control organisation, to run
a series of workshops throughout the
country in an effort to spread awareness
in the fight against HIV and AIDS. In this
past year MISA Botswana held workshop in
Kasane and Gantsi. The chapter circulated
information about HIV and AIDS and
Gender media awards coordinated jointly
by GEMSA and Gender Links.
Following its nomination in February 2009,
as coordinator for the Swazi media sector
in the national response to HIV and AIDS,
MISA-Swaziland, in collaboration with
the National Emergency Response Council
on HIV and AIDS (NERCHA), organized a
two-day strategic planning workshop
from 7-8 February to help MISA Swaziland

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