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Call for Nominations:2008YAYORI
AWARD
Nomination Guidelines:
The Yayori Award
The Yayori Award focuses on women activists, journalists,
and artists (individuals or groups) who work at the grassroots
level with socially marginalized peoples in order to create a
21st century free from war and discrimination against women.
We will select an individual or a group from the Asian region
and offer a prize amount of 500,000 yen.
For winners of the Yayori Award from overseas,
the Women's Fund for Peace and Human Rights will cover only transportation
and accommodation expenses to attend the presentation ceremony
in Tokyo.
The Yayori Journalist Award
The Yayori Journalist Award focuses on women journalists
and artists (individuals or groups) who vividly describe and
transmit the situation of women in the world with a gender perspective.
Any genres of expression such as films, writings or printed material
will be considered, but nominees must submit the works that show
their achievement. The awardees will be presented with an award
certificate and 500,000 yen. In the case that there are multiple
awardees, the prize amount will be divided among them.
Nomination
Individuals and groups with nominees
in mind are encouraged to submit recommendations for any and
all appropriate candidates through the submission of a nomination
form and all applicable references. Self-nomination will be accepted
only for the Yayori Journalist Award. The reference material
that is submitted will not be returned.
The form shall be submitted in English for the Yayori Award,
and in Japanese for the Yayori Journalist Award.
Nomination Form:
The designated form is downloadable below or contact the Committee
for the Yayori Award at info-award@ajwrc.org.
References:
*For the
Yayori Award, a detailed history and explanation of the nominee's
activities.
*For
the Yayori Journalist Award, a portfolio showing the nominee's
past performances/projects of any form, such as printed matter,
video, art pieces, etc. For submission, please contact the Committee
for the Yayori Award at info-award@ajwrc.org.
Note: The Women's Fund for Peace and Human Rights
will be consulting with experts in women's human rights activities
throughout various countries and regions in order to nominate
a Yayori Award candidate.
Selection
The Women's Fund for Peace and Human
Rights will ask the selection committee to run a strict examination
and evaluation process of the nominees. In accordance with a
report by the committee, the board of the Women's Fund will decide
the winners.
Schedule for the 4th Women's
Human Rights Activities Award 2008
・Nomination deadline: August 31, 2008
・Selection announcement: October 31, 2008
・Award presentation ceremony: December 7, 2008
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