The programme pioneered by TAMWA officially took off in June 2002. From June 2002 to May 2003, thirteen women journalists from media women organisations in Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Zambia and Tanzania were involved.

TAMWA is the leading agency of the programme intended to bring mutual exchange to capacity build the participating individuals and organisations to be able to use the", media more vigorously and strategically to bring hope to women and children, as well as the general public in their respective countries. TAMWA is hosting four participants from EMWA (Ethiopia), AMWIK (Kenya), UMWA (Uganda) and ZAMWA (Zambia).

TAMWA sent three of its members to Kenya, Zambia and Uganda.

The journalists whom TAMWA is hosting, during the year under review among other things were capacity built in the following:

• Developing an organisation long term plan through participatory process

• Writing press releases for multi media (bang style) information dissemination

• Writing activity reports

• Writing gender based violence stories to stimulate social transformation

• What is NGO and challenges of NGO growth

• Using media as advocacy tool for children rights

• How best to report on FGM issues.