These are the official rules for the LittWorld 2012 Writing Contest, “Blogging for Global Impact.”
WRITING PROMPTS
Write a short blog article that responds to one of these five writing prompts:
If Jesus were to write a letter to the church in your country, what would He say?
What is one thing the church in your country has learned that believers elsewhere could benefit from?
Tell how someone you know in your country was spiritually transformed by the written word.
Why is it important that more Christian authors in your country write and get published?
What is your dream for the future of Christian publishing in your country?
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
To enter the contest, complete the submission form: Submit an Article.
Each blog article must be 300 words or less.
You may submit up to three different articles during the competition.
Articles may be submitted in English, French, Spanish, German, Portuguese, Arabic, Kiswahili and Mandarin. If accepted for the contest, the article will be published on LittWorld Online in its original language accompanied by an English translation.
Articles must be received on or before Friday, June 29, 2012.
MAI will select the top 25 blog entries for final judging in the awards competition. Any non-English entries in the top 20 will be translated into English for the final evaluation by judges.
MAI’s contest judges reserve the right to determine, in their sole and binding discretion, whether articles submitted meet minimum standards of quality for the contest.
By submitting an article, you affirm that the article is your original work and that MAI, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to use or not use your article in the writing contest.
You grant MAI nonexclusive permission to publish this article on LittWorld Online and in other websites and printed materials. You retain the right to publish this article on your own blog.
Articles published on LittWorld Online will include the author’s name and country unless the author asks MAI to withhold this information.
AWARDS
First-place and honorable-mention awards will be presented for the best blog article. Judges appointed by MAI will evaluate blog articles on the basis of content, writing quality, creativity and impact. One first-place Best Blog Article winner will receive US $300. One honorable-mention Best Blog winner will receive US $150.
Winners will be announced on LittWorld Online on August 1, 2012.
Ten lucky bloggers will win a five-day, all-expenses paid trip to Queensland, Australia including return economy-class air tickets, accommodation, excursions to some of Queensland’s bucket-list attractions like the Great Barrier Reef, meals, and two close-encounter workshops with me. The event will run from June 5 until June 10, 2012, not including travel time.
In return for seeing some amazing sights, tasting some modern Aussie tucker (food), and meeting some wonderful characters, we’ll put aside time for you to create content (a minimum of two blog posts complemented by tweets, videos, photography, status updates, or podcasts) for you to share with your audience. The content will later be featured on the Tourism Queensland blog.
Please note that this prize is open only to bloggers over the age of 18.
TERMS & CONDITIONS
By submitting an entry, you shall be deemed to have accepted the following terms and conditions.
1. Entries which do not fulfil the criteria will be rejected. For the purposes of the competition, an “Entrant” is defined broadly to include any blogger. Entrants must meet the following eligibility criteria:
(i) Entrants must be over the age of 18 years.
(ii) Entrants must not be engaged in any illegal or immoral activities which are likely to bring Tourism Queensland or its partners into disrepute.
(iii) entries will not be accepted from Tourism Queensland’s partners, sponsors and other agencies associated with the competition.
(iv) all winning Entrants will require good physical and mental health to undertake the activities on offer.
(v) all Entrants must have a solid understanding of the English language to understand and undertake activities covered in the workshops.
2. To enter the competition, you must submit your entry with your contact details to the competition website at ProBlogger.net/queensland-entries
3. The competition opens at 07.05 Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) on Tuesday 3rd April 2012 and closes at 23.59 (AEST) on Tuesday 17th April, 2012. Any entries received by ProBlogger or Tourism Queensland after the closing time, including delayed or misdirected entries, or entries which are not received due to server function or technical difficulties, will not be accepted.
4. Entrants may submit only one entry to be eligible.
5. Selection of the best final 10 Entrants will be declared winners by a panel of judges selected by Tourism Queensland. The panel’s decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into concerning the selection process.
6. The Top 10 winners will be contacted by telephone or email on Tuesday, 24th April, 2012 (AEST) by a Tourism Queensland representative.
7. All winning Entrants must confirm their attendance to the Tourism Queensland Problogger Great Barrier Reef Event (“the Event”) by 27th April, 2012 or the judging panel may review the decision at the discretion of Tourism Queensland.
8. The Event is scheduled to occur from June 5 – June 10, 2012, however this is subject to change at Tourism Queensland’s discretion and hotel availability. These dates exclude travel time to and from Queensland, Australia.
9. The prize must be taken at the nominated time and pre and post touring extensions will not be permitted. Any changes to the flight arrangements once confirmed, must be borne by the individual.
10. Winning Entrants must be present in Queensland for the entire itinerary period from June 5 until June 10, 2012. The prize includes:
(i) return travel for the winners from their nearest international airport to Queensland by carrier/s to be nominated by Tourism Queensland.
(ii) all accommodation, ground transfers and main meals for the duration of the itinerary by a selection of providers to be nominated by Tourism Queensland.
(iii) two blogging workshops conducted in English language, requiring a working knowledge of the language.
(iv) two days of adventure in Cairns and the Great Barrier Reef.
(v) various experiences, day tours, activities and most entertainment.
DStv Online wishes to appoint dynamic, innovative individuals to manage the editorial operations for the DStv.com online TV guide. This position is targeting Indian, African and coloured candidates. There are 2 vacancies: 1 focusing on Kenya/East Africa and 1 on Nigeria/West Africa.
CONTEXT
DStv Online is a demanding, deadline-driven division of DStv, merging the new media departments of M-Net, DStv and SuperSport. Its objective is to reinvent television for a rapidly developing, broadband-enabled, on-demand world. DStv.com's multi-platform TV guide provides daily highlights and recommendations across all television genres and channels. The guide is distributed to the on-air electronic programme guide, the DStv.com website, partner websites and will be available on mobile and other electronic devices. The guide will cover linear television programming as well video-on-demand and will be integrated with social networks.
CUSTOMERS
The web editors will report to the Senior Web Editor, DStv.com. Editorial content will be supplied for all DStv channels, and provided to the DStv business as well as external partners.
OUTPUTS
1. Write TV Highlights (movies, local/African series and shows, news, sport, free to air channels)
2. Write news stories
Contribute original news articles per week around programming.
Source entertainment news from the continent
Re-write from the web
Revise and upload content supplied by contributors. Have knowledge enough to fact check and upload.
Promote Original shows
3. Planning and implementation
4. Revise and upload content supplied by TV channels
5. Social Media
Follow as a source of news.
Provide content for social media updates.
SKILLS REQUIRED
Knowledge of territories / markets to some extent, need to immerse themselves in those channels.
Knowledge of free to air channels in these markets
Knowledge of what people are watching and talking about
Proven ability to write engaging clean copy quickly
Proven use of social media and internet
Web writing experience would be an advantage
FUNCTIONAL COMPETENCIES
Writing and editing
Image editing
Blogging and online publishing
Planning and organizing
Online marketing
Social media savvy
Minimum Qualification: Degree/Diploma in Communication, Media Studies or Journalism
Are you interested in this dynamic and challenging position? Please send your CV to Refilwe Mmutle at Human Resources ( refilwe.mmutle@supersport.com ). Hr is not responsible for copies of your cvs. Should you wish to submit a cv, please make sure that you keep the original. Kindly state which position you are applying for when submitting your cv. Please note that if you have not received any feedback by 11 june 2012, your application has been unsuccessful.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
For inquiries/ submissions: refilwe.mmutle@supersport.com
In a Nutshell: Within 10 years, all working journalists will have to become interactive writers. This course will help you to secure your place in the information continuum.
The course will cover:
- The ways in which online readers are different animals, and how to talk to them
- How to think about your story as a part of a series of links, rather than as a static piece
- How to ask the right questions to give your audience the right answers
- Simple tricks to make your copy more visually interesting, engaging and easy to read
- Complex tricks to create really great, interactive web articles
- How to hyperlink
- Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) – how to use keywords to get your articles to show up on Google
- Writing for websites’ content management systems (CMS)
- Getting to grips with social media – Twitter, Facebook, Blogging, LinkedIn
We strongly welcome candidates from outside North America and Europe, and encourage people currently working on the Global Voices project to apply.
Global Voices seeks a Deputy Editor to help manage daily content flow in English. Global Voices in English is a central focal point for more than 500 bloggers and translators around the world who work together to report on blogs and citizen media everywhere, with emphasis on voices that are not ordinarily heard in international mainstream media. We are a global, virtual organization led by a team of part-time editors who work with volunteer authors around the world across multiple time zones, communicating primarily by email and regional mailing lists.
The Deputy Editor must possess professional and personal skills to help the site maintain and expand its role as the leading website for translating, contextualizing, and amplifying international citizen media.
THE DEPUTY EDITOR WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FOLLOWING:
- Working with the Managing Editor to oversee the content on the website on a daily basis - Working closely with the Regional and Language Editors to provide support for volunteer authors - Managing the sub-editor volunteer team, and sub-editing articles as needed, reviewing all articles for style, copyright errors and other detail work - Ensuring that content meets editorial standards prior to publication - Moderating comments on the site - Overseeing and updating the style guide and other editorial procedures - Managing internal mailing lists - Working closely with the Technical Director to manage and maintain meta data, tagging, linking, and information work flow on the site - Tracking visitor traffic statistics for the site - Scheduling and running regular editorial meetings in IRC chat room
The Deputy Editor will report to the Managing Editor.
WE ARE SEEKING A CANDIDATE WITH THE FOLLOWING QUALITIES:
- Experienced editor and writer, with native English capacity and appropriate educational background - Strong leadership skills - Experience managing a multilingual, multicultural team - Strong technical skills and experience with citizen media, including blogging, podcasting, and digital video - Basic ability to edit and source digital photos - Ability to lead team in improving headline keyword and linking standards across the site - Familiarity with open source software and open content communities - Ability to work independently and to produce results in a timely manner
TO WORK EFFECTIVELY WITH OUR COMMUNITY, WE WOULD PREFER THAT CANDIDATES:
- Have experience living and working internationally, or have traveled extensively in the developing world - Are active bloggers or creators of online media - Are multilingual, with fluency in English and at least one other language - Have experience working in diverse, multicultural environments - Are strong communicators and facilitators - Have experience in a professional newsroom setting targeting a global audience
The ideal candidate must have a passionate commitment to the values and goals of Global Voices. He or she will be joining a well established team of editors and authors who are dedicated to amplifying the voices of world. There is no geographic requirement associated with this position; Global Voices has no office or physical headquarters. Substantial travel is likely. Candidates must have access to broadband internet connectivity and be comfortable working in a wholly virtual environment.
The position is full-time, but should be treated as a freelance contract.
To express your interest, please send a cover letter and CV to “adminjob AT globalvoicesonline DOT org”.
The deadline for applications is March 23, 2012.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
For inquiries: adminjob AT globalvoicesonline DOT org
For submissions: adminjob AT globalvoicesonline DOT org
Beyond writing, reporting and editing chops, thriving financially outside of a traditional newsroom requires one major skill that most journalists lack: salesmanship. Commercial considerations make many journalists squeamish because they are taught that their job is to inform the citizenry, tell compelling stories and bring truth to light. But like it or not, all of these goals require money.
In this free Webinar, “Sales Strategies for Freelance Business Journalists,” participants will learn simple things they can immediately incorporate into their daily work to help them identify great writing clients, win more assignments and earn a healthy living. You can attend a daily, hourlong, interactive session at either noon or 4 p.m. EDT on Aug. 16-18 and noon EDT on Aug. 19. To register for this free training, click here.
Attendees will learn how to broaden their view of available opportunities, present themselves and their story ideas in a compelling fashion, and bolster their freelance-writing income. Different surveys have pegged freelance business journalists’ annual income at $25,000 to $40,000 a year. Salesmanship is the key weakness that keeps many capable journalists from thriving outside of the newsroom, according to your instructor for this Webinar, Maya Payne Smart, freelance business journalist and founder of WritingCoach.com.
An informal survey in fall 2010 of 67 freelance business journalists by the Society of American Business Editors and Writers found that nearly three out of four freelancers said they are making less now than when they were employed full-time by one media outlet. Image by Flickr user sskennel.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
* Who is looking for freelance business journalists * How to decide whom you want to work with * How to consistently turn leads into clients
AGENDA
Aug. 16: Who Hires Freelance Business Journalists? — A wealth of opportunities is available for freelance business journalists in the traditional, new media, trade, academic, newsletter and custom-publishing fields. Too many freelancers think their options end with newspapers and consumer magazines.
Aug. 17: Branding and Marketing Yourself — Learn how to evaluate your brand identity and marketing messages. How much should it cost to market yourself? Check out these specific examples of how real freelancers have used 20 different tools (business cards, advertising, PR, direct mail, networking, trade shows, speaking, joint ventures, ezines, link exchanges, Google Ad Words, search engine optimization, affiliate programs, e-mail marketing, article marketing, blogging, LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube) to reach new clients.
Aug. 18: Closing the Sale — How do you get from a lead to a prospect to a customer to a client? How do you win repeat business? What are the best electronic options for storing and organizing prospect, customer and client data? How can you evaluate your sales and marketing efforts and improve results?
Aug. 19: Ask the Hiring Editors — Get your questions answered in an online panel discussion with editors and others who hire freelance journalists. Find out how to establish and maintain good client relationships.
YOUR INSTRUCTOR: Maya Payne Smart
After spending six years in the trenches as a freelance business journalist, Maya Payne Smart founded WritingCoach.com to help journalists, authors and other writers build profitable businesses. Her mission is to provide the tools, information and advice that freelancers need to thrive, from marketing basics to advanced business-building strategies. Smart teaches entrepreneurial journalism courses for the Society of Professional Journalists, the Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism and other organizations for wordsmiths. With Poynter.org careers columnist Joe Grimm, she taught the Reynolds Center’s highly successful “How to Be an Entrepreneur as a Business Journalist” Webinars in 2009 and 2010. She serves on the boards of the Society of American Business Editors & Writers and James River Writers. She holds degrees from Harvard University and Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism.
“Business journalists are poised to succeed as freelancers because they can read financial statements and analyze business trends, but too often they fail because of an ingrained disdain for sales. They want to write and report, but haven’t worked up sufficient enthusiasm for market research, self-promotion and pitching,” she said.
FIRST-TIME ATTENDEES
Check out our Technology Help Page for connectivity requirements, helpful tips and an instructional video on how to access Reynolds Center Webinars.
ABOUT THE PROGRAM
This free Webinar is sponsored by the Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism. If you have any questions about the Webinar or the center, please e-mail Executive Director Linda Austin or call 602-496-9187 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 602-496-9187 end_of_the_skype_highlighting.
The Particulars
Instructor: Maya Payne Smart, freelance business journalist and founder of WritingCoach.com
Location: Online
When: Noon or 4 p.m. EDT Aug. 16-18 and noon EDT Aug. 19
Contact Information:
For inquiries: Linda.Austin@businessjournalism.org
There are many blogs, and many bloggers out, there talking birth. Some are bloggers who blog about birth occasionally, while others talk birth regularly. Regardless of the frequency, they blog about the statistics, the interventions and the cesareans. They talk about the good births, the bad births, breastfeeding, the postpartum period and more. They discuss the how comes and the why’s, and there is no shortage of opinions on why you should and why you shouldn’t.
Amidst these many blogs are the few bloggers who might classify themselves Black, Mocha, African- American, Mahogany, Afrikan…. I call them Sista Midwives. Those few os us who in addition to blogging about birth often, and some exclusively, write posts that are written specifically for, about, and from our perspective as Black Women. One might ask…” So is birth really THAT much different for Black Women, when compared to Latina, Asian, or Caucasian?” I say yes, Yes, YES.
Sure the babies physically are born the same way. However… the joys and the pains of birth manifest differently in our lives; the spiritual, psychological, physical, emotional and cultural difference that exist are real and significant. It is just as important to note that as no two women of any ethnic group birth exactly the same, the birth stories and experiences of Black Women nationally and internationally are wide and varied.
In this first Carnival: Birthing While Black…A Historical Perspective, we invite you to submit an article or blog post that incorporates in some way, the history of Black Women giving birth. Write about the images that come to mind when you read the title for this first carnival. Tell us how your birth choices today are affected by your personal historical perspective. How do you think our birthing history affects the birth choices of women in our/your community? What unique bit of history can you share about the historical perspective of Birthing While Black? What gives you special pride when you look back into history and visualize Black Women giving birth? Submit an article or blog about anything you feel will highlight and incorporate our theme Birthing While Black…A Historical Perspective.
WHAT IS A BLOG CARNIVAL
A blog carnival is a collection of blog posts from a variety of bloggers on a particular subject, published on the same day. This blog carnival will be published/go live Tuesday March 27th. In addition to posting his/her article, each blogger provides links to all of the other posts submitted. Because of this, blog carnivals are a great way to learn about other fabulous bloggers.
They give you an opportunity to connect with others and have the potential to increase traffic to your blog. If you do not have a personal blog and want to participate, please emails us ASAP at BlackBirthCarnival{at}gmail{dot}com so that we can find you a host blog for your article submission.
GUIDELINES AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMISSIONS
We are looking for posts that are well written, informative, thought provoking, and relevant to the theme of the carnival. We prefer that you submit a new, unpublished post for the carnival however, if you feel you have the “perfect post” that has been previously published we will accept it.
Please email your posts to us at BlackBirthCarnival{at}gmail{dot}com no later than Tuesday, March 20th.
Be sure to put March Carnival in the subject line of the email and don’t forget to give us the title of your post. We cannot accept your submission without a title.
You will receive an HTML code with instructions via email no later than March 26th. You will need to place this code in your blog post so that you will link up with all of the other blogs participating in the carnival. For the success of the carnival, it’s important that you add this code. Please do not publish your post until after midnight on the 27th. We are excited about this new Blog carnival and we look forward to receiving your submissions.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
For inquiries: BlackBirthCarnival{at}gmail{dot}com
For submissions: BlackBirthCarnival{at}gmail{dot}com
POWO has moved to a new space located on Statehouse Road. PAWA254 is a newly opened collaborative space for Creatives and youth to achieve work of social impact.
We start off this year with a Writing Workshop facilitated by some well known writers and Reviewers.
About the Facilitators
Tony Mochama (Smitta): This gentleman is a literary gangster with three books 'Princess Adhis & the Naijja Coca Brodas' ( March, 2012), 'Facing Mr. Kenyatta' (June 1, 2012) and 'The Last Night Runner' ( November, 2012) coming out this year.' Tony has also writing 2 books, What if I am a literary Gangster - a collection of poems and The Road to Eldoret
Jackson Biko (Bikozulu): Freelance lifestyle writer with columns in True Love (Last Word) and Saturday Nation (Man Talk). He also dabbles in blogging, travel writing, profile writing, corporate newsletter editing and has currently taken up ghost writing for an autobiography of a prominent businesswoman in Nairobi. Described in a thumbnail; a literary whore and a gonzo journalist.
Dr. Tom Odhiambo: Literature Lecturer - University of Nairobi. Literature reviewer whose reviews have appeared in all major newspapers and Magazines in Kenya. He is also the facilitator of Amka - a monthly forum for women writers held at the Goethe Institut.
The event is free.
Venue: PAWA 254 Africa Alliance YMCA, Statehouse Crescent off Statehouse Rd., Statehouse Crescent, Statehouse Road, Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
The proposed publication aims at harnessing research results in the pragmatics of the varieties of English in Africa in the context of Computer-Mediated Communication (CMC). We encourage papers representing current state of the art research in linguistics/discourse pragmatics seen in the broad sense as a functional (i.e. social and cultural) perspective on digital discourse.
We invite scholars doing research in any of the varieties of new world Englishes particularly of African origin (e.g. Nigerian English, Cameroonian English, Kenyan English, South African English, Sierra Leonean English, Kenyan English, Tanzanian English etc) and CMC to submit proposals in the following subject areas:
• Electronic Mailing (Email) • Instant Messaging (IM) • Internet Relay Chats (IRC) • Text messaging (SMS) • Blogging • Discussion forum • Virtual community • Youtube • Twitter • Facebook, etc.
Papers should highlight features of African English and show how these manifest in any of the above forms of CMC applying the following pragmatic principles/approaches:
• speech act theory • Gricean, neo-Gricean and post-Gricean analysis of linguistic performance • relevance theory • (im)politeness • pragmatic presupposition • deixis • intercultural pragmatics etc.
Submission Procedure:
Interested scholars and researchers are encouraged to submit a one-page chapter proposal on or before November 30, 2011, clearly stating the purpose of the chapter, its contents and how the proposed chapter meets the overall objectives of the proposed publication. A proposal should include the following information:
(a) Title of chapter (b) Name of author(s), (c) Affiliation (d) Email
Submissions should be in Microsoft Word or Rich Text Format. Authors of accepted proposals will be notified by December 31, 2011. Upon acceptance of their proposals, authors will have until March 31st, 2012 to prepare their chapters of 5,000-7,000 words. All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a double-blind review basis. Guidelines for preparing chapters will be sent upon acceptance of proposals. The book is tentatively scheduled to be published in third quarter of 2012 by one of Europe’s top language series publishers.
Please e-mail all inquiries and proposal submissions to: robineber@gmail.com
Please read carefully through the detailed description below and let me know if you are convinced that you can meet high expectations in this role.
The project I want to develop is a text and video blog. The theme of the blog is: Africa is magic...and other random thoughts.
What do I mean by Africa is magic?
- Contrary to widespread belief, wonderful things are happening daily in all corners of Africa - African talent can compete with anyone, anywhere, anytime (business, culture, sports, arts, music, movies, Internet, science, social activism, political activism, academia...) - In many African cultures, people have found a healthy balance between work, life, family and society despite challenging economic conditions - Creativity is off the charts in many areas, with people creating a lot out of very little (often using recycled waste products) - Innovation is also high in more modern fields like technology, web, health sciences, etc. - Africa is perceived as the next big thing for many savvy investors and we will showcase people/events/companies that make these investors believers
A few facts about my project:
- The blog will start off as bilingual with English and French versions - My day job and non-stop travel doesn't allow me to handle this project by myself and still have a regularly updated blog - I need an researcher/editor for the English version - I need an researcher/editor for the French version (possibly same person as English but not necessarily) - Researcher/editor should be knowledgeable about Africa, positive about the continent and already doing interesting things online - The researcher/editor(s) will not be featured or showcased on the blog and will not hold any ownership rights on any intellectual property or revenue generating activities - I am not the NY Times so the payment should be affordable for an individual - They always say it's hard to make money from a blog so what I'm proposing will allow one or two talented writers/bloggers to make some money from blogging - The blog will also draw on submissions from visitors/readers of their "Africa is magic" story, video, photo, etc. - The blog will feature interviews of people who are helping to make Africa magical - The researcher/editor(s) will need to be interested in the theme and good with Internet research in order to discover "Africa is magic" stories, videos, etc. online for inclusion in the blog - It will start as a text blog and gradually the video content will increase - I intend to be featured in many of the videos as a "presenter"/on air talent - I am aiming to reach (gradually) at least 3 posts per week, 1 of which is video
Additional support which may be required (could also be done by another provider):
1. Identify 5-10 blogs with a similar theme (not necessarily about Africa) and use them as best practice to recommend layout, content, structure for the blog (the ambition is to be the best Africa-related blog in substance, form and following) 2. Create social media 2-way ecosystem for the blog (facebook, twitter, digg, YouTube, Dailymotion, LinkedIn...) all fed by the blog and vice versa 3. Identify free ways to promote the blog 4. Identify fee based ways to promote the blog in a cost effective and targeted way
Depending on the stage of the project and the scope of work, I expect your time commitment to be around 5-10 hours/week.
I look forward to your (specific) reply. I need to be convinced of your alignment with the theme and your mastery of social media.
Teachers of Color is a diversity recruitment resource center for prospective teachers, school employers, educational institutions and professional organizations. Our mission is to connect multicultural teachers with those committed to diversity recruitment.
UTRS Group, an online teacher recruiting and applicant management system is looking for interns to help blog on high ranking educational blogs.
The ideal candidate will be a highly motivated self-learner with basic knowledge of social media and blogs. They will work with other interns to build the entire web presence based on the team leader's direction. We will meet at least 1-2 times a week (web/phone conference). Work will be done on your own time and scheduled outside of those meetings.
We are happy to work with your college so you can do this for credit as an independent study. We are adding interns on a rolling basis. Be prepared to talk about what you have done in social media and how you approach large projects.
Compensation: Paid on blog performance $200 monthly
Telecommuting is ok.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
For inquiries: nzrcf-2939091909@job.craigslist.org
For submissions: nzrcf-2939091909@job.craigslist.org
BLOGGERS ASSOCIATION OF KENYA (BAKE) ANNOUNCES THE BAKE BLOG AWARDS
In a bid to reward exceptional bloggers and to also promote content creation in Kenya, BAKE will be organizing bloggers awards this year under the moniker ‘BAKE Blog Awards‘.Image
The idea is to recognize bloggers that post consistently, have great and useful content, and are creative and innovative.
There will be a submission phase starting March 15th where blogs will be nominated in 14 categories as below:
1. Best Technology Blog
Blogs that cover tech matters like social media, internet usage, consumer electronics, mobile phones, tech startups etc.
2. Best Photography Blog
Blogs that showcase original photos or have photography related content.
3. Best Creative Writing Blog
Blogs that feature original creative writing in the form of poetry, fiction and essays.
4. Best Business Blog
Blogs that feature business content like business development, entrepreneurship, startups, stocks, investments, banking etc
5. Best Food Blog
Blogs that focus on food, cooking tips, restaurants, wines and recipes
6. Best Agriculture Blog
Blogs that focus on Farming, marketing of agricultural produce, and environmental impact of climate change
7. Best Fashion Blog
Blogs that highlight current trends in Fashion as well as personal grooming, fashion shows
8. Best Politics Blog
Blogs that cover political issues in Kenya.
9. Best New Blog
Outstanding Blogs that were set up from March 24th 2011 onwards.
10. Best Corporate Blog
Blogs run by companies.
11. Best General Blog
Blogs that features content that is exceptional but doesn’t don’t fit into any of the other 13 categories.
12. Best Sports Blog
Blogs that feature sports content.
13. Tweep of the Year – Individual
The best individual twitter user in Kenya.
14. Tweep of the Year – Corporate
The best corporate twitter user in Kenya.
The submission phase will run until March 29th and then judges will choose their best 5 in each category. The judges will be drawn from the media and the blogging community.
After the judges pick their best 5 in each category, they will then be voted for by the public from April 10th. The winners in each category will be announced at a gala event on April 28th.
For more details about the BAKE Blog Awards visit http://bloggers.or.ke, the awards website, or email awards@bloggers.or.ke.
MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE BLOGGERS ASSOCIATION OF KENYA (BAKE)
BAKE is a body that promotes content creation on the web in Kenya and represents a group of content creators who are of Kenyan origin, descent or are based in Kenya and want to:
Syndicate their content
Network among other fellow content creators
Get legal and communal representation from the Bloggers Association of Kenya
Debutante novelist, Umari Ayim, will take the Abuja literati through the fictional world of Twilight At Terracotta Indigo, her maiden published work on August 27, 2011 at the pace-setting Guest Writer Session of the Abuja Writers Forum (AWF). Now in its third year, the event holds at the Pen and Pages Bookstore, White House Plaza, Plot 79, Adetokunbo Ademola Crescent, Wuse 2, Abuja and consistently features an exciting array of emerging and established writers.
Umari Rosemary Ayim who hails from Cross River State is in her twenties and has taken a daring professional move by being a full-time writer rather than practicing law. She attended Federal Government Girls College, New Bussa, Niger State and proceeded to the University of Lagos to study law. After graduation, she could no longer hold back her passion for writing and began work on what has now become her debut novel, Terracotta Indigo. Issued by MagicWand Publishing, the novel is set in Lagos and explores the city’s disposition as a melting pot of cultures through characters who reside in the highbrow areas of Victoria Island and Lekki. According to Ayim, her motivation for writing the novel is from the desire to address the inherent problems of tribalism, social and class discrimination, stigmatization and the effect of poverty. In a recent review of the novel, writer and literary activist Dr Kabura Zakama, who is also a veterinarian professionally, observes that the author, “has served us with a delicious story that captivates us from the deceptively simple opening to the surprising twist at the end. Miss Ayim’s voice comes through as a fresh breath on the Nigerian literary scene and is someone worth watch out for.”
While Bola Essien-Nelson writes, “as far as I'm concerned, (Terracotta Indigo is) a supremely well thought out and superbly spun romantic thriller! I was totally blindsided and did not see THAT (ending) coming at all! Great job Umari! I thoroughly enjoyed every page of it.”
Recounting the process of putting the novel together, Ayim states on her blogsite:” For me, it was a journey that had its ups and downs. From the moment I put the first lines down on a scanty forty leaves notebook I had stumbled across in my hostel room in 2008, I fell in love with Marlene and drooled over Femi's cucumber cool character. The story rolled past my pen ink and by I started hitting the keyboard of my Acer laptop, my fingers flew effortlessly and of their own accord. Apparently, I had known Femi and Marlene in another life and befriended them.
"Twilight at Terracotta Indigo for me was more than a story, it was part of a healing process. I had just come out of a relationship, and I need an outlet for my emotions. Coupled with my endless musing about life and the social practices I saw as unfair, I poured my heart out into the story. There were those terror filled nail biting moments when I sorted through my lines, checking to see if the suspense had been maintained and the potential reading audience had enough to keep them turning page after page till they found answers to the questions that seemed to trail the lives of my characters.”
Ms Ayim acknowledges that her interest in writing started first through being exposed to a reading culture by her dad at an early stage, who as early as when she was eight years would explain William Shakespeare’s plays to her. She eventually became fascinated by the play Macbeth which she read severally and began reciting her favourite lines to classmates and teachers. At secondary school she was drawn to several titles in the African Writers Series (AWS). However, she cites the African-American writer and civil rights activist, Maya Angelou, as a major influence on her writing and social consciousness.
The Abuja-based Ayim belongs to a fledgling Pan-Africanist feminist group, WomenUnder30 with membership currently drawn from Nigeria, Cameroon, Kenya, Somalia and Zimbabwe. The group seeks to promote excellence among African young women under the age of 30 through the use of Information and Communication Technology. This activist side of her is also reflected in several articles which have been published in the Guardian Newspapers.
Apart from writing fiction and blogging, Ms Ayim writes plays and has a forthcoming poetry collection. She also is working on a second novel whose working title is “Khaki”, an indication of the subject-matter.
The Guest Writer Session includes side attractions of poetry performance, mini art exhibition, a raffle-draw for book, and a stirring dose of live music. The Abuja Writer’s Forum meets three Sundays each month and hosts a reading on every last Saturday at the International Institute of Journalism and Pen and Pages respectively. -Abdullahi Abubakar, Public Relations Officer, AbujaWriters’ Forum
Time: 4:00pm - 7:00pm
Location: Pen and Pages Bookstore, White House Plaza, Plot 79, Adetokunbo Ademola Crescent, Wuse 2, Abuja
Make Every Woman Count is looking for writers to contribute to a 3-month series on women and political participation in Africa. Comprising more than 50% of the world’s population, women continue to be under-represented as voters, political leaders and elected officials. There is reason to be optimistic though. Africa, more than any other region, has made significant progress on increasing women’s political participation.
The proportion of seats held by women in single or lower houses of national parliaments has risen in Northern Africa from 3% in 2000 to 12% in 2011. In Sub-Saharan Africa, the proportion of seats went from 13% in 2000 to 20% in 2011.
What do you think about these numbers? Do they matter? What do you think needs to be done to increase them? Have they translated into improvements in the quality of life for women in Africa? If yes, how? If no, why? The National Democratic Institute claims that more women in politics at all levels contributes to honest government, peace, and positive developments in education, infrastructure and health standards, is this the case? Tell us your thoughts.
The MEWC blog welcomes all forms of media, including but not limited to, artwork, photography, short form videos, as well as more traditional writing ranging from different academic frameworks, personal narratives, poetry and journalism. This blog is meant to ignite informative, critical and meaningful discussion.
If you would like to be considered to participate in the discussion follow the detailed instructions below. Previous blogging experience is not necessary. However, please note that this is not a paid opportunity.
WRITTEN PIECES:
1. Attach your article to the email in Microsoft Word format or in the body of the email. We will not accept PDF files or articles copied in an email.
2. The article should be between 500-1000 words.
3. Properly cite your sources through links and introductory statements such as “According to Human Rights Watch (link to the piece). Do NOT use footnotes. Include links within your text.
