fgm award_ad_en.pdf
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to be eligible for the competition, the candidate must be:
• Aprofessionaljournalistworkinginorforprintpress(daily,weekly,monthly),radioorTVinAfricaorafreelancerwithproofofpublicationofcommissionedmaterial.ContestwillbelimitedtojournalistsworkingforAfrica-basednewsoutlets
• AnationalofanAfricancountry
candidates can submit one of the following:
A.Printstory,notexceeding2,000words
B.Radioreport,from4to15minutes
C.TVreport,from4to15minutes
entries will be judged based on:
•Compliancewithaboveeligibility,topicandformatconditions
•Originality/creativity
•Qualityandrelevanceofdata
•Writing/reportingstyle
•Respectforethicalguidelines
Allarticlesandreportscouldbeeitherofinvestigativeorhuman-interesttypes;producedinArabic,EnglishorFrench;andshouldbeprintedorbroadcastinAfricabetween1Januaryand31December2015.Ifthearticleorreportwasoriginallypublishedinalocallanguage,pleaseprovideatranslatedversionofthearticleinArabic,EnglishorFrench.
UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, and The Guardian are launching the Efua Dorkenoo Pan African Award for Reportage on FGM for journalists reporting on FGM across Africa. The award is intended to increase media awareness and engagement on FGM within community, national and regional media outlets and recognize and encourage outstanding efforts of journalists throughout Africa.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
SubmissionsaretobejudgedbyapanelofrepresentativesfromUNFPA,TheGuardian,Africanmediaorganizationsandregionalnon-governmentalorganizations.
Onefinalistwillbechosenfromeachofthethreecategories,andoneoverallwinnerwillbechosenfromamongthethree.Thethreenameswillbeannouncedon6February2016,InternationalDayofZeroToleranceforFGM.
TheoverallwinnerwillreceiveonemonthoftrainingattheFGMMultimediaandInvestigationsUnitatTheGuardianinLondon.Alltripandlivingcostswillbecoveredbytheorganizers.
Judges’decisionsonallmattersarefinalandnocorrespondenceswillbeentertained.
UNFPA/TheGuardianreservetherighttochangeanytermsandconditionsofthecontestwithoutpriornotice.
SUBMISSIONS
• Submit your entry via email at [email protected]“PanAfricanAwardforFGMReportage”asthesubjectheader.
•Include,inEnglish,thefollowinginformation:Fullname,gender,nationality,dateofbirth,profession,employer(mediaoutlet),countryofwork,e-mailaddressandphonenumber.
•Provideaweblink/printscreen/scan/photocopyofthemediapiecefeaturingyournameasaproofitwaspublished/broadcastinprint/online/TVinoneoftheAfricanmediabetween1Januaryand31December2015.
eligibility
submissions
THE
Efua Dorkenoo Pan African Award for Reportage on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)
OrganizedbyUNFPAandThe Guardian
Print,Radio or TV
Wina Month of training
at the Guardian
in London!
Enter by 4 January 2016 final deadline
www.theguardian.com www.unfpa.org