Fatma Alloo is a freelance development and media consultant. She has experience in both print and electronic media, having worked as a radio producer in Uganda in the 1970s, then with The Daily News in the 1980s and having been involved in documentary film production. Alloo has been at the forefront of addressing gender and other challenges in the East African media sector. She is one of the founders of Tanzania Media Women’s Association (TAMWA), Zanzibar International Film Festival and African Women’s Development and Communication Network (FEMNET).