[Chapter-delegates] Special Achievement Award for Community Media - Call fornominations 2006

[Veni Markovski]

May be some of you are doing projects in that area -


>-          ONE WORLD MEDIA AWARDS 2006 -
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>Special Achievement Award for Community Media
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>The One World Broadcating Trust's (OWBT's) special achievement award is for
>an outstanding community media project or organisation that has made a
>unique contribution to the communication of sustainable development or human
>rights.
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>Deadline for nominations: Friday 17 March 2006
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>Nominees should be a media organisation, a media project or similar, working
>on the ground in the developing world.
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>Please submit a description of the project (1000-1500 words), with full
>contact details, website URL (where available) and name of Director. Please
>highlight the main achievements of the project, with an explanation of why,
>in the nominator's opinion, the station is a suitable candidate for the
>Award, for example, what makes it unique and remarkable. Details of when the
>project was set up, number of staff, how many and who the audience is, what
>issues are covered and what the local conditions are in which it has to
>operate (for example, political, social, cultural etc.)
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>You'll need to let your nominee know that you've nominated them, and you
>will need to suggest the right person in that organisation to be the
>representative at the awards ceremony in London on 8th June 2006, if they're
>chosen. (All costs of travel will be covered.)
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>Note: There is no entry fee. The award will be judged by The One World
>Broadcasting Trust, any questions about the award should be directed to them
>at oneworld at owbt.org
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>For further details
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>Contact:
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>One World Broadcasting Trust
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>River House
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>143-145 Farringdon Road
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>London EC1R 3AB
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>United Kingdom
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>E mail: oneworld at owbt.org
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>Tel +44 (0) 20 7239 1422
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>Fax: +44 (0) 7812 786 099
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>OWBT special award 2005 winner:
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>Radio Palabra de Mujer,  a remote radio station that operates in the thick
>of the Nicaraguan jungle,  impressed the judging panel with their
>extraordinary efforts to support women in a small community in central
>Nicaragua where unemployment, alcoholism and domestic violence are
>widespread. Run entirely by women, the station plays a vital education role
>in the region, promoting sexual health and campaigning against domestic
>abuse. It is currently fighting against the construction of a proposed
>hydroelectric dam which will flood the entire area, displacing 20,000
>people.  See press article:
>http://www.owbt.org/awards2005/BewitchingBroadcasts.htm
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>One World Broadcasting Trust is a member of MAKEPOVERTYHISTORY - a coalition
>of over  350 charities and other organisations all committed to making a
>concerted effort in 2005 to end world poverty. www.makepovertyhistory.org