Thomson Foundation together with Baraza Media Lab, recently concluded the inaugural Bettina Fund program, an initiative intended to support twelve women in an effort to find future leaders and entrepreneurs in Kenyan media. The programme, which ran for three months, sought to foster the next generation of women leaders .

Over the course of the programme, the cohort received a number of virtual sessions with exemplary women in media. The aim was to empower them to take on senior roles in media and build a sustainable network of women journalists and media professionals.

For our last webinar, we hosted the award winning Julie Gichuru, a media personality with vast experience in communication, media and entertainment sectors. Julie currently serves as the Chief Public Affairs and Communications Officer at the Mastercard Foundation overseeing corporate, programmatic, policy & thought leadership communications, and a team spanning Africa and Canada. Prior to her role at the Foundation, Julie had a two decade career in the fields of broadcast, print, digital media and development communications at some of the major media houses in Kenya such as worked at the top media companies in Kenya such as Capital FM, Kenya Television Network, NTV (Kenya), & Citizen TV.

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