IRC Ton Schouten Award is open for nominations

16 April 2020

Since 2017, IRC has been organising the Ton Schouten Award for Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Storytelling, with the aim to find and support exceptional young communicators in WASH.

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The Ton Schouten Award targets young communicators within the WASH sector in low and middle income countries, and aim to identifying those who have a rare talent, a natural spark, and to whom this award will be a stepping stone to further developing their career in communicating around WASH issues.

Applications are open for young professionals (over the age of 18 and under 35) and those who:

  1. Come from and working in a low- or middle-income country.
  2. Are dedicated to storytelling within the WASH sector.
  3. Have a portfolio of WASH related communication products (e.g. blog, a video, cartoon, poster, podcast).

 

Nominations must be submitted by 8 May 2020. More information on the application process here. Find out more about the award details, eligibility requirements and application details in English and in French.

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