The Art of Data Interpretation

By Dianah Chinyangwa During my fellowship, I reported on four different stories which were focusing on issues affecting the day-to-day lived experiences faced by women in different spaces. I began the fellowship by reporting on the gender gap within farming in South Africa. I specifically covered aquaponics because it’s a…

By Ijeoma Okereke-Adagba The outbreak of the coronavirus inspired societal changes across the globe. …

By Ijeoma Okereke-Adagba Charles Okogene dedicated 12 years of his journalism career, first as a correspondent and then as a Saturday Editor with Independent Newspaper, a Nigerian daily newspaper in Lagos. For 11 years, everything went smoothly while working with the medium until 2015 when receiving monthly wages from his…

By Ijeoma Okereke-Adagba According to a recent research conducted by Women in News, one in two women experiences sexual harassment in the workplace, but only 30 per cent of the cases are reported. Medinat Kanabe, then 21, just finished her Ordinary National Diploma (OND) programme in Mass Communications at the…

By Ijeoma Okereke-Adagba In June 2018, the Nigerian government announced the extension of maternity leave from 12 to 16 weeks stating it is necessary to accord women sufficient time to recuperate and breastfeed their newborns. …

By Olufunmilayo Obadofin Introduction “Dear Olufunmilayo Obadofin, Thank you for submitting your application for the WanaData-GMMP fellowship. We are excited to let you know that you have been selected to participate in the 2021/22 WanaData-GMMP fellowship. Congratulations!” The message was clear and straightforward. I have been selected among six African journalists…

By Anibe Idajili In Africa and around the world, women are gaining influence in the media. However, there is a substantial amount of information available about women’s struggles for equal representation in media, particularly for those who have defied social conventions of passivity and submission to male authority. …

By Atim Charlotte My experience as a fellow with ‘Code for Africa (CfA) and WACC Who Makes The News’ has been incredible. I have grown professionally, academically, and personally. CfA has provided me with opportunities to learn from professionals in the media and data space alongside being exposed to tools…

By Moraa Obiria In February 2022, I joined the WanaData fellowship focused on learning new aspects of journalism to become a gender-focused writer. With the advent of data journalism and solution journalism, the art and science of writing have evolved. Through the fellowship, Code for Africa equipped me with skills…