'Mask up with care' Media Recognition Awards 2021
Merck Foundation in partnership with African First Ladies announced the winners of Merck Foundation “Mask up with Care” Media Recognition Awards 2021 with the aim to raise awareness about Coronavirus in Africa. The awards were announced by Senator Dr. Rasha Kelej, CEO of Merck Foundation and President of 'Merck Foundation More Than a Mother’ together with African First Ladies, who are also the Ambassadors of ‘Merck Foundation More Than a Mother’. They congratulated the winners and acknowledged their efforts to sensitize their communities during the global pandemic.

Merck Foundation CEO congratulates the Winners of Merck Foundation “Mask up with Care” Media Recognition Awards 2021
Winners of Merck Foundation 'Mask up with care' Media Recognition Awards 2021








“Stay at Home” Media Recognition Awards 2020
‘Stay at Home’ Media Recognition Awards call for application was announced for for Africa, Latin America and Asia.
The theme of the awards is ‘Raising Awareness on how to Stay Safe and keep Physically and Mentally Healthy during Coronavirus Lockdown’.
Dr. Rasha Kelej, CEO of Merck Foundation explained, “The ‘Stay at Home’ Media Recognition Award will encourage media to sensitize our communities. Raising awareness about coronavirus in our communities will contribute to supporting health workers who are at the forefront of COVID-19 response - providing high quality, respectful treatment and care, it will also enhance their great efforts in leading community dialogue to address fears and questions.
Winners of “Stay at Home” Media Recognition Awards 2020 for Africa, Latin America and Asia.
Here is the list of winners:
Winners from Southern African Countries in partnership with The First Lady of Malawi, H.E. MONICA CHAKWERA; The First Lady of Namibia, H.E. MONICA GEINGOS; The First Lady of Zambia, H.E. ESTHER LUNGU and The First Lady of Zimbabwe, H.E. AUXILLIA MNANGAGWA:
ONLINE CATEGORY WINNERS:
FIRST Position:
- Tendai Rupapa - The Herald, ZIMBABWE
- Keletso Thobega - Botswana Guardian & The Midweek Sun, BOTSWANA
- June Shimuoshili - Unwrap.online, NAMIBIA
SECOND Position:
- Faith Mzungu-Vilakati - Daily News, ESWATINI
- Andrew Mambondiyani - The African Argument, ZIMBABWE
THIRD Position:
- Mercy Malikwa - MW Nation, MALAWI
PRINT CATEGORY WINNERS:
FIRST Position:
- Adolf Kaure - Namibia Media Holdings, NAMIBIA
- Henry Sinyangwe - Zambia Daily Mail, ZAMBIA
SECOND Position:
- Violet Mengo - Zambia Daily Mail, ZAMBIA
- Bridget Mananavire - Independent Senior Reporter, ZIMBABWE
THIRD Position:
- Cliff Chiduku - News Day, ZIMBABWE
MULTIMEDIA CATEGORY WINNERS:
FIRST Position:
- Abdullah Vawda - LENZ TV, SOUTH AFRICA
- Selima Henock - Namibian Broadcasting Corporation, NAMIBIA
SECOND Position:
- Denver Kisting - Namibian Broadcasting Corporation, NAMIBIA
- Aston Gondwe - Malawi Broadcasting Corporation, MALAWI
RADIO CATEGORY WINNERS:
FIRST Position:
- Rachel Nghimulitete - Namibian Broadcasting Cooperation, NAMIBIA
