Center for Public Health and Environmental Development (CEPHED)

2024 ILPPW NEWS ARTICLE COMPETITION AMONG JOURNALISTS

Dear All

Greeting from CEPHED

In line with the celebration of the 12th International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week (ILPPW) in Nepal, jointly called globally by UNEP and WHO from October 20 to 26, 2023, please find the notice for the NEWS ARTICLE COMPETITION among the Journalists of Nepal. CEPHED will be hosting ILPPW events in Nepal supported by the Lead Exposure Eliminate Project (LEEP).

Based on the given TOR for the Competition, any journalist from all the provinces of Nepal can write, publish, and submit the published news article related to LEAD POISONING PREVENTION and LEAD IN PAINT to the given address of CEPHED formally to be entered in the competition.

The news articles should be either in Nepali or English and must be published in the PRINT & ONLINE MEDIA (Newspaper/Magazine/Online News Portal) only, from 1 to 17 October 2024.

Up on evaluation, the first three winners will be awarded the First, Second, and Third Prizes. Additionally, two consolation awards will be also provided. Cash and Certificate prizes will be awarded to the selected journalists by organizing an AWARD CEREMONY in Kathmandu.

Winner journalists from outside the Kathmandu Valley will be also provided with Surface Transportation Allowance (TA) only for participating in the Award Ceremony during the week of Action possibly between October 20 to 26, 2024.

For more details about the competition and address to submit your published news article, please see the link below.

TOR for 2024 New Article Competition. TOR of NEWS ARTICLE COMPETITION ILPPW 2024

Some Reference Materials to be consulted for the New Article Writing_

cephed.org.np/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Compliance-Monitoring-of-Lead-Paint-Standard-in-Nepal-Print-FIle-NEW-FILE.pdf

National-Report-Lead-in-New-Enamel-Household-Paints-in-Nepal-2015-NE.pdf (ipen.org)

cephed.org.np/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Leaflet-Lead-in-Paints-PRINT-file-NEW.pdf

cephed.org.np/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Study-of-Lead-in-Spray-Paints-Nepal-PRINT-File-NEW-file.pdf

Center for Public Health and Environmental Development (CEPHED)

https://cephed.org.np/policy-influences/standard-of-lead-in-paint/

Center for Public Health and Environmental Development (CEPHED) https://cephed.org.np/News/cephed-celebrating-ilppw-2022-in-nepal/

Global Alliance to Eliminate Lead Paint | UNEP - UN Environment Programme

https://www.unep.org/explore-topics/chemicals-waste/what-we-do/emerging-issues/global-alliance-eliminate-lead-paint