WASH Media Award
The Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC) and SIWI are co-sponsoring the third WASH Media Award competition, to be held in 2010. The WASH Media Award initiative recognizes and supports the crucial role of the media in raising awareness of the importance of water, sanitation and hygiene services. It aims to help improve access to these services by having a positive influence on politicians, business persons, civil society representatives and individual citizens.
The initiative, first launched in 2002, is open to journalists who write or broadcast original investigative reports on WASH issues.
For information on previous winners, see:
• WASH Media Awards first edition 2002-2004
• WASH Media Awards second edition 2007-2008
WASH Media Awards 2009-2010 Open for Entries
Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) and The Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC) welcome entries for the third edition of the WASH Media Awards competition open to journalists who publish or broadcast original investigative reports between on water supply, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) issues in their countries.
Deadline for nominations: 1st of April 2010. To submit an entry, please use the forms in the box to the right.
Journalists can submit one piece of work such as an article from traditional print or recognized online newspapers, magazines or journals; a radio broadcast; or a television documentary or report. To be eligible, entries must be published or broadcast between 1 March 2009 and 1 April 2010. Articles or broadcasts can be submitted in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese and Russian. Works not originally published or broadcast in one of these languages must be translated into one of the five competition languages.
Seven prizes will be awarded:
• One in each of the five competition languages for developing country journalists
• One for the best entry focusing on gender (women and WASH) for developing country journalists
• One for the best entry from a developed country journalist
The winners will receive a cash prize and participate in the World Water Week in Stockholm September 5-12 2010, as special guests of WSSCC and SIWI.
Queries can be directed to:
Ms. Lovisa Selander, Communications Officer SIWI, lovisa.selander@siwi.org
Ms. Tatiana Fedotova, Communications Officer WSSCC, tatiana.fedotova@wsscc.org
Announcements and Entry Forms
English
• Call for entries WASH Media Award competition 2009-2010
• Entry form
French
• Appel d'oeuvres Concours WASH pour les Médias 2009-2010
• Formulaire de candidature
Spanish
• Llamamiento de trabajos concurso WASH de periodismo 2009-2010
• Formulario de candidatura
Portuguese
• Aviso inscrições WASH ó premio para os media 2009-2010
• Formulario de candidatura
Russian
• Приглашение к подаче заявок на kонкурс на получение премии WASH СМИ 2009-2010
• форма заявки
Submissions should be sent to:
Water Supply & Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC)
WASH Media Award
15, chemin Louis-Dunant
1202 Geneva, Switzerland
Email: wsscc@who.int (mention WASH Media Award in the email title)