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African Network of Environmental Journalists (ANEJ)

Submitted by nombuso on March 21, 2011 - 1:15pm
The African Network of Environmental Journalists (ANEJ) is an organisation that seeks to promote public understanding of environmental issues in Africa by improving the quality, accuracy, and intensity of environmental reporting. The organisation, whose motto is "the voice of the African environment", aims to increase the coverage of environmental issues in the media in Africa and to enhance the capacity of African journalists to report on environmental issues through workshops, networking, information sharing, and institutional development. Specific objectives include:
  • mainstreaming environmental journalism in Africa;
  • enhancing the capacity of African journalists to deal with existing and emerging environmental challenges;
  • disseminating relevant information on environmental issues in Africa;
  • promoting web journalism on environment and sustainable development in Africa;
  • influencing decision making processes with regard to environmental policies in Africa; and
  • disseminating information on the activities implemented by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and other relevant institutions, organisations, and governments.
Communication Strategies: 

The ANEJ aims to achieve its objectives through the following activities:

  1. Capacity Building: (UNEP and Network for Environment and Sustainable Development in Africa, or NESDA)
    • Organise or attend training workshops on environmental issues relevant to the region;
    • Attend training workshops on environmental journalistic skills; and
    • Launch an African Environmental Journalists award.
  2. Networking:
    • Recruit journalists interested in the network at the national and sub-regional level;
    • Develop contacts with other similar international networks of journalists;
    • Share experiences with other networks on environmental issues; and
    • Build partnerships and strategic alliances with relevant organisations, in support of the goals of UNEP's public awareness programme in the region.
  3. Environmental information sharing and dissemination
    • Elaborate on environmental initiatives and stories in the media;
    • Monitor regional policy agenda and activities of relevant organisations;
    • Create a website for the network;
    • Develop and launch an online environmental news bulletin;
    • Assist UNEP in information gathering and maintenance of the regional profile;
    • Circulate UNEP news releases, information, and products in the region; and
    • Exchange information on emerging issues.
  4. Institutional Development
    • Formulate status and by-laws;
    • Secure accreditations to key UNEP and other relevant United Nations (UN) agencies; and
    • Create sub-regional chapters (East, West, North, South, Central, and Small Islands).


Visit the ANEJ website for further details.

Development Issues: 

Environment.

Key Points: 

ANEJ was conceived at the first workshop for African Environmental Journalists that was held at the UN Headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya, November 26-28 2002. Attendees included 18 journalists from radio, television, and newspaper houses in Mauritania, Senegal, Côte d’Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Mauritius, Mozambique, the Seychelles, South Africa, and Zimbabwe. The objectives of the workshop were to: discuss the main environmental challenges facing Africa; facilitate information sharing and access to sources of information; put in place a long-term information dissemination system and monitoring of its effectiveness in influencing policy; discuss the best methodology in networking; and set up a dynamic network of environmental journalists for Africa.

Contact Information: 
Sidi El Moctar Cheiguer - ANEJ
Mildred Barasa - ANEJ
Source: 

ANEJ website on August 1 2006 and November 5 2009.

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want to join you and get involved in your work

Submitted by Anonymous on December 17, 2011 - 11:13am.

I am Roger Pholo from D.R.Congo , an environmental journalist and a human rights defender and activist , a farmer and a community leader and organiser , i want to join you and be part of this big family , hom can manage to do so.Can you send me the appropraite application for memebership? Roger Pholo journalist at the weekly"INFO-ENVIRONNEMENT" 00243-998218472 rogerpholo@yahoo.fr

Application for membership

Submitted by Anonymous on June 25, 2011 - 7:55pm.

 

Iam an Angolan  Social Worker and a Freelance Journalist and would want to be a member of your network. Tell me how to join and send me  the approopriate forms.

All the best,

Pedro Santa Maria

Journalist & Social Worker

kahandajunior@hotmail.com

Requesting for a formal registration with ANEJ

Submitted by Anonymous on June 16, 2011 - 7:11am.
I am PATRICKS-EKEDEDE,CHINEMEREM, from Nigeria. I have been involved in the last 11 years in the aspects of training, research and development. Following several workshops and seminars i facilitated for capacity building and training of journalists to understand environmental issues, i see ANEJ as an excellent umbrella to join in order to be more relevant to my region. I am the managing editor of La Tierra environmental bulletin and also a trainer in International environmental law, governance, environmental journalism and sustainable development. I would like to receive ANEJ membership application package. regards PATRICKS E,CHINEMEREMh ref="mailto:nemeremkc@yahoo.com">nemeremkc@yahoo.com

patricks.chinemerem@saipem.com

+234-8038691606

 

WHATS THE PROCEDURE I WANT TO

Submitted by Anonymous on June 10, 2011 - 3:46am.

WHATS THE PROCEDURE I WANT TO BE IN VOLVED WITH YOU

I want to be a member

Submitted by Anonymous on June 3, 2011 - 9:22am.

Iam an environmentaland agriculture journalist and would awant to be a member of your network. Tell me how to join. Am based in Uganda.

demande d, adhesion

Submitted by Anonymous on October 13, 2010 - 11:19am.

je suis JOSUE YANEYA journaliste environnementaliste a la radio communautaire du NOUN ( departement de l OUEST CAMEROUN) je desire etre membre du reseau contact JOSUE YANEYA TEL 237 99 68 69 48

member

Submitted by Anonymous on March 12, 2010 - 9:48am.

please i am an environmental corespondent with the News Agency of Nigeria, i coverd the cop15 in Denmark. i would want to be a member of the network.
Gabriel Sunday
News Agency of Nigeria
gabriel.sunday@nannewsngr.com
sunnyg2020@yahoo.com

wanted to be a member of the ASSOCIATION

Submitted by Anonymous on February 11, 2010 - 5:01pm.

WHAT IS THE PROCEDURE FOR ONE TO BECOME A MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATION. OF COURESE I AM A BROADCAST JOURNALIST WITH WORKING WITH A UK RADIO STATION CALLED HOTDIGITAL RADIO. AND I AM THE MORNING SHOW HOST. I AM NOW IN GHANA AND WILL LIKE TO BE PART OF YOUR NETWORK.

Application for membership

Submitted by Anonymous on March 25, 2009 - 9:33am.

My name is Gabriel sunday,the environment correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN).

Iam in interested in becoming a member of the network.
Please send me details of how to join.

My details are as follows,
Name: Gabriel Sunday
Organisation: News Agency of Nigeria(NAN)
Email:gabriel.sunday@nannewsngr.com
cell:+2348023618050

Thanks

Submitted by Anonymous on March 30, 2008 - 9:38pm.

Excellent website and useful information.

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