WASH Media Awards 2009-2010

"Honouring the best in water supply, sanitation and hygiene journalism".

WSSCC and the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) are happy to announce the winners of the third edition of the WASH Media Awards competition open to journalists who publish or broadcast original investigative reports on water supply, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) issues in their countries.

Articles or broadcasts could be submitted in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese and Russian between 1 March 2009 and 1 April 2010.

Seven prizes will be awarded at the Awards Ceremony taking place on 9 September 2010 at the World Water Week in Stockholm:

English language category: Teresa Rehman, India, freelance, for journalistic excellence in "Sanitation in the times of floods". Click here to read the article.
French language category: François Amegnignon, Togo, Radio Zéphyr, for journalistic excellence in "Etats des lieux de l'eau, hygiène et assainissement au Togo".
Spanish language category: David Onofre González Travieso, diario El Nacional, Venezuela, for journalistic excellence in "Una sequía de obras". To read the article click on part 1, part 2, part 3.
Portuguese language category: Arsénio Basilio Manhice, Jornal Noticias, Mozambique, for journalistic excellence in "Stress hídrico’ abala mulheres e crianças". Click here to read the article.
Russian language category: Natalia Silitskaia & Oleg Banaru, freelance, Moldova, for journalistic excellence in "Damocles Sword above the Moldavian Komarovo". Click here to read the article.
Gender category: Juana Salamanca, freelance, Colombia, for journalistic excellence in "Ángeles guardianes de los humedales". Click here to read the article.
High income country category: Nina Stenros & Anu Valve, Finnish Broadcasting Company YLE, Finland, for journalistic excellence in “Shit happens, part 1/4”.

The winners will receive a cash prize and participate in the World Water Week in Stockholm from 5 to 10 September 2010 as special guests of WSSCC and SIWI.

The Panel of Judges for this competition, together with WSSCC and SIWI, wish to express their sincere appreciation to all participants. More than 180 entries from 40 countries were evaluated by the Panel, which was Chaired by Ms. Rose George, journalist and author of “The Big Necessity; Adventures in the World of Human Waste”, UK. The panel included Mr. Alister Doyle, Reuters News, UK; Mr. Jean Claude Napani, Radio Sawtu Linjiila, Cameroon; Mr. Fabrice Delaye, Bilan Magazine, Switzerland; Ms. María Sáinz García, El Mundo, Spain; Ms. Maria Teresa Ronderos, La Semana, Columbia; Mr. Gunnel Bergstrom, journalist, Sweden; Mr. Sergueï Mokrynin, Stan TV, Kyrgyzstan; and Ms. Càtia Toffoletto, Radio Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Queries can be directed to:

Ms. Tatiana Fedotova, Communications Officer WSSCC, tatiana.fedotova[at]wsscc.org

Ms. Lovisa Selander, Communications Officer SIWI, lovisa.selander[at]siwi.org

Competition announcements and entry forms:

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French

Spanish

Portuguese

Russian