Awards, fellowships, calls for proposals, applications
Indonesian radio station gets KBF International Development Prize
KBR68H Radio agency in Indonesia has been awarded the 2008-09 King Baudouin Foundation International Development Prize for ‘its contribution to sustainable development based on strengthening democracy, tolerance and citizen participation, and for promoting professional ethics in the media world’. Based in Jakarta, it provides eight hours a day of independent information and educational programmes to 630 radio stations all over Indonesia and to ten countries in Asia.
Awards, fellowships, calls for proposals, applications
GlobalGiving Act of Kindness competition
Online giving portal GlobalGiving.co.uk is launching an 'Acts of Kindness' competition, a travel writing competition which aims to highlight ways in which people can give something back to the places they visit. Entrants have to write a paragraph about an act of kindness they have experienced while travelling in a developing country. The prize is a trip for two to visit a GlobalGiving project of the winner’s choice. The competition is open to residents of the UK and the Republic of Ireland aged 18 or over. The closing date is 22 July.
