By Chisomo Phiri
Journalist Dorothy Kachitsa has on Sunday been elected chairperson of the Association for Women in Media (AWOME).
The elections took place at its first ever Annual General Meeting held in Mponela in Dowa district.
Speaking after the election, Kachitsa,said she will not disappoint women in the media in the country.
“I pledge to use the association as a platform that will provide mentorship for female media practitioners.
“It has not been easy for the association to get this far, we owe it to support from a lot of people and institutions, I would like to ask all women practitioners in the media industry to take advantage of the association to network and build each other,” said Kachitsa.
She added that the vision for the newly ushered executive committe is to ensure that women dominate in leadership and decision making positions like never before, but also strive to improve the country’s development.
On her part, veteran journalist Jayne, appealed for the new committee to cultivate unity in the group.
“I hope the new committee will level the ground to ensure that all members feel represented and part of the grouping,” she said.
The elections, conducted by the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC), also saw Lisa Malango appointed as vice chairperson, while Edith Gondwe was elected to the position of general secretary, deputised by Towera Katswiri.
Five media women were elected executive members and these are Wezzie Nyirongo,
Nyuma Chokhotho, Faith Kamtambe Kadzanja, Rabeca Chimjeka, and
Perina Wahara.
AWOME was registered 3 year ago.
Its goal is to promote the advancement of women in the Malawi media by providing trainings, networking opportunities, monitoring developments that affect and promoting the coverage women, among others.
