The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation Award for Excellence in African HIV/AIDS Journalism
2008 Winner Announced
Zimbabwean reporter, Mr. Hopewell Rugoho-Chin'ono of Television International, received the 2008 Kaiser Family Foundation Award for Excellence in HIV/AIDS Reporting in Africa -- and was also named CNN African Journalist of the Year -- at the CNN MultiChoice African Journalism Awards Ceremony held in Accra, Ghana on July 19, 2008. Read more about Mr. Rugoho-Chin'ono and his documentary, Pain in my Heart.
“Pain in my Heart”
About The Award
Beginning in 2006, The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation and CNN/MultiChoice teamed up to offer The Henry J. Kaiser Award for Excellence in HIV/AIDS Reporting in Africa. It is presented as part of the CNN MultiChoice African Journalism Awards to recognize reporting on HIV/AIDS in Africa that illuminates the broad impact of the epidemic on individuals, communities and nations. In addition to the award, Kaiser organizes a special HIV/AIDS briefing for 15 journalists expected to attend the award ceremony.
Who Is Eligible?
The competition is open to African professional journalists (including, but not limited to, African freelancers) working on the continent for African media organizations that are headquartered within the continent of Africa and produce a printed publication or electronic medium (television broadcaster, radio station or website) primarily targeted at and received by an African audience. This category is open to journalists from English, French and Portuguese speaking territories.
How To Apply
Entry forms and competition details are available in English, French and Portuguese. They are also available on the CNN Multichoice African Journalism Awards Website.
About the 2006 Award
The award was offered for the first time in 2006, when Mr. Khopotso Bodibe and Ms. Anso Thom, of Health-e News Service, South Africa, jointly won the award. In addition to the award, Kaiser organized a special HIV/AIDS briefing for more than 50 top journalists who attended the July 2006 award ceremony in Maputo, Mozambique.
A print version of the award-winning story appeared in the Johannesburg-based Sunday Times, while the full version was available on the Health-e website. In addition, a radio version of the investigation was aired on SABC’s SAfm morning show, AMLive and on the Vuyo Mbuli Show.
Reporting for the Health-e website:
Rath Foundation Conduct Illegal Experiments
Examining Rath’s Vitamins (audio)
Khayelitsha Trials Set to Continue
About the 2007 Award
The 2007 Henry J. Kaiser Award for Excellence in HIV/AIDS Journalism was given to Ms. Charity Mutinta Mboozi of Zambia on July 21, 2007, at the Awards Gala in Cape Town, South Africa. See below for the News Release on Charity's award. Prior to the 2007 Award ceremony, Kaiser again held a special HIV/AIDS briefing for top journalists, including 15 finalists for the award, who attended the award ceremony in Cape Town, South Africa.
“Through my Eyes”
