4 March 2022 Bishkek - An awarding ceremony for the winners of the online contest "Gender Sensitive Journalism" was held today. Journalists, bloggers, students, and others who participated in the competition received bookstore certificates worth 1000 soms and Bluetooth speakers as a gift.

The following Facebook users* were the winners of the Gender Sensitive Journalism online course:

1. Roman Gainapov

2. Nazira Zhusupova

3. Taalaigul Kenzhebaeva

4. Aidana Baktybekovna

5. Chynargul Zhumabekova

6. Kunduz Zhekshen kyzy

7. Usenova Rygul

8. Aizat Kasymalieva

9. Aigerim Konurbayeva

10. Anelya Marlenova

11. Bektur Om

12. Amina Kadralieva

13. Nurzar Bazarbekov

14. Asan Ahmet

15. Aigerim Kubatbekova

*Links to their profiles are available in the Russian version of the page, in the top right corner of the screen.

To participate in this competition, Facebook users completed an online course, final test and received a certificate. Under the terms of the competition, the first 10 people who posted their certificates on Facebook were the winners. In the end, 15 people published their certificates. The committee decided to recognize all 15 Facebook users as winners of the contest.

“Quality coverage of gender equality is an effective way to build a tolerant civil society. Where the principles of gender equality are respected, every member of society will be able to achieve their goals and be happy. I hope that journalists and bloggers will make a significant contribution to creating a society with high tolerance,” said Zhenishbek Arzymatov, coordinator of the UNDP and Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs project “Toward sustainable access to justice to expand legal opportunities in the Kyrgyz Republic.”

“I liked that the training module was written briefly, clearly, without unnecessary words, with illustrations. It would be great if we created the same training modules in the field of ecology.” suggested Anelya Marlenova, one of the winners of the competition.

 I received new and useful information from the Gender Sensitive Journalism online course. For example, I learned about another form of abuse, "neglect." I realized that I need to be careful when using images, which are an important part of journalistic material.” said Chynargul Dzhumabekova, a journalist with the Politklinika Media.

The Gender Sensitive Journalism online course consists of 3 lessons and is approximately 2-3 hours long. There is a pre-test at the end of each section. After you have completed all 3 lessons, you will be asked to take a final test. Based on the results of the test, you will receive a certificate of successful completion of the Gender Sensitive Journalism Online Training Course, which you can download on the course page.

Link to take the online course in Russian: https://journalist.kg/ru/courses/obuchayushhij-onlajn-modul-po-genderno-chuvstvitelnoj-zhurnalistike/

Link for online course in Kyrgyz:

https://journalist.kg/kg/courses/genderdik-sezimtal-zhurnalistika-boyuncha-online-okuu-modulu/

The online training module is designed to help eliminate negative stereotypes about women, remove social barriers, and increase the number of gender-sensitive materials.

The online course was developed at the request of the Ministry of Labor, Social Security and Migration of the Kyrgyz Republic with the support of the UNDP and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland project “Towards Sustainable Access to Justice for Legal Empowerment in the Kyrgyz Republic.”