GREATER HORN OF AFRICA JOURNALISTS NETWORK
The Network of climate Journalists in The Greater Horn of Africa (NECJOGHA), comprising ten countries, Burundi, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda has been formed at Ninth Greater Horn of Africa Climate Outlook Forum (GHACOF 9) held at Sirikwa Hotel Eldoret, Kenya.NECJOGHA is a regional association that will co-ordinate and steer activities for the Greater Horn of Africa. It is planned that each country will form a country association. The country association will have membership from practising media professionals and weather/climate information experts.NECJOGHA will promote and co-ordinate dissemination of climate related information in the Greater Horn of Africa (GHA) in a professional manner. It will work with National Meteorological Services and other specialised climate institutions of the region with a view of corroborating scientific information to different sectors e.g. health, agriculture, environment, hydrology, power and industry etc.It will strive to provide timely information to members in the GHA for dissemination to the public. This information will originate from National Meteorological Services in each respective country and such specialised agencies as World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) and Drought Monitoring Centre Nairobi (DMCN). The formation of Climate Media Associations in each country will provide the focal point which users and scientific communities can use to build a data bank for the country. A regional data bank will be built after the formation of the NECJOGHA secretariat.The formation of NECJOGHA was strongly recommended and blessed by side meeting of journalists during COF 8 in Jinja, Uganda (2001).An interim committee led by Patrick Luganda of New Vision, Uganda as co-ordinaor has been set up. Others are Mbaraka Islam of Habari Corporation, Tanzania as Organising Secretary, Marie- Goretti Muhitira, Publicity and Information Secretary with committee Members as, Samuel Wandimi Muchemi of Kenya Meteorological Department, Simon Gatheru of National Museums and Joseph Ngome of BBC Kenya.Among the tasks of the Network will be the training and creation of awareness of members in the region. It will also advise and provide guidance to the climate-specialised institutions in the media matters and the public.
Founding members address:
| 1. Wanyama Chebusiri, BBC Reporter,
Eldoret P O Box 4363 ELDORET- KenyaTel: 254 0733 793754 254 321 63958 Fax: 254 321 63019 E-mail: nakhalia@yahoo.com |
5. Samuel Muchemi,
Kenya Met Department P O Box 30259Tel: 254 2 576957 E-mail: Samuel.muchemi@meteo.go.ke |
| 2. Simon Gatheru
National Museum of Kenya, P O Box 40658 NAIROBI – KenyaTel: 254 2 742131/4Fax: 254 2 741424 E-mail: simongatheru@hotmail.com |
6. Joseph Ngome
(BBC – Kisumu) P O Box 1896KISUMU – KenyaTel: 254 35 40605 254 733 902531 E-mail: ngomejp@yahoo.co.uk |
| 3. Marie-Goretti Muhitira
Radio-Television Natinale du BurundiB P 1900 Bujumbura, BurundiTel: 257 223279 (Office) 257 232221 (Res) 092 3501 (Mobile) Fax: 257 226547 E-mail: kazezwa@hotmail.com |
7. Patrick Luganda
Uganda New Vision P O Box 9815KAMPALA – UgandaTel 256 41 235209 Mobile: 256 75 655777 E-mail: pluganda@newvision.co.ug |
| 4. Daniel W M Wepukhulu
Kenya Met Department P O Box 6809 ELDORET – KenyaTel: 0321 63501 Mobile: 0733 865225 E-mail: dweps@primusafricaonline.com |
8. Mbaraka Islam
Habari Corporation Limited P O Box 4793 DAR ES SALAAM – TanzaniaTel: 255 741 2461459 Fax: 255 22 2461459 E-mail: mbaraka2000@hotmail.com |