The annual Communication for Sustainable Social Change Award aims to honor outstanding contributions by individuals or organizations to the theory and practice of communication for sustainable social change.
Inter-governmental organizations, non-governmental organizations, international, regional and national academic and professional communication associations, international media networks and communication and social change consortia are encouraged to submit nominations for this annual award.
In selecting the 2011 award winner, the CSSC jury has considered both theoretical and practical innovation and commitment to sustainable social change, and notable achievements in applied communication practice. In recognition of outstanding achievement, the jury has recognized two very distinctive organizations: one whose work is generated and promoted from a grassroots origin; the other, established from a more traditional approach using television media for communication sources of information, thereby recommends hat the 2011 CSSC award to be presented this year to two nominees for their distinctive work in sustaining social change in communication:
Sharad Sharma, World Comics India (WCI)
and to
Canal Futura, Roberto Marinho Foundation, Brazil
World Comics India (WCI) is a collective of grassroots activists, cartoonists, artists, development journalists, and students who use comics as a communication tool as well as a medium of self expression.
The Roberto Marinho Foundation ofBrazil,whosemission is to mobilize people and communities through communication, social networking and partnerships,and about educational initiatives tha tcontribute to improving the quality of life for individuals.
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