Several monitors and coordinators shared their experiences on monitoring day with the global GMMP network.

India
“November 10th was hectic but fun and a great learning experience for our students. It was particularly gratifying when they said the exercise helped them look critically at the many holes and journalistic shortcomings in reporting practices in our mainstream media. They have come away with some new insights into gender stereotyping and the imbalance in covering voices from women and men in daily reportage.”
Dipti Kotian, Indian Institute of Journalism and New Media

Guinée-Conakry
“Cette participation est une nouvelle expérience suscitant une vive motivation et me donne envie de faire une formation dans ce domaine en vue de mieux m’appliquer.”  
Oumoul K Chérif,  Moniteur.

Zambia
“It feels great to be part of the larger family of global monitors.  This exercise has helped me to realize how bad our media has become at silencing the voices that really matter. As a media trainer and gender activist my experiences today will change my approach to training student journalists and strengthen my voice in civil society.”
Bruce Chooma, monitor.

Lebanon
"GMMP is a pioneer program which will push forward cooperation
between women and men in making the news less stereotypical of women.”
Tony Mikhael, GMMP National oordinator

Cyprus
“Monitoring has been a great experience for us!  We are all very excited to participate in the GMMP because it is something that happens in the real world and we are looking forward to the results of the research”.  
Maria Angeli, Monitor

Congo DRC
“Je me sens utile a l'humanité en
général et a la nation Congolaise en particulier car par cette exercice , je participe modestement à l'effort de tous les pays participants pour la
construction d'un monde tout
équitable.”
Freddy Bujitu Kabamba, Moniteur

Nepal
“We really enjoyed the monitoring day. Our monitors were located in 9 places around the country. Most of them are media and women rights
activists in the districts. Very few men participated in the campaign. Due to the electricity load shedding, the
recording of television news became really tough but, we managed it. We hope, the monitoring exposes the real face of Nepali media.”  
Manju Thapa, GMMP National oordinator

Fiji
“It was a fun filled educative exercise. I have become a better media user in terms of how I watch, read, listen and comment on what is portrayed in the media. It gave me a broader perspective and learning experience that will help me in the future.”
Aseri Mataunicere, University of the South Pacific Science  student, TV monitor in Fiji

Belize
“It was great participating in this project!”
Elaine Henry-McQueen, National GMMP Coordinator