UNITED NATIONS - / MaximsNews Network / 17 April 2008 -- The Water Supply & Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC) and the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) have joined force this year for the second edition of the WASH Media Awards.

Expecting to attract nominees from all over the developing world, the initiative seeks to promote awareness about water supply, sanitation and hygiene issues by rewarding investigative journalism in print and broadcast media.

Deadline for entries is : 15 May 2008.

Hosted as special guests of WSSCC and SIWI, the winning journalists will be awarded at a ceremony to take place during the Stockholm World Water Week, 17-23 August 2008. 

By drawing attention and action to the fate of the 2.6 billion people lacking access to basic sanitation, the WASH Media Awards are in support of the International Year of Sanitation. 

The first WASH Media Award was awarded in 2004 to Ms. Nadia El-Awady, an Egyptian science journalist and editor of "Islam Online", for her story on the River Nile highlighting its various threats. Five secondary prizes were awarded to journalists from Indonesia, The Philippines, Pakistan, Ivory Coast and Peru. A Nepalese journalist received the special "youth reporter" award that year.

The recipient of the 2004 WASH Media Award went on to participate in conferences on topics of communication and environmental issues and to collaborate with the BBC in Egypt on a documentary on WASH issues.

Entry forms for the second edition of the WASH Media Awards can be downloaded at: http://www.wsscc.org/en/media/wash-media-awards/wash-media-awards-2nd-edition/index.htm

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