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The Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC) and the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) are co-sponsoring the second edition of the WASH Media Award competition, to be held between July 2007 and April 2008.

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This competition is open to journalists in developing countries who publish or broadcast original investigative reports on issues relating to water supply, sanitation or hygiene in their countries.

The WASH Media Award initiative contributes to the International Year of Sanitation 2008 by recognizing and supporting the crucial role of the media in attracting attention to and influencing the WASH crisis.

Journalists can each submit up to two pieces of work, which can include articles from traditional print or recognized online newspapers, magazines, or journals; radio broadcasts; television documentaries or reports.

 Eligible works must be published or broadcast between 1 July 2007 and 30 April 2008. Articles or broadcasts can be submitted in French, English or Spanish.

Works not originally published or broadcast in one of these languages must be translated into one of the three competition languages in order to be considered for submission.

Photo by Patrik Fraenkel

Prizes will be awarded in each of the three competition languages, with an additional prize awarded for the best entry that deals specifically with issues related to gender and water, sanitation or hygiene.

A ceremony presenting the winning entries will take place at the World Water Week in Stockholm, Sweden, in August 2008. Winning journalists will be invited to attend as special guests of WSSCC and SIWI. More details about additional prizes will be announced at the winners’ ceremony.

Submissions to this competition will be judged by a nine member international jury, jointly convened by SIWI and WSSCC.

The jury, which will have three judges for each of the three competition languages, will be composed of respected members of the media, particularly those with strong backgrounds in environmental journalism.

Entries will be judged on the following criteria:

1. Originality of subject: capacity of the story to surprise

2. Quality of content: style, structure and objectivity of information

3. Quality of research: thoroughness in researching, compiling and incorporating relevant information

4. Working conditions: difficulties the journalist had to cope with while doing the research and producing the story

5. Relevance of the WASH issues: capacity of the story to link WASH issues to the overall development process

6. Potential public impact: capacity of the story to have an impact on the general public and political opinion

7. Proven public impact: the story had a tangible effect on water supply, sanitation or hygiene policy in the country or locality where and about which it was written

Download the ENTRY FORM

All entries must be received by no later than 15 May 2008.

Submissions should be sent to:

Water Supply & Sanitation

Collaborative Council

WASH Media Award

International Environnent House

Chemin des Anémones 9

1219 Châtelaine - Geneva

Switzerland

Fax: +41 22 917 8084

wsscc@who.int

(mention in e-mail title: WASH MEDIA AWARD Entry)

Queries can be directed to:

Mr. Dave Trouba

Communications Director

Stockholm International

Water Institute

Drottninggatan 33

111 51 Stockholm, Sweden

Phone: +46 8 522 139 60

siwi@siwi.org

World Water Week in Stockholm 17-23 August 2008

"Progress and Prospects on Water:

For a Clean and Healthy World"

The World Water Week in Stockholm is the leading annual global meeting place for capacity-building, partnership-building and follow-up on the implementation of international processes and programmes in water and development. The 2008 World Water Week in Stockholm will take place August 17-23, 2008.