{{Ni Nyampinga magazine and Global Press Institute Rwandan girl journalists GlorioseIsugi and Noella Nbihigo win the UlrickWickert Award for Child Rights.}}<\/p>\n
A supporter of Plan International, UlrickWickert established the UlrickWickertStiftung foundation in 2011 to award journalists for reports which create awareness of child rights, particularly those of girls. <\/p>\n
The journalists were awarded the prize in the international category for their story\u201cSugar Daddies Prey on Female Students Headed Home for Holiday in Rwanda.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ni Nyampinga magazine is produced by Girl Hub Rwanda\u2014a collaboration between the Nike Foundation and the U.K.\u2019s Department for International Development\u2014in partnership with the Global Press Institute.<\/p>\n
The writers, trained by Global Press Institute, produce stories for both Ni Nyampinga magazine and the GPI wire on girls\u2019 issues.<\/p>\n
The writers and magazine celebrates girls\u2019 creativity and achievements, spark conversation between girls and among girls and guardians, amplify the voice of the girl, and serve a comfortable and safe environment for learning about girlhood and personal issues.<\/p>\n
The award-winning storyexplains how rape, cross-generational sex, HIV transmission and unwanted pregnancies result from girls and young women accepting rides, gift, and other favours from \u201csugar daddies,\u201d particularly during school holidays. <\/p>\n
According to Renate Meinhof, a member of the awarding jury, \u201cGlorioseIsugi and NoellaNbihogo\u2026get to the bottom of a concrete issue in the country by examining it from various angles. <\/p>\n
The reporters of the Global Press Institute describe the situation from close proximity, but they keep the required journalistic distance.\u201d <\/p>\n
Proposals from 14 countries were submitted for the Ulrich Wickert Award for Child Rights, including reports published in print and online media or broadcast on the radio and TV. <\/p>\n
The award ceremony will take place in Berlin in October.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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