DAJA 2006 Winners - Special Prizes Category

Development Journalist of the Year

M. Suchitra, India

Remote Adivasis Face Health Care Chasm

The large incidence of maternal and infant deaths is caused by malnourishment due to poverty and the ineffectiveness of healthcare services provided by the Indian government and tribes’ access to theses services. Even though tribal women are confident enough to have their deliveries at home, childbirth in the absence of trained midwives often leads to tragedy. Cutting the umbilical cord with rusty knives and tying it up with dirty bits of string cause death.

India Together*

Development Woman Journalist of the Year

Supara Janchitfah, Thailand

Peaceful Means the Best Way to Fight for the Right to Fish

Muslim fishermen in southern Thailand arm themselves with knowledge and information to protect their seas from commercial trawlers.

Bangkok Post *

Young Development Journalist of the Year

Rith Sam, Cambodia

Widows Still Fighting the Demons of War

Thousands of Cambodian women struggle to make ends meet with little support and terrible memories.

Phnom Penh Post*

Island Journalist Award

Samisoni Pareti, Fiji

Human Labor – Lucrative Export

Remittances by the growing number of Fijians employed overseas have grown to become the second-largest source of foreign exchange.

Islands Business Magazine*