Sources Nouvelles helps French category winner – WASH Media Awards 2010
Updated - Thursday 24 November 2011
Koami François Amegnignon, a journalist at Radio Zephyr in Togo who uses information from Source Nouvelles articles is the winner of the French category of WASH Media Awards 2010 announced jointly by the Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC) and Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI).
By using articles from IRC’s French newsletter ‘Sources Nouvelles’ in his journalistic work, François who is also president of the Association of Environmental Journalists in Togo, has been able to publish a range of articles and broadcast a number of radio programmes focusing on water supply and sanitation. His award winning work includes a piece on a village suffering from acute water problems and another on a village experiencing both sanitation problems and the resultant diseases caused.
More information
François features in a WSSCC video overview of all WASH Media Award 2010 prize winners (6.16 minutes) at You Tube.
The Pulitzer Centre’s video coverage of the WASH Media Award ceremony (22 minutes) can also be viewed on You Tube.
Tags: africa, hygiene promotion, information and communication, sanitation, water supply, water-related diseases
