Media for Environment, Science, Health and Agriculture (MESHA)
Kenyawww.wfsj.org/mesha
| Established: | 2005 |
| About: |
MESHA, officially founded in November 2005, is an organisation that offers support to science reporters covering agriculture, the environment, health and development. Their aim is to encourage networking, training, meetings and workshops among reporters in Kenya. |
| Key Activities: |
MESHA organises trainings and meetings for members and offers consultancies in areas such as media, science communication training and events. For the last two years, MESHA has been responsible for fundraising for a regional annual meeting held rotationally among members, including Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Botswana, Namibia, Lesotho, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Members are often commissioned by various organisations to write topical science features on their behalf. MESHA is currently holding discussions with stakeholders in disability issues with a view of training journalists. |
| Membership: |
70 members |
| Affiliations(1): |
WFSJ (member) |
| Governance: |
Otula Owuor - Patron - Science Africa Violet Otindo - Chairperson - K24 TV John Riaga - Deputy Chairperson - KEMRI CDC Jonathan Manyindo - Treasurer - Nation Amina Kibirige - Assistant Treasurer - Nation Media Group Aghan Daniel - Secretary - MESHA Cynthia Dzilla - Assistant Secretary - Safari Africa Radio Kimani Chege - Committee Member - Freelance Wandera Ojanji - Committee Member - CIMMYT Daniel Otunge - Committee Member - AFSTA |
| Financing: | WFSJ |
| Contact: |
AGHAN, Daniel Secretary, MESHA P.O. Box 1285,00100 meshakenya@yahoo.com Nairobi Kenya. Tel +254 732 229 230/0728279966 |