The Guardian International Development Journalism competition
The Alliance is pleased to be partnering the UK Guardian newspaper in a project to find aspiring UK-based journalists who care about the developing world and in particular HIV.
Following the launch of the competition in March, more than 400 people submitted entries. HIV was the second most popular topic written about from a range of development issues that included: water, disability and maternal health, amongst others.
In response to the competition, Simon Moore, Head of Communications said, “It’s been very encouraging to see this positive level of reaction to the competition. We’re particularly pleased with the high numbers of people writing on HIV, which shows it is an issue that is still high on the public’s agenda.”
Sixteen finalists have now been chosen by the Guardian from forty semi-finalists. They include eight professionals and eight amateurs. Each of them will be given an writing assignment on an aspect of development and get to travel to Africa or Asia.
View the finalists' entries on the Guardian website at: www.guardian.co.uk/journalismcompetition/finalists
On the trip finalists will have a chance to meet and talk to local people, government and other officials and NGO workers, and visits projects and locations that most travellers never get to see. They will then be able to complete their final assignment – writing an in-depth newspaper feature.
The two finalists chosen to write on HIV will receive exciting assignments to Alliance projects in Africa (Uganda and Zambia) and India in September.
The feature will be published in a special Guardian supplement later this year.
The final winners, one professional and one amateur, will be announced by the Guardian at a gala event in November to which all the finalists will be invited.
The project partners include: The Guardian, Department for International Development, International HIV/AIDS Alliance, Camfed International, HelpAge International, Malaria Consortium, Plan UK, Sightsavers International and WaterAid.
For more information about the project go to:
/www.guardian.co.uk/developmentcompetition