SECOND Position:
- Team - The Children's Radio, SOUTH AFRICA
- Aunyango Nkhoma - Zodiak Broadcasting Station, MALAWI
THIRD Position:
- Prudence Siabana - Radio Phoenix, ZAMBIA
Winners from West African Countries in partnership with The First Lady of The Gambia, H. E. FATOUMATTA BAHBARROW and The First Lady of Liberia, H.E. CLAR MARIE WEAH:
ONLINE CATEGORY WINNERS:
FIRST Position:
- Alieu Ceesay - Q TV, GAMBIA
SECOND Position:
- Hawa Dolly - Liberia News Agency, LIBERIA
PRINT CATEGORY WINNERS:
FIRST Position:
- Ishmael Sallieu Koroma - Concord Times Newspaper & Pan African Visions Online.com, SIERRA LEONE
Here are the winners from East African Countries:
ONLINE CATEGORY WINNERS:
FIRST Position:
- Hillary Orinde - Standard Media Group, KENYA
SECOND Position:
- Arnold Kwizera - CNBC Africa, RWANDA
THIRD Position:
- Geoffrey Kamadi - Scientific African, KENYA
PRINT CATEGORY WINNERS:
FIRST Position:
- Esther Oluka - Daily Monitor, UGANDA
SECOND Position:
- Veronica Romwald Mrema - Jamvi La Habari, TANZANIA
- Lydia Atieno Barasa - The New Times, RWANDA
THIRD Position:
- Evelyn Makena Gatobu - People Daily, KENYA
MULTIMEDIA CATEGORY WINNERS:
FIRST Position:
- Mashirima Kapombe - Citizen TV, KENYA
- Dorcas Wangira - Citizen TV, KENYA
SECOND Position:
- Daniel Sebakijje - NBS TV, UGANDA
RADIO CATEGORY WINNERS:
FIRST Position:
- Mwanaisha Makumbuli - Highlands FM Radio, TANZANIA
SECOND Position:
- Kigongo Issa - Radio Bilal, UGANDA
Winners from African French-speaking Countries in partnership with The First Lady of Central African Republic (CAR), H.E. BRIGITTE TOUADERA; The First Lady of Burundi, H.E. ANGELINE NDAYISHIMIYE; The First Lady of Niger, H.E. AÏSSATA ISSOUFOU MAHAMADOU:
ONLINE CATEGORY WINNERS:
FIRST Position:
- Arsène-Jonathan Mosseavo - Blog Lanoca, C.A.R.
- Abdel Aziz Hali - La Presse de, TUNISIA
SECOND Position:
- Alphonse Julio - Global News, BENIN
- Boris Esono Nwenfor - Pan African Vision, CAMEROON
THIRD Position:
- Elise Nandrasanela - L'Express de Madagascar, MADAGASCAR
- Bahwa Ferdinand - Le Journal.Africa, BURUNDI
PRINT CATEGORY WINNERS:
FIRST Position:
- Issa Moussa - Niger Times, NIGER
SECOND Position:
- Koami Agbetiafa - Niger Le Républicain, NIGER
RADIO CATEGORY WINNERS:
FIRST Position:
- Salissou kaka - Saraounia FM, NIGER
- Boussanga Bissa - Radio Voix Du Paysan, BURKINA FASO
SECOND Position:
- Mokwe Welisane Epse Nkeng Ngoneh - Cameroon Radio Television, CAMEROON
Winners from African Portuguese-speaking Countries in partnership with The First Lady of Angola, H.E. ANA DIAS LOURENÇO and The First Lady of Mozambique, H.E. ISAURA FERRÃO NYUSI:
ONLINE CATEGORY WINNERS:
FIRST Position:
- Cornelio Rosa - Televisão de Moçambique, MOZAMBIQUE
PRINT CATEGORY WINNERS:
FIRST Position:
- César Silveira - Valor Econômico, ANGOLA
- Evelina Muchanga Mavie - Sociedade do Notícias, MOZAMBIQUE
SECOND Position:
- Lídia Manuel Cossa - Jornal Dossiers & Factos, MOZAMBIQUE
THIRD Position:
- Frederico Lucas Jamisse Mossigueja - Jornal domingo-Sociedade do Notícias, MOZAMBIQUE
MULTIMEDIA CATEGORY WINNERS:
FIRST Position:
- Abdul Remane Alifate Ibraimo - TV Surdo, MOZAMBIQUE
SECOND Position:
- Pascoal Malate - Televisão de Moçambique, MOZAMBIQUE
FIRST Position:
- Jeremias Mondlane - Radio Mozambique, MOZAMBIQUE
SECOND Position:
- Sumali Gilberto Sumagil Picaires - Radio Mozambique, MOZAMBIQUE
THIRD Position:
- Nelson Mainato - Radio Mozambique, MOZAMBIQUE
Winners from AFRICAN ARABIC SPEAKING COUNTRIES
ONLINE CATEGORY WINNERS:
FIRST Position:
- Sama Saeed - Al-Watan, EGYPT
Winners from Ghana in partnership with The First Lady of Ghana, H.E. REBECCA AKUFO-ADDO:
ONLINE CATEGORY WINNERS:
FIRST Position:
- Albert Futukpor - Ghana News Agency
SECOND Position:
- Lydia Kukua Asamoah - Ghana News Agency
PRINT CATEGORY WINNERS:
FIRST Position:
- Ama Tekyiwaa Ampadu Agyeman - New Times Corporation
MULTIMEDIA CATEGORY WINNERS:
FIRST Position:
- Grace Hammoah Asare - Media General, TV3
SECOND Position:
Nana Yaw Gyimah Mensah - Multimedia Group Limited
- Wendy Laryea - TV 3 Network
Winners from Nigeria in partnership with The First Lady of Nigeria, H.E. Dr. AISHA MUHAMMADU BUHARI:
ONLINE CATEGORY WINNERS:
FIRST Position:
- Ishioma Emi Mary - Ventures Africa
- Ebere Agozie - GFH News
SECOND Position:
- Odimegwu Onwumere - The Nigerian Voice
PRINT CATEGORY WINNERS:
FIRST Position:
- Ojoma Akor - Daily Trust
MULTIMEDIA CATEGORY WINNERS:
FIRST Position:
- Aneta Felix - TV360 Nigeria
RADIO CATEGORY WINNERS:
FIRST Position:
- Ekene Odigwe - Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, Coalcity FM
Winners from DRC in partnership with The First Lady of Democratic Republic of the Congo, H.E. DENISE NYAKERU TSHISEKEDI:
ONLINE CATEGORY WINNERS:
FIRST Position:
- Cassien Tribunal Aungane - Radio Centrale & "Diplomacy & Development"
- Mukanya Kafuata Andre – Mbote Africa
SECOND Position:
- Stéphie Manza Mukinzi – Alert Coronavirus
PRINT CATEGORY WINNERS:
FIRST Position:
- Mathy Musau Dinyika - Forum Des As
MULTIMEDIA CATEGORY WINNERS:
FIRST Position:
- Muemba Wa Muemba Donat – Jua Magazine
SECOND Position:
- Jessy Nzengu - Palmier Radio-Télévision Communautaire
THIRD Position:
- Kazadi Lukusa Nicolas - Radiotélévision Happy Day
RADIO CATEGORY WINNERS:
FIRST Position:
- Aly Bukasa Kabambi – Radio Communautaire Butook
SECOND Position:
- Jody Daniel Nkashama- Radio Okapi
Winners from MALI
ONLINE CATEGORY WINNERS:
FIRST Position:
- Fousseni Togola - Phileingora
SECOND Position:
- Cheick Moctar Traoré & Team – L'essor
PRINT CATEGORY WINNERS:
FIRST Position:
- Bréhima Traoré - L'Espérance
MULTIMEDIA CATEGORY WINNERS:
FIRST Position:
- Moussa Abdoulaye Papa Haidara – ORTM À Bamako
RADIO CATEGORY WINNERS:
FIRST Position:
- Moussa Kone – Radio Chaîne 2 de ORTM
Winners from LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES
ONLINE CATEGORY WINNERS:
FIRST Position:
- José Lebeña Acevo & Ignacio Gómez Villaseñor - Publimetro, MEXICO
- Luiza Pollo Mