fgm award_ad_en.pdf

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 fgmaward@unfpa.orgUse“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