APO 2021 African Women in Media Award for Women Media Practitioners

APO Group, the leading pan-African communications and business consultancy, presents the second annual APO Group African Women in Media Award set to recognise, celebrate and empower African women journalists who support female entrepreneurship in Africa.

The Award will be bestowed to the winner at the 6th Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum’s (AWIEF) Virtual Conference and Awards hosted on 2-3 December 2020, with the theme ‘Reimagining Business & Rebuilding Better.’

AWIEF’s prestigious annual event is a platform that sees global thought leaders, industry experts, policymakers, academics, development organisations and investors gather to dialogue, connect, network, share, collaborate and transact in a combined effort to boost Africa’s entrepreneurship ecosystem for women.

• Table of Content
• About APO Group
• APO African Women in Media Award
• Aim and Benefits of APO African Women in Media Award
• Requirements for APO African Women in Media Award Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for APO African Women in Media Award
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About APO Group

APO Group is a pan-African communications and business consultancy providing turnkey solutions that empowers companies to grow their business on the African continent. Since 2007, APO Group has utilised it’s strong relationships and knowledge of Africa to help companies flourish by communicating their stories. Our clients have developed over the years and so have we, expanding our services and creating new partnerships to better support enterprises of all sizes, including through technology services and strategic consulting. ...... continue reading

APO African Women in Media Award

Application Deadline	31 Oct 2020
Type	Entrepreneurs
Sponsor	APO Group
Gender	Women

Aim and Benefits of APO African Women in Media Award

Award recipients will be recognised at the  6th Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum’s (AWIEF) (www.AWIEForum.org) Virtual Conference and Awards hosted on 2-3 December 2020, with the theme ‘Reimagining Business & Rebuilding Better.’

Requirements for APO African Women in Media Award Qualification

Entries for APO Group African Women in Media Award must offer valuable insights into African female entrepreneurs while appealing to a global audience.

The award is open to African woman journalists and bloggers, whether directly employed or freelancers, working in the continent of Africa who have produced a story that has been broadcast or published in English, French, Portuguese or Arabic in the form of a printed publication, a television feature, a radio story, a website or a blog whose primary audience is based in Africa.

Stories must have been broadcast or published between 1st January and 31st October 2020.

Selection Criteria: 

Stories are judged on content, writing, analysis, creativity, human interest and community impact.

Interview date, Process and Venue for APO African Women in Media Award

The finalists will be announced on 20th November 2020 while the winner will be announced on Thursday, 3 December 2020.

Application Deadline

October 31, 2020

How to Apply

Interested and qualified? Go to APO Group on bit.ly to apply

All stories must be submitted in electronic format:

• – Print: upload the scan(s) of the published article;
• – Radio: upload the SoundCloud link;
• – Website: upload the URL or
• – TV: upload the YouTube link.

TV material must first be uploaded to YouTube (www.YouTube.com) and radio material to SoundCloud (SoundCloud.com). If one is not a member of these sites, one will need to sign up in order to upload the video or radio material. Once one has obtained the link, one must enter it in this online entry form when inputting one’s story details.

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