Shamima Muslim the Founder and Convener of the Alliance for Women in Media Africa (AWMA), a Non-governmental advocacy and welfare group dedicated to improving the visibility and Impact of Women in Media.
She is a distinguished award winning Broadcast Journalist formerly with Citi fm and Metro TV, the highlight of her career culminating in being selected with two others to host the 2012 Vice-Presidential debate for Ghana’s 2012 elections and being a member of the three pioneer representatives of Ghana at President Obama Young African Leaders Initiative in 2010.
She is a Development Communications specialist, a trained facilitator with special strengths in Process input, Advocacy, Negotiations, Gender, Leadership and Presentation Skills and Media and Communications skills. She is currently a law student. Shamima is also a member and ambassador of the following coalitions and campaigns:
- Member of the African Centre for International Law and Accountability (ACILA), Investigative Journalism Fund Committee,
- Member of the Ghana Right to Information Coalition
- Member of the Ghana Anti Corruption Coalition
- Member of the Ghana Network of Women’s Rights groups (NETRIGHT) Women Land Rights Advocacy
- Member of UN-Youth Ghana and Ambassador for SDG 5
- Menstrual Hygiene Management ambassador, with appearance on BBC radio and TV
Shamima Muslim has also been a beneficiary of several awards, leadership and facilitation training programmes under the auspices of institutions like:
- the Fredriech Ebert Foundation;
- Insititute of Economic Affairs, Ghana;
- British Council, Ghana;
- US Embassy, Ghana
She has worked on projects funded by EU, Commonwealth Foundation, British Council, USAID, DFID, Office of African First Ladies (OAFLA), Newmont Ghana Limited, among others.
