Our Voice Our Power : Youth Women in Community Media and Journalism-the beginning of a new era in Bangladesh
Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication’s (BNNRC) has received the UN World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) prize 2016.
The World Summit on the Information Society Forum presented the award on May 3 as part of the WSIS Forum in Geneva, Switzerland.
The WSIS forum is co-organized by ITU, UNESCO, UNCTAD, and the UNDP with the engagement of other United Nations Agencies , including WIPO, UNDESA, FAO, ILO, ITC, UNODC, UNEP,UPU, WMO, WHO, WFP, UN Women and the UN Regional Commission.
The prestigious prize was awarded in recognition to BNNRC’s successful implementation of a project on Youth Women in Community Media and Journalism -- the beginning of a new era in rural broadcasting journalism of Bangladesh supported by the Free Press Unlimited.
The WSIS competition was among the 311 projects submitted for the online voting. In addition to a total of 18 WSIS
