In April of this year, the SMC in partnership with the Gender Secretariat looked at the content of the “Media, Information and Communication” section of the 2018-2022 “Gender Action Plan”. The Gender Secretariat is in the process of finalising the plan, therefore have organised a series of consultative meeting with stakeholders, led by the project facilitator, Mr. Benjamin Vel.
Representatives from five media houses were present for the review, namely SBC, NISSA, Today in Seychelles, Pure FM and Seychelles Weekly. The consultation has permitted the discussion of the various actions that is required of the media in line with the strategies laid out in the plan and the series of outputs, baseline, and actions identified in line with the targets and indicators set out in the plan.
The revised policy will be submitted to the Gender Department in the Ministry of Family Affairs for finalisation.