Attention! “Women’s Rights in Armenia: De Jure and De Facto “

Competition for Regional Journalists

OXFAM in Armenia international charity organization, announces a competition for the regional journalists on the topic of “Women’s Rights in Armenia: De Jure and De Facto “.

Who can participate?  

The materials can be submitted by the persons involved in publishing online and broadcast media, independent journalists, non-governmental activists, public correspondents and bloggers.

Materials should be printed, broadcasted or posted online during the March 1, 2013 to March 1, 2014 time period. They should cover political, social and economic activities and the achievements of women, who live in the regional urban and rural communities of Armenia, as well as any problems and obstacles related to the realization of women’s rights. The materials may be submitted in any genre of journalism.

Prizes

The best works will be awarded. The awards will be determined in the following categories.

TV Material, Radio Material, Published Article, Online Article, Public Correspondence / Blog Article, Photo.

Deadline for Submission of Materials

The deadline to submit the materials for the competition is March 1, 2014. The results will be summarized and presented to the public on March 8.

Jury Composition

The jury will consiste of representatives of organizations dealing with women’s rights and journalists.  The jury will take into account the public importance of the issues raised in the materials, authenticity of the information and creative style of offering the materials.

How to Apply

Materials should be sent by e- mail, to oxfamcompetition@gmail.com address , indicating the author’s full name , phone number , the name of the  mass media or the company.  In case if the material has been printed the scanned version of the material should also be attached.

All submitted materials will be posted immediately on the specially created blog page  Oxfamcompetition.blogspot.com … The users’ interest on the material will also be taken into consideration.

For questions regarding the competition you can contact to Silvi Hakobyan : ( +374 91 ) 42-81 – 98 or write to the following address silvihakobyan@mail.ru .

The potential for lasting change lies in the hands of millions of women currently living in poverty. That’s why we put women’s rights at the heart of everything we do.

Since 1994, OXFAM in Armenia  has been implementing various humanitarian and development programs in over 165 rural communities of Armenia in close collaboration with the government, local non-governmental organizations, local and regional authorities.