Sometimes it's good to stop and give yourself a pat on the back for a job well done. It's something women are not often encouraged to do. For the AWMC, the positive feedback expressed in the evaluation of the Center's first three years of operation, was much appreciated. So, too, were the critiques and suggestions for change. They will assist us in developing future programs.
Good journalism is never easy.
And for African journalists there is the ever-present challenge of doing good work in the face of realities that threaten the basic concepts of a free and democratic press. In so doing, they encourage others to do the same. In Namibia, women attending the third annual Carole Simpson Leadership Institute gathered under the banner of Building On Our Strengths. This is the challenge we all must meet. The AWMC will continue to do so.