AMCOW AfricaSan Awards Announcement
The African Ministers' Council on Water (AMCOW) is pleased to invite entries for
the maiden AfricaSan Awards competition, recognizing sanitation and hygiene
achievements in Africa.
This announcement is for
the first set of award categories: Leadership and Ministerial Award; Technical
Innovation Award; and, the NGO/Civil Society Award. Please see attachments for
full details.
Those interested may nominate themselves or other
individuals or institutions. Nominations should include the name and contact
details of the nominee, and a short statement (no more than 500 words) about
their work and why they deserve the award. The nominees must be involved in
sanitation and hygiene-related activities within Africa. Nominations (in
English, French or Portuguese) should be sent to nominations@africasanawards.org
by October 9,
2009.
Entries will be reviewed by a technical committee
of experts and judged by a panel of eminent sector leaders. Winners will be
announced in mid-October and sponsored to attend the Second African Water Week
in South Africa, from November 9 to13, 2009), where they will receive a prize, a
trophy and a certificate.
For more information please write to:
nominations@africasanawards.org
or call: Thompson Abu
(+234(0)803 311 9493).
Contact information |
Tatiana Fedotova (Ms), Communications Officer, Water Supply & Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC), International Environment House, 9, ch. des Anémones, 1219 Châtelaine / Geneva, Switzerland
(email: fedotovat@who.int ; nominations@africasanawards.org ) Phone: +41 22 917 86 74; Fax. +41 22 917 80 84 |
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News type | Nomination |
File link | n/a |
Source of information | WSSCC |
Subject(s) | DRINKING WATER , DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION : COMMON PROCESSES OF PURIFICATION AND TREATMENT , POLICY-WATER POLICY AND WATER MANAGEMENT |
Geographical coverage | Africa |
News date | 28/08/2009 |
Working language(s) | ENGLISH |