APO Group, a leading pan-African communications
and business consultancy will hold 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 second to third of December 2020. Its theme
will be: ‘Reimagining Business and Rebuilding
Better.’
AWIEF’s prestigious annual event is a platform that sees global thought
leaders, industry experts, policymakers, academics, development organisations
and investors gather in order to hold dialogue, connect, network, share, collaborate
and transact in a combined effort to boost Africa’s entrepreneurship ecosystem
for women.
“The launch of our inaugural award in
2019 was successful in putting a spotlight on the work of female journalists
sharing the stories of women entrepreneurs in Africa,” said Nicolas Pompigne-
Mognard, chairman and founder of APO Group.
Entries for the award must offer valuable insights into African female
entrepreneurs while appealing to a global audience. It 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.
They are judged based on content,
writing, analysis, creativity, human interest and community impact and they
must be submitted in electronic format.