A quadrilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between IRADA, WJAP, DigiMAP and FN was signed here at the National Press Club. Under this MoU, IRADA will support WJAP through specialised trainings on quality women led and women focused public interest journalism content for DigiMAP platforms. Furthermore, IRADA will facilitate engagement of WJAP with civil society organisations and networks, particularly the Alliance for Diversity and Pluralism in Media in Pakistan (ADPM), working on Marginalization themes. Speaking on the occasion Ms. Fauzia Kalsoom Rana, the Convener of WJAP, said that the association provides equal opportunity for women journalists to raise their vioce against gender discrimination in the media houses۔ She said this MoU will further provide women journalists with an opportunity to groom their digital skills.
Ms Rana said initially we faced challanges but our constitution provides us freedom of assembly. Kalsoom said WJAP also train women journalists to equip them with necessary skills to cover the stories relating to the margananlised segments of our society.
