4 Weeks Left for Nominations for $20k World Challenge Prize
World Challenge: 4 Weeks Left to Nominate Projects for $20k Prize
BBC World News Press Office Media Centre, 201 Wood Lane, London W12 7T
London, 19 May, 2011. Nominations will close on 19 June for the seventh annual World Challenge competition, which rewards projects and small businesses around the world showing enterprise and innovation.
BBC World News and Newsweek have once again teamed up with Shell to identify and reward people and groups that bring economic, social and environmental benefits to their local communities.
Nominations must be
submitted through the World Challenge website -
theworldchallenge.co.uk Once nominations have closed, a panel of
expert judges will shortlist the 12 entries they consider to
have shown the most innovation, and made the greatest social
and environmental investment in their communities. BBC
World News will broadcast six 30-minute programmes in
October and November 2011, profiling the finalists. Newsweek
will mirror the programmes' content in a four-part series of
special features about the nominees. Viewers and readers
will be invited to vote for their favourites. In addition,
BBC World News will be airing a series of 15-minute
programmes, called Down to Business, which will see green
business trouble-shooter Leo Johnson visit past projects to
give them advice. Newsweek magazine will also run a special
feature on Down to Business.
Fans can also interact with
the competition and find exclusive content on the Facebook
page www.facebook.com/bbcworldchallenge, and
follow @WorldChallenge on twitter. The winning entrant for
this year's World Challenge will be announced at an awards
ceremony in November 2011. The ceremony will be broadcast on
BBC World News and detailed in Newsweek in the same
month. ENDS/ For further information: BBC World News
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