4. Make sure that the submission has a title and at least a one-sentence description of the piece.
5. Please attach a photo as a jpeg to accompany the submission.
SHORT FORM VIDEOS:
1. Please contact us with your submission and we will proceed further.
HOW AND WHAT TO SUBMIT:
1. Subject line should read: “Submission: Firstname Lastname, Country of origin, Thematic area” (for example: Nadia Akabo, Benin, Human Rights of Women).
2. A brief bio of yourself in one paragraph (approx. 3-5 sentences) consisting of where you’re from, what you do, how you have fun, what you love etc. Examples can be found on existing blog posts.
The MEWC blog team will review your submission and get back to you within 10 days. However, if you would like your submission posted on a specific date, such as an international day, please allow extra time for review (2 weeks).
Via: awid
CONTACT INFORMATION:
For inquiries: Blog.MakeEveryWomanCount@gmail.com
For submissions: all submissions must be sent to Blog.MakeEveryWomanCount@gmail.com
The Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation ACP-EU (CTA), in collaboration with FARA, Yam-Pukri, CAFAN, AYF, ANAFE, SPC/PAFPNET is organizing the Youth in Agriculture Blog Competition (YoBloCo Awards). This contest is launched in the framework of the ARDYIS initiative which aims to raise youth awareness and improve their capacity on agricultural and rural development issues in ACP countries using Information Technology.
To submit your blog, follow the adequate link below:
- Institutional blog
- Individual blog
Check the Frequently Asked Questions about the Yobloco Awards here
This blog competition aims to:
Put into limelight issues, successes and challenges faced by youth engaged in: agriculture in urban and rural areas;
Encourage the production of information and the use of new information technologies by young farmers’ groups and organizations interested in the “youth in agriculture” question;
Promote the sharing of information on the issues of agriculture and rural development in African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries.
This competition is also being launched in the framework of the commemoration of the United Nations International Year of Youth.
1. Who can participate
The YoBloCo Awards are open in two categories, individual category and institutional category.
The “Individual category” is open to students in agricultural training courses, young farmers, journalists or other young people.
The “Institutional category” is open to local or national young farmers’ organizations; young members of farmers’ organizations; young members of any organization interested in agriculture.
An organization is understood here as any type of non-profit or for-profit association, cooperative, forum, network or related grouping, excluding government institutions. Organizations that receive funding from governments but are not formal governmental institutions can be eligible if they fulfil all criteria.
If the organization or grouping submitting an entry is not officially registered in the country, it should be recommended, via a letter of recommendation, by a national partner organization which is officially registered.
When young members of an organization submit an entry in the “Institutional category”, they apply on behalf of their organization. If the entry wins an award, it’s the organization which will be declared winner and will receive the cash prize. The blog creator or a representative of blog creators (if it’s a team) will be invited for the prize giving ceremony and receive a trophy on behalf of the winning organization. When a team applies on behalf of their organization, the person representing the team must be specified in the application process. The cash prize won would be sent to the organization.
For both categories, the young people participating must be between 18 to 35 years old (by 31 December 2011) and be nationals of ACP countries signatories of the Cotonou Agreement (see Note 1 below).
2. How to participate
Blogs and all required documents should be submitted via an online form (the link will be provided on this page from 31 July 2011). Entrants must clearly indicate the category for which the entry is submitted.
In addition:
For the Individual category, entrants must submit the following documents:
a. A Profile Document (2 pages maximum) including
i.A short biographical note to introduce the applicant, which includes his/her full contact details (email address, telephone number(s), address, town, country, etc.);
ii.A summary of the blog’s objectives and content
b. A scanned copy of an identification document indicating the date of birth of the applicant.
For the “Institutional category” the following documents must be submitted, depending on the category:
A/ Registered organization
a) A Profile Document (2 to 3 pages maximum) describing the entrant’s organization which must contain:
i.On top of the first page, the mention “Registered organization”;
ii.A presentation of the mission and activities of the organization;
iii.Full identity, function(s), occupation and contact details (email address, telephone number(s), address, country, etc.), of the member(s) of the organization who have created/animated the blog;
iv.Name of the person representing the author(s)/animator(s) of the blog;
v.Full contact details of the organization (email address, website if any, telephone number(s), postal address, country, etc.);
vi.Name and contact details (email address, telephone number(s), address, country etc.) of the legal representative of the organization;
vii.Names and contact details of 2 to 3 partner institutions of the organization.
b) Copy of the certificate of registration or adequate legal references of the organization;
c) A scanned copy of an identification document mentioning the date of birth the author/animator of the blog (maximum two identification documents if it’s a team);
d) A summary of the blog’s objectives and contents (one page maximum).
B/ Non-registered organization
If the organization submitting the entry is not officially registered, the following documents should be submitted:
a) The 2 to 3 page Profile Document as described above for the organization – But on top of the first page “Non-Registered Organization” must be mentioned
b) a letter of recommendation from one national partner organization
c) A document presenting the recommending organization : core activities, full contact details;
d) Copy of the Certificate of registration or adequate legal references of the recommending organization;
e) A summary of the blog’s objectives and content (one page maximum)
f) A scanned copy of an identification document mentioning the date of birth of each author/animator of the blog (maximum two identification documents if it’s a team)
Organizations (notably farmers’ associations) are free to request local assistance (if needed) for the technical design of the blog (see note 2 below). If required, an acknowledgement can be inserted on the blog to give some visibility to that partner.
3. Content of eligible blogs
The blog submitted can be a newly created one, or one that already exists but which has been recently updated with content related to agriculture. However mainly blog posts from the commencement of the competition will be judged.
A blog that deals with, or contains posts/articles on other subjects than agriculture must include, consistently (see Note 3 below), new articles related to agriculture, in order to be considered eligible. “New articles” or “new posts” means here texts published between the launch of competition until its closure (please check section 7 below for the deadline). If necessary, the entrant can explain why she/he/they think the blog is relevant and/or submit the list and links of new agriculture related posts. Posts/articles considered for the competition must be in French or English and can be related to one or several ACP countries.
Articles on the blog will cover themes or issues such as:
Challenges, success and issues faced by Youth in agriculture and related activities
ICT use in the agricultural sector (how can ICTs promote agriculture or how can ICT support innovation in agricultural value chains, ICT and agriculture policies, etc.)
How are ICTs improving (or can improve) youth opportunities in rural areas
Actions, policies and strategies related to youth involvement in agriculture
Food security
Agro-tourism
Any other agriculture related theme or issue;
Dialogue and mutual understanding among youth and other stakeholders in rural areas (see Note 4 below).
4. Selection process
An online vote by internet users will be organized as part of the selection process. In addition, an international panel of judges composed of experts in ICT and agriculture will be set up to review pre-selected entries and declare winners.
5. Selection criteria
The main selection criteria are the following:
Quality of language in posts
Originality of posts/articles (most posts should be written by the entrant)
Quality of analysis in the posts
Frequency/Consistency of blogging
Animation of the blog
Presence of agriculture related content (especially since the launch of the contest for existing blogs)
Overall technical quality of the blog
For the institutional category, additional criteria are:
Presence of information on the organization’s activities;
Presence of information in youth in agriculture issues.
6. Prizes
For the “Individual category”: three prizes will be awarded, considering the whole ACP region
- First prize : 1,500 Euros
- Second Prize : 1,000 Euros
- Third Prize : 800 Euros
For the “Institutional category”, regional prizes will be awarded, one for each of the six ACP regions (West Africa, Central Africa, Southern Africa, East Africa, Pacific and Caribbean). Each regional winner will receive a cash prize of 3,000 Euros. In addition, the best runner-up in each region will receive other rewards from CTA.
Winning blogs and other best blogs will be promoted by CTA and its partners’ various channels. In addition, authors of winning blog or other best blogs will have the opportunity to be involved in future activities of CTA or of its partners.
7. Deadline and key dates
The deadline for submission of entries is 31 October 2011 at 6 PM GMT. The winners will be announced in February 2012. The date of the prize giving ceremony will be announced subsequently.In addition, some best blog authors will have the opportunity to be involved in our future activities.
8. Additional terms and rules
a. The organizers reserve the right to reject any application that does not meet the contest criteria and the present regulations.
b. Participation in the competition implies an explicit agreement given to the CTA to make public, as needed, the experiences described, as well as participant’s identity. Moreover, it constitutes an agreement given to the CTA to use the experiences described in its publications and for promotional activities.
c. CTA will not return to the participants documents submitted.
d. By entering, participants warrant that content on the blog does not infringe on any third party's rights.
e. All local taxes on prizes, if required, are the sole responsibility of the winners.
f. If, for any reason, the contest cannot be conducted as planned, the CTA reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to cancel, close, change, or suspend it;
g. Youths directly working for CTA or ARDYIS advisory Committee organizations are not eligible to participate. However young people working for partners of these organizations are eligible:
h. Applicants will be informed about the competition results by email to the addresses provided in the application form
i. Apart from the public result announcement, each winner will be notified through the e-mail address he/she provided. A reminder will be sent if necessary. In case of non response to the reminder message and 10 days maximum after the result announcement, the next best candidate in the same category will be declared winner;
j. Decisions taken by the jury and the CTA are final and are beyond dispute;
k. All contest participants implicitly accept the rules presented in this document.
9. Contact
Feel free to contact us if you have any question or if you want to join the ARDYIS project discussion list to exchange/receive information about youth, ICT and agriculture.
ARDYIS project/ICT4D Programme Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation ACP-EU (CTA) Telephone: +31 (0)317 467 100
Contact Information:
For inquiries: Ardyis-project@cta.int
For submissions: click here for institutional blog or here for individual blog
As a Writer/Researcher for Iconoculture, you must possess a deep understanding of your local culture, keen observational insight and the ability to translate your cultural observations into opportunities for business. Individuals must live in Egypt and demonstrate authentic expertise and experience with local society, culture, business, media, and politics. The ability to fluently speak and read English is a must. Candidates should be in a position to consistently access the Internet and communicate with U.S. based strategists via email on a regular basis. Ideal candidate should also be comfortable with cameras, comprehensive reading of local and regional media and blogging.
Responsibilities Include:
•Research and explore consumer behavior through observation, secondary resources, and interactions with local consumers •Communicate insights and information in a clear, detailed and enlightening fashion on a regular basis •Identify emerging consumer trends across different demographics, industries, and lifestyle categories
Please submit an English resume to Insight@iconoculture.com or apply here.
Do you have a communications/journalism qualification? Are you knowledgeable about the mining industry and passionate about trade, technical and industry writing? Are you interested in the exciting world of online publishing? Well this is the job for you!
Your duties would include:
1. Source and select breaking stories and constantly update local and global news online 2. Write accurate, original, knowledgeable in-depth features on the mining and related industries 4: Write content for print and online 5: Attend industry events and launches 6: Liaise with clients and other stakeholders 7: Manage website and newsletter content 8: Social media updates and blogging
Personal attributes:
Sound research and writing skills
Deadline driven
Excellent online and social media skills
Great networking skills
Ability to multitask
Excellent attention to detail
Creative thinker
Organised
Motivated
Adaptable
Can-do attitude
Team player
Requirements
Sound research and writing skills
Deadline driven
Excellent online and social media skills
Great networking skills
Ability to multitask
Excellent attention to detail
Creative thinker
Organised
Motivated
Adaptable
Can-do attitude
Team player
Personal Skills/Attributes
Sound research and writing skills
Deadline driven
Excellent online and social media skills
Great networking skills
Ability to multitask
Excellent attention to detail
Creative thinker
Organised
Motivated
Adaptable
Can-do attitude
Team player
Via: bizcommunity.com
Contact Information:
For inquiries: Jenna Shevel - jenna@3smedia.co.za
For submissions: Jenna Shevel - jenna@3smedia.co.za
Submit a guest blog post about your favourite winter trend and a photo of you rocking that trend. Guest blog post to be approximately 100 words (can be less but not more than 150 please…we get bored easily). Just email marianna (at) mbconsultancy.co.za your submission and photo before the 15th of June. Only Cape Town and PE peeps can apply as the winning prize hamper will be hand delivered (read: we are too cheap to post it). We then will choose our top five favourites, publish them on our blog and let your friends/family decide by counting the number of FB ‘Likes’ each blog post has by 20th of June. So by 4pm on 20th of June the competition will close and we will announce our winner.
KARY M and Cigar Clothing are giving away a key winter piece from each of their new lines (a stunning headpiece from KARY M and a luxurious winter dress from Cigar Clothing). We will feature some pretty photos of the prizes in one of our upcoming blog posts so keep on checking this site.
The Freeworld Design Centre (a subsidiary of Freeworld Coatings Limited) is South Africa’s first trade-orientated coatings design centre, and provides a decor consultation and 3D rendering service for architects, interior designers and decorators, property developers and owners.
We're hunting for SA's next star blogger, we'll take them on for a 6 month contract AND give a room makeover to the value of R5000.00 !
Do you have what it takes to become a décor and design blogger? Have you always wanted to publish your ideas, thoughts and the creative work that inspires you?
Well, here's your chance to profile yourself as an influencer, someone the design and décor community looks to for direction. The Freeworld Design Centre is on the hunt for a new guest blogger. So here's your chance to shine.
Submit a sample blog, and if your blogging style is voted the most interesting by the evly.com community, you will join the other Freeworld guest bloggers such as award-winning décor author Mandy Allen and the Field Office's Amy Bogan and share a weekly slot on the Freeworld Design Centre blog roll. This leading blog is updated daily and has gained over 8000 local and international readers since starting up 5 months ago.
The audience is growing daily. When it comes to your contribution, the sky's the limit – wow us with your insights and originality into any aspect of design, décor, colour, lifestyle trends, architecture, art, fashion and the built environment.
You can comment on the work of others, or showcase all your own work. As long as it is in keeping with the tone of the rest of the content on www.freeworlddesigncentre.co.za. And remember, we are looking for a contribution that adds another dimension to what we already offer readers.
How to enter: Familiarise yourself with www.freeworlddesigncentre.co.za and then submit 2 x blog posts that will be published on evly.com and subjected to a voting process. The submission that receives the highest number of votes by the evly.com community will win the prize.
Deadline: please submit your 2 x blog posts to evly.com by 15 August 2011
How to submit a blog sample: you will need to combine a text write-up with appropriate visuals (photographs and illustrations). Please provide two separate/distinct blog entries (ie different posts for different days) so that the evly.com community can ascertain that the quality of your work is consistent
How to improve your submission: follow us on @FreeworldDC or visit the Freeworld Design Centre at 71 Waterkant St, cape Town, to find out more about our work, or go to www.freeworlddesigncentre.com if you are anywhere else in the world. This will give you more insight into who we are, what we do and how we do it.
The Prize: You will be chosen to join the Freeworld Design Centre blog team, and your blogs will be edited by blog editor Kim Bougaardt and posted on the site, once a week for the next 6 months. You will also receive a room makeover comprising a décor consultation, styling and paint and coatings products to the value of R5000 as well as an annual subscription to Plascon Spaces magazine.
The African Network for Strategic Communication in Health and Development (AfriComNet) invites entries for the 2012 annual award for excellence in HIV and AIDS communication in Africa. The awards aim to: 1) recognize outstanding contributions made by individuals/organizations to strategic HIV/AIDS communication, 2) encourage innovation and quality in strategic communication, 3) enhance appreciation of strategic communication as a necessary tool for effective health and development programs and 4) acknowledge programmes, tools and productions that advance strategic communication and can be adapted and applied elsewhere.
ELIGIBILITY
Individuals and organizations implementing HIV and AIDS initiatives, campaigns, productions and tools that advance the field of strategic communication and can be evaluated, adapted and applied elsewhere
The nominated initiative must have been implemented in Africa,
The nominated initiative/campaign must have been implemented for at least two years.
At least one person involved in the initiative’s development should be an African citizen or have worked in Africa for a period of more than two years.
NOMINATION GUIDELINES
To nominate, the following procedure must be followed:
Any person or organization can nominate an initiative by submitting a completed nomination form
Nomination forms are available from the AfriComNet website or can be requested by email.
The nominator must describe his or her association with the nominated initiative or production.
A summary of what the initiative has accomplished, sample materials and any impact documented, should accompany the nomination. (e.g. Websites/URLs, Annual reports, midterm and other evaluation reports etc)
Supporting materials in languages other than English and French should be translated
Two referees (individual or organization) including their contact information shall be submitted for the nominated initiative. The references should have worked or associated with the creative individual/team for at least two years.
An initiative can be nominated in only one category.
SELECTION CRITERIA
Entries will be judged based on their contribution to innovating, strengthening and popularizing strategic communication as a necessary tool for health and development. The jury will score nominations on the following criteria;
Relevance to context
Follows a strategic communication process
Innovation
Can the intervention easily be replicated?
Sustainability of the intervention
Impact of the intervention or Evaluation results
CATEGORIES
Winners will be awarded in the following categories;
1. Best Mass media intervention, campaign or production.
This category recognizes initiatives using mass media as the main channel (50% plus of the initiative) for their strategic communications (includes film, television or radio productions advocating behavior change or raising awareness about HIV)
2. Best Multi-channel communication intervention or campaign.
Recognizing integrated strategic communication initiatives or interventions (using television/radio, print, interpersonal channels). Nominations should show that there is a balance in the use of the various channels.
3. Best Interpersonal/community initiative/intervention
Includes use of community radio, peer education, counseling, or community mobilization
4. Best Social marketing initiative, strategy or campaign
Entries in this category include product/service advertisement, branding or promotion
5. Best Popular/folk media initiative
This category includes the use of creative and performing arts advocating behavior change or raising awareness about HIV (e.g. theater, puppetry, visual arts and dance, drama or music concerts, etc).
6. Best HIV or AIDS related series
Entries for this category include newspaper/magazine column or series of articles, documentary films and TV/ radio broadcasts, or comic book series
7. Best social/new media initiative
This category includes the use of new/social media e.g. Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, YouTube, text messaging, blogging etc, to advocate for behavior change or raise awareness about HIV. Entries must show that social/new media is the main implementation platform for the initiative.
RULES OF ENTRY
The competition will be judged by an assigned judging team
The judges' decision is final and no negotiation or correspondence will be entered into;
One winner will be selected in each of the seven categories.
Two finalists in each category will be contacted in advance to let them know that their initiative is being considered for an Award.
Should the entries in a particular category fall below the minimum standard the judges reserve the right not to select a finalist
The judges reserve the right to transfer entries for consideration in other categories at their discretion
No responsibility is taken for entries lost, delayed, misdirected, and incomplete or any other cause outside AfriComNet’s control.
AfriComNet reserves the right to disseminate, reproduce or publish any entry, without payment, for the purpose of sharing a particular innovative communication tool.
AfriComNet reserves the right to disqualify any entry if it has reasonable grounds to believe that the nominee/nominator has breached any of the terms and conditions.
THE PRIZE
The two finalists in each Award category will receive a fully paid trip to the award venue, an opportunity to present their initiatives, recognition during a gala award ceremony, and media exposure. The winner will receive a plaque and the runner up a certificate recognizing the achievement. AfriComNet does not offer prize money for this award.
DEADLINE
The deadline for receiving entries is 31 May, 2012
CONTACT INFORMATION:
For enquiries: infodesk@africomnet.org
For submissions: Complete a soft copy of the nomination form and email it to AfriComNet at infodesk@africomnet.org. Two printed copies of the completed nomination form and supporting materials should be sent to AfriComNet addressed to: The Coordinator, AfriComNet, Plot 15, Binayomba Road, Bugolobi, P.O Box 3495, Kampala, Uganda
