How Kenya’s Kamser women power Lake Victoria’s fishing industry
By Cece Ciago | siagocece@gmail.com Fishing is a main economic activity on the shores of Lake Victoria across East Africa. While the act itself is largely associated with men, this…
Malawi’s Ntandile women lead a community biogas revolution
By Catherine Tembo | cathytembo88@gmail.com At 6 a.m, when dawn is still rubbing sleep from its eyes, Nora Basiwell used to slip out of her mud-brick kitchen with an empty…
Inside the struggle for affordable biogas
By Catherine Tembo | cathytembo88@gmail.com In the heart of Malawi’s Chibvala Village, Dowa district, the smell of fresh milk mingles with the earthy scent of cow dung drying under the…
Beyond the margins: The push for inclusive climate journalism in Africa
By Juliet Akoth | julietakoth19@ gmail.com The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) estimates that African women are responsible for up to 80% of the continent’s food production. Yet, when it…
Action research on climate change reporting in Africa
By Christine Ochogo | christawine@yahoo.com Media for Environment Science Health and Agriculture (MESHA), through its Action Research to Enhance Effective Coverage of Climate Change Issues in Africa (ARECCCA) project, is…
Cover crops transforming gender roles and food security in Kenya
By Milliam Murigi I healthjournalist3@gmail.com Veronicah Ndetu, 62, resident of Kavuka village, Kilome sub-county, Makueni County, never imagined that some delicacies she once only ate in hotels or during major…
From pests to prosperity: Rwandan women clutch onto climate-smart agriculture to survive and grow
By Seif Gracien Hasingizwimana | hasingizwimanashaggy@gmail.com Six years ago, just after sunrise, Mariana Mukandungutse, a member of the Abadasobanya Farmers Group, stood at the edge of her field in Gashora…
MESHA launches call for awards to recognise science journalists
By MESHA Reporter | info@meshascience.org The Media for Media for Environment, Science, Health and Agriculture (MESHA) www.meshascience.org has launched a call for 2026 media awards for health, gender and climate…
MESHA announces 2026 media fellowship for climate journalists
By MESHA Reporter | info@meshascience.org Africa’s leading science media network, The Media for Environment, Science, Health and Agriculture (MESHA) www.meshascience.org is seeking science journalists to participate in a year long…
ARECCCA Climate Change Media Fellowship 2026: Call for Action Research
Call for Proposals to Participate in Action Research on Reporting Climate Change from African Perspectives.
