Women
CAWTAR media coverage
In September and October 2025, at the request of CAWTAR and as part of its AECID-supported "Transformative Collective Leadership" project, Radio Capsa FM covered the women's groups set up in El Guettar and Essned, in the Gafsa governorate. The radio produced and broadcast two field reports on these groups and their community projects, followed by a radio debate on women's inclusion in local development.
Context
In the governorates of Gafsa and Nabeul, CAWTAR runs a project focused on women's empowerment and transformative leadership, aiming at more inclusive local development. In 2025, the project led to the creation of three active women's groups, including those of El Guettar and Essned, involved in community environmental initiatives with the support of local stakeholders. To give these groups visibility and open a public debate, the centre turned to local radio stations. Radio Capsa FM, which had been covering its activities in Gafsa since 2023, was selected for the governorate.
Objectives
- 01Give visibility to the women's groups of El Guettar and Essned and the community projects they lead.
- 02Open a public debate on women's inclusion in local development.
What we did
- June 2023 – August 2025Regular coverage of CAWTAR's activities in Gafsa, especially on gender-responsive local budgeting: seven posts
- 5 September 2025Service agreement signed with CAWTAR in Tunis
- September – October 2025Filming and broadcast of two field reports on the El Guettar and Essned women's groups and their community projects
- 30 September 2025News article published on Facebook
- 12–13 October 2025Two further news articles, including the 13 October post, the most viewed of the assignment
- 15 October 2025Broadcast of the radio debate on women's inclusion in local development
- 20 October 2025End of the contract period
Results
Source: project closing report (Radio Capsa FM Facebook post statistics).
What changed
- Women from El Guettar and Essned, and the local stakeholders supporting them, had their say on a local radio station.
- Women's place in local development decisions was debated on air.
- The 13 October 2025 post reached 17,464 views, the largest audience of the assignment.
- Across the whole collaboration, articles with photo albums drew the widest audience, peaking at 42,191 views on 8 June 2025.
- Consistent coverage of CAWTAR's work since 2023 has built a lasting relationship of trust with the centre.
