As part of International Women’s Day 2026, WEMASA brought women journalists together in Dar es Salaam to learn about and analyse environmental challenges — and how to report on them.
On 11 March 2026, WEMASA Tanzania Organization hosted the 1st Workshop for Young Girls and Women Environment Journalists in Dar es Salaam, as part of International Women’s Day celebrations.
The workshop gave women journalists the opportunity to learn about and analyse the environmental challenges facing Tanzanian communities. A session on the impacts of waste, led by environmental conservation specialist Carlos Mdemu, explored how poorly managed waste affects health, livelihoods and the climate.
Why women journalists?
The media shapes how the public understands environmental problems. By strengthening the skills of women journalists, WEMASA aims to bring more accurate, more powerful and more diverse environmental stories to audiences across the country.
Discussions also addressed household access to clean cooking energy, including the barriers that low incomes create for families who want to switch from charcoal and firewood to gas.
Wide media coverage
The workshop was covered by national newspapers including Nipashe, Tanzania Leo and Mtanzania Leo, and by television and online outlets including Star TV, SMTV, Tanganyika Television, Watetezi TV and W-News.
This was the first edition of the workshop — and the beginning of a growing network of women telling Tanzania’s environmental story.
