The winners will receive their awards during a ceremony on 31 August 2012 at the World Water Week, taking place in Stockholm, Sweden from 26-31 August, while all entrants will receive certificates as an acknowledgement to their participation in the competition.
The World Water Week is the annual meeting place for the planet's most urgent water-related issue and is organised by The Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) where it brings together experts, practitioners, decision makers and business innovators from around the globe to exchange ideas, foster new thinking and develop solutions.
The journalists from Africa who emerged as winners are:
According to SIWI, journalists during the 2012 World Water Week will share their experiences on reporting WASH issues with leading water, sanitation, environment and development experts reporting during different session throughout the week.
Other winners included:
SIWI says media in general and journalists in particular are key partners for sanitation, hygiene and water sector professionals in their awareness raising, advocacy and behaviour change work.
"Journalists play a central role in the highlighting of water and gender related issues and positioning of women as environmental leaders," according to to a statement, "They greatly contribute to bringing in the spotlight the too often neglected issues of the necessity of toilets and hand washing for a dignified, safe and healthy life for billions of people."
The WASH Media Awards are organised by SIWI and Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC).
For more, go to www.siwi.org and www.wsscc.org