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DAJA 2006 Winners - Women and Development Category

Women and Development Category - Winners' Photographs

Winner

Name:

Ma Theresa Bacalla, Philippines

Story title:

One Year After Quezon Disaster, Women Are Leading Their Families Toward Recovery

Description:

After two typhoons left 1,300 people dead and another 432,000 displaced, women are busy knocking on doors looking for jobs and joining relief programs.

Media organization:

Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism*

1st Runner-up

Name:

Tahira Sarwar, Pakistan

Story title:

Confronting ‘Honor’ Killing in Balochistan

Description:

It used to be an unusual custom to punish men and women having illicit relationships. It has evolved into common practice in recent years with more women falling victim to crimes carried out under the name of “honor” across Pakistan.

Media organization:

Irin News*

2nd Runner-up

Name:

Aida Kasymalieva, Kyrgyz Republic

Story title:

Depressed Kyrgyz Seek Solace in the Bottle

Description:

A sense of hopelessness and despair has prompted growing numbers of rural women in the Kyrgyz Republic to turn to drink.

Media organization:

Institute for War and Peace Reporting *


Women and Development Category Winner - Ma Theresa Bacalla, Philippines Women and Development Category 1st Runner-up - Tahira Sarwar, Pakistan

Women and Development Category Winner - Ma Theresa Bacalla, Philippines

Women and Development Category 1st Runner-up - Tahira Sarwar, Pakistan

Women and Development 2nd Runner-up - Aida Kasymalieva, Kyrgyz Republic

Women and Development Category 2nd Runner-up - Aida Kasymalieva, Kyrgyz Republic

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