Archive for year: 2014
Tanzania Travelogue: pre-order your copy !
/in Uncategorized /by Women in Action WorldwidePre-order your copy of Tanzania Travelogue online.
Discover Tanzania through the eyes and experiences of women.
Pre-order a copy: here
The World of Women: collection co-published by Editions d’en bas (CH) and WaW
/in Non classé /by Women in action WorldwideWe have sign up a co-publishing contract with Éditions d’en bas, a Swiss based publisher, to launch the collection The World of Women in April 2015.
We are proud of this partnership. Éditions d’en bas is also member of the International Alliance of independent publishers, composed of six linguistic networks covering five continents; they take part in solidarity co-publishing projects under the Fair Trade Book label.
Vicky Ntetema wins bravery award for BBC albino report
/in Non classé /by Women in action WorldwideOur reporter Hilary Tagg has met with the brave Tanzanian journalist Vicky Ntetema who has won an international award for her BBC reports on the murder of albinos. The International Women’s Media Foundation gave her a Courage in Journalism Award for her investigation.
Before the publishing of the original interview that will be published in Spring 2015 in Travelogue Tanzania, first volume of the collection The world of women, click here for more information.
Seaweed Center, our partner in Zanzibar, contributes to increase women’s income
/in Non classé /by Women in action WorldwideSeaweed is the 2nd largest industry in Zanzibar after tourism. Around 15’000 women work in seaweed farming. Making less than 2USD per day on average. Seaweed is exported to Europe, America and Asia. The Seaweed Center in Zanzibar manufactures higher value skin products significantly increasing women’s income.