Media Foundation for West Africa
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) is an international non-governmental organization based in Accra, Ghana, and was founded in 1997. It campaigns against violations and attacks on freedom of the press in West Africa. Kwame Karikari was the former chairman of the organization. Report. In 2017, the organization issued a report on the accessibility of women to social media and their online rights. It was launched in Accra. The Government of Ghana was claimed to have committed to encourage the mentorship and interaction of women to ICT issues. Support. In 2016, MFWA collaborated  with the rep of UNDP in Ghana to train journalists on SDGs and how they can report on the achievement of the goals. In 2017, MFWA launched a funding project to assist journalists in Ghana to access information and generate reports on SDGs. The scheme was supported by the UNDP in the aim of the journalists playing their role in the achievement of the goals by educating citizens. In 2020, MFWA in collaboration with the Embassy of Netherlands in Ghana organized a workshop for female individuals to improve the rights of women online in the country. About 120 females were  trained on how to use social media sites to create awareness on their rights in Ghana. Ladies from Greater Accra, Volta, Eastern, Ashanti, Bono, and Northern regions in Ghana benefited from the training. The organization also launched a framework to improve the relations between the Ghana Police Service and the media in Ghana. A document was put together by MFWA and the Administration of the Police also other media institutions. The document was said to be in response to the 'frosty' relation that occurred between the police service and the media concerning attacks on some journalists. Honours. In 2016, MFWA  rewarded some journalists for reporting on SDGs. The journalists were from Radio Peace in Winneba, Citi FM in Accra, and TV3 Network also in Accra.