As promised, here are some pictures taken at this year’s ONE Africa Award ceremony! As you may know, the award created to honour outstanding contributions by Africans towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals. Development Communications (DEVCOMS) Network, won this year for their excellent work with the media in Nigeria, training and sensitizing journalists and editors to public health care issues, especially for women and children. Directly below is a picture of Mr. Akin Jimoh (left) accepting the award from Mr. K.Y. Amoako on behalf of DEVCOMS.
Read more about the ONE Africa Award here!
More pictures below…
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September 5, 2008 at 1:14 am
congratulations to DEVCOMS Network! and to the runners up too.
September 7, 2008 at 12:51 pm
Is there a website for DEVCOMS Network ? I would like to check it out.
Thanks.
ALWAYS FOREVER, ONE – debbie
http://www.mpwn-uganda.org
September 7, 2008 at 6:18 pm
http://www.devcomsnetwork.org
Here is the website for the winner of the ONE Africa Award for those of us who want to keep up to date with what this organization is doing with the $100,000 award money.
AS ONE, debbie
http://www.mpwn-uganda.org
May 1, 2009 at 11:00 pm
kudos for devcoms.l would like to contact Dr Amoako thru my email or phone 973-342-0706. thanks