▁broadcast s ▁on ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁topics , ▁including ▁pre gn ancy ▁among ▁school ▁girls , ▁violence ▁against ▁women , ▁and ▁other ▁local ▁issues . ▁After ▁dispers ing , ▁they ▁came ▁back ▁together ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁formal ▁association . ▁The ▁insp iration ▁for ▁the ▁group ▁came ▁from ▁the ▁journalist ▁F at ma ▁Al lo o , ▁who ▁witness ed ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁U g anda ▁Media ▁Women ▁Organ ization ▁( UM WA ) ▁while ▁working ▁as ▁a ▁journalist ▁in ▁U g anda . ▁Initial ly , ▁the ▁organization ' s ▁goals ▁were ▁to ▁encou rage ▁more ▁opportun ities ▁for ▁female ▁journal ists , ▁and ▁to ▁address ▁gender ▁disc rim ination ▁in ▁news rooms ▁across ▁T anz ania . ▁However , ▁during ▁the ▁process ▁of ▁writing ▁a ▁constitution , ▁the ▁organization ' s ▁goals ▁bro aden ed ▁to ▁focus ▁on ▁educ ating ▁women ▁on ▁their ▁rights ▁and ▁advoc ating ▁for ▁the ▁rights ▁of ▁women ▁nation wide . ▁The ▁organization ▁was ▁registered ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁The ▁organization ' s ▁first ▁Chair person ▁was ▁F at ma ▁Al lo o , ▁while ▁Hal ima ▁Sh ar iff ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁Secretary ▁General . ▁ ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁organization ' s ▁early ▁efforts ▁included ▁printing ▁a ▁month ly ▁news letter ▁entitled ▁S aut i ▁ya ▁S iti , ▁named ▁after ▁S iti ▁B int i ▁Sa ad ▁( Sa ad ▁also ▁means ▁" w oman " ▁in ▁K is w ah