1st October, 2008
Katine Website Wins Second Award
The Katine: It starts with a village website, which tracks a joint AMREF/Guardian development project in one of the poorest regions of the world, has been honoured with an award from the International Visual Communications Association (ICVA).
Granted on Friday, the ICVA Clarion Award “recognises excellence in the communication of diversity, corporate social responsibility, sustainable development, and ethical debate”. It is the second award for Katine: It starts with a village.
Judges described the website, which was developed by the Guardian, as "an excellent use of creativity... the best use of the internet to deliver a clear message and call to action," they said.
Other finalists included BBC’s Thread: Ethical Fashion and green.tv, which were highly commended.
In June, the Katine website won the One World Media new media award for its ongoing coverage of the three-year development project to improve the lives of the 25,000 people in Katine sub-county in Uganda.
The project is funded in part by donations from Guardian readers. Barclays has donated £1.5 million over the life of the project to match reader donations. FARM-Africa is supporting AMREF to meet the project’s goals.
The website allows readers to see where their donations go, how aid works, and how lives are changed and is bringing a uniquely transparent view to how development works.