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“Cooperation for Resilience against Drought Effects”
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IGAD Media Awards 2022 Foreign Media
Entries/Awards Categories
Entries shall consist of the following:[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” text_align=”left” row_position=”default” row_position_tablet=”inherit” row_position_phone=”inherit” overflow=”visible” pointer_events=”all”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” column_link=”https://igad.int/igad-journalists-campaign-2022-guidelines#print”][fancy_box box_style=”color_box_hover” 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icon_family=”fontawesome” color=”accent-color” color_box_hover_overlay_opacity=”default” box_alignment=”left” border_radius=”default” image_loading=”default” icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-music” link_url=”https://igad.int/igad-media-awards-2022-foreign-media-submission-form/”]Audio (Radio, Podcasts)[/fancy_box][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” column_link=”https://igad.int/igad-journalists-campaign-2022-guidelines#tv”][fancy_box box_style=”color_box_hover” 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BOX 2653, Tel +253-21 35 40 50Djibouti, Republic of Djibouti
Email: igadawards2022@igad.int [/vc_column_text][divider line_type=”Full Width Line” line_thickness=”1″ divider_color=”accent-color”][vc_custom_heading text=”Our Partners” font_container=”tag:h6|text_align:left|color:%2300833f”][vc_column_text]To partner with us during this Awards, contact us by email below
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INTERGOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITY ON DEVELOPMENT
IGAD Media Awards 2022
- BACKGROUND
The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) is a regional economic community (REC) in the Eastern Africa region comprised of eight member states namely; Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan and Uganda. IGAD is one of the eight sub-regional economic communities recognized by the African Union as the building blocks of Africa’s continental integration.
The organization was established in 1986 as Intergovernmental Authority on Drought and Development (IGADD) to address the severe and rampant droughts that ravaged the Horn of Africa region. In 1996, the organization was revitalized and renamed the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD). Its mandate was expanded to incorporate a broad development agenda incorporating three priority areas:
- food security & environment protection;
- economic cooperation and social development; and
- peace and security.
Over the years, IGAD has grown as an institution and it’s widely recognized as a key player in the geo-political and economic dynamics of the region. The IGAD Secretariat is based in Djibouti and it has several specialized institutions and program offices located in the Member States.
- ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
The IGAD Secretariat is headed by the Executive Secretary, and it has six divisions namely:
- Agriculture and Environment,
- Economic Cooperation and Infrastructure,
- Health and Social Development,
- Peace and Security,
- Planning, Coordination and Partnerships
- Administration and Finance
In addition, IGAD has Specialized Institutions, Liaison and Program Offices in the Member States as follows:
- CEWARN – Conflict and Early Warning Mechanism (Addis Ababa)
- CTSAMVM – Ceasefire & Transitional Security Arrangements Monitoring & Verification
Mechanism (Juba) - FMU – Fund Management Unit (Khartoum)
- ICPAC – IGAD Climate Predictions and Applications Center (Nairobi)
- ICPALD – IGAD Center for Pastoral and Livestock Development) (Nairobi)
- ILO-J – IGAD Liaison Office (Juba)
- ILO-K – IGAD Liaison Office (Khartoum)
- ISSO – IGAD South Sudan Office (Addis Ababa)
- ISSP – IGAD Security Sector Program (Addis Ababa)
- ISTVS – IGAD Sheikh Technical Veterinary School (Somalia)
- RAD – Rapid Action for Health Data (Uganda)
- RESGAS – Red Sea, Gulf of Aden and Somalia (Addis Ababa)
IGADAwards2022
As indicated in the background above, IGAD has a lot of services that it is doing in the region that is not captured anywhere and when captured, people don’t understand its impact. Therefore, there is a need to further bring IGAD to the people, create awareness and educate people on its mandate within the region.
IGAD announces the call for the 2022 media awards on the following categories Agriculture, Creative Arts journalism, Business and finance, Energy and industries/infrastructures, Health, Education, peace and Security, Data journalism and Environment.
Participants of every category must be able to bring out how IGAD has contributed towards the growth of the sector in that IGAD Member State country.
Objective of the awards
This programme seeks to promote high quality, effective and consistence coverage and to highlight the impacts and contributions of IGAD towards the development of the mentioned sectors in the region to:
- raise public awareness and understanding of all IGAD programmes
- highlight grassroots concerns and amplify citizens’ voices; and
- highlight home-grown and durable solutions towards the development of the highlighted sectors
- the programme will also seek to get feedback from member states through journalist and what can be done to improve the mentioned sectors.
Who to participate
The awards are open to only journalist in the IGAD region Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan and Uganda. Independent content producers, online media platforms and media houses in the region for works produced between 1 May 2022 and 30 August 2022. For more details on the rules and regulations click on the link … for further clarifications on the programme/campaign, kindly email igadawards2022@igad.int
Categories
This award programme has 10 categories as described below;
Agriculture Reporting
This award recognises the best agriculture story writing or production from IGAD Member State. Three separate awards will be given to the best news stories produced for print, broadcast, and online platforms (blogging).
Creative Arts
This award category recorgnises creative arts story writing or production from IGAD member State. Three separate awards will be given to the best news story produced for print, broadcast, and online in areas of poems, films, creative arts, culture etc.
Business and Financial Reporting
This award recognises the best busines story writing or production from IGAD Member State. Three separate awards will be given to the best news story produced for print, broadcast, and online in areas of business, finance, and economics.
Education
This award recognises the best education story writing or production from IGAD Member State. Three separate awards will be given to the best news story produced for print, broadcast, and online with exceptional contribution to public awareness and understanding of issues around education policy and other areas of research, teaching practice and innovations etc.
Environment and Nature Reporting
This award recognises the best environment/nature story writing or production from IGAD Member State. Three separate awards will be given to the best news story produced for print, broadcast, and online with significant contribution to public awareness and understanding of environmental issues.
Health Reporting
This award recognises the best health story writing or production from IGAD Member State. Three separate awards will be given to the best news story produced for print, broadcast, and online with distinguished reporting and writing on a wide range of issues including public health, medication, and refugees etc.
Peace and Security
This award recognises the best peace and security story writing or production from IGAD Member State. Three separate awards will be given to the best news story produced for print, broadcast, and online with distinguished reporting and writing on different aspects of peace and security and what IGAD has done to keep and promote peace in the region.
Energy and Extractive Industries
This award recognises the best energy and extractive story writing or production from IGAD Member State. Three separate awards will be given to the best news story produced for print, broadcast, and online with excellent reporting that enhances understanding of IGAD region energy and natural resources sectorin areas of energy—oil, gas, water, solar or natural resources, such as minerals.
Prize
There will be a substantial prize to winners of different categories across the region with a certificate. Winners will also be given a chance to attend …. Event that will be organized on were all winners will be announced. All the winners works will be showed on all IGAD online platforms with the winners social media handles publicized.
Timelines
- Submission of entries and shortlisting begins
- Deadline of entry
- Shortlist announcement
- Award ceremony
Judging
A panel of experts form different IGAD heads of Divisions and specialized Institutions with distinguished journalists will sort and judge all entries, select winners, and present a report of assessment at the final date/ceremony.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” top_padding=”5%” text_align=”left” row_position=”default” row_position_tablet=”inherit” row_position_phone=”inherit” overflow=”visible” pointer_events=”all”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_custom_heading text=”For More Details” font_container=”tag:h6|text_align:left|color:%2300833f”][vc_column_text]IGAD SecretariatAvenue Georges Clemenceau P.O. BOX 2653, Tel +253-21 35 40 50Djibouti, Republic of Djibouti
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