2009-2010 WASH Media Awards Seek Best Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Journalism

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 March 2009 and April 2010 on water supply, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) issues in their countries.

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 in August 2010 as special guests of WSSCC and SIWI.