Call for entries: Gender and Media Awards 2010

The fourth edition of the Gender and Media Awards is open for entry submissions. Gender Links, the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA), Gender and Media Southern Africa (GEMSA) Network and the Sol Plaatje Institute (SPI) have announced a range of awards for gender-aware reporting as well as progressive leadership and institutional practice on HIV and AIDS and gender in the media.

The awards will be adjudicated and held at country-level from August to September before the final regional awards as part of the fourth Gender and Media Summit from 13-15 October 2010.

For more information on the awards please contact Thabane Mpofu via email az.gro.sknilredneg@gorpaidem; tel: +27 (0)11 622 2877 or go to www.genderlinks.org.za where online application forms and country contact points across the Southern African Development Community (SADC) are listed.

Deadline for submission is Friday, 16 July 2010. Late applications will not be considered.