African Centre for Women in Journalism
Kampala, Uganda
Empowering women journalists across Africa through coordinated training, micro-grants, and advocacy campaigns
Team Size
20 staff and trainers
Duration
12 months
The African Centre for Women in Journalism (ACWJ) amplifies women's voices in African media by training female journalists in investigative reporting, data journalism, multimedia storytelling, and digital safety. The organization distributes micro-grants to support reporting on underrepresented topics; sexual and reproductive health, economic justice, climate; and runs the Amplify Her Voice platform. ACWJ operates across Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, and other East African countries.
The Challenge
As ACWJ grew its training cohorts and expanded its micro-grant program across multiple countries, coordinating logistics became increasingly fragmented. Workshop schedules lived in spreadsheets, grant application reviews happened over email, and tracking which journalists had received training, safety kits, or funding required constant manual follow-up. Producing reports for funders took weeks of consolidation.
The Solution
ACWJ deployed TaskMate to manage their full program cycle; from training event coordination and grant application workflows to participant progress tracking and impact documentation for donors.
Implementation
- Created country-level workspaces for Uganda, Tanzania, and Kenya programs
- Built training cohort scheduling, attendance, and follow-up workflows
- Implemented micro-grant application review and disbursement tracking
- Established digital safety kit distribution tracking by participant
- Automated funder reporting with program outcome data
The Results
Journalists Trained
Workshops Delivered
Micro-grants Tracked
Reporting Time
"Our journalists do difficult work in difficult conditions. TaskMate means we spend less time chasing program logistics and more time supporting the reporters who are telling stories that need to be told."
Key Taskmate Features Used
- Training cohort coordination across countries
- Micro-grant application and disbursement tracking
- Participant progress and follow-up workflows
- Digital safety resource distribution tracking
- Automated donor reporting
Looking Forward
ACWJ is expanding its investigative journalism fellowship program and plans to use TaskMate to coordinate mentorship pairings, story development milestones, and publication tracking for its next cohort.
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