Welcome to the
WABMA Media Development Foundation
About WMDF
WABMA Media Development Foundation is dedicated to building the capacity of media practitioners and media institutions for a free, independent, and diverse media in a democratic West Africa.
This is part of our contribution to the building of a progressive, stable, and democratic Africa.
What We Do
Media Capacity Building
Community Development and Outreach
Rejigging of media firm for better revenues and sustainability
Rebranding of media firms
Media Collaboration
Aims and Objectives

- To promote media literacy
- To promote the development of independent and professional media
- To promote democracy, development, and public health through sustainable media.
- To drive for a more inclusive media that would embrace Diversity and Gender Partnership
- To collaborate with various organizations for media development and capacity building in the industry
- To promote climate journalism, fair media coverage of elections, investigative and development journalism with integrity and ingenuity.
Our Projects
Amplifying Voices against SGBV: "Project VLCF"
Supported by the Ford Foundation, this project leveraged media to amplify the voices of religious and cultural leaders advocating against SGBV in Southeast Nigeria. WABMA collaborated with NGOs and CSOs to document impactful efforts and elevate progressive leadership voices, fostering greater community awareness and action.

PVC Awareness
WABMA delivered a United States Consulate-funded initiative to empower journalists from 17 Nigerian states. The project established an online resource repository and community forum for participants and introduced the Political Journalism Awards to recognize excellence. More details are available at The Guardian
The Candidate
WABMA delivered a United States Consulate-funded initiative to empower journalists from 17 Nigerian states. The project established an online resource repository and community forum for participants and introduced the Political Journalism Awards to recognize excellence. More details are available at The Guardian
Vote With Your Voice
In partnership with the Enugu Literary Society and funded by the Ford Foundation, WABMA encouraged youth engagement in democratic processes through music, drama, poetry, and choral competitions. Collaborating with youth NGOs and CSOs, the initiative organized voter registration campaigns across Enugu State’s 17 LGAs.
If there are three women in the room where you are now, it is more likely than not that one of them has suffered sexual and/or gender-based violence (SGBV). Alarming as this statistic from the UN Women is, it is one of many harsh realities of the world we live in. Many women and girls live in fear of being preyed on just because of their gender. Many women and girls have been preyed on just because of their gender. Year by year, the internet is filled with stories of women and girls who have been assaulted, some losing their lives in the violence. Sadly, the stories that go untold far outnumber those that make the news. This overwhelming culture of silence remains one of the greatest barriers to addressing SGBV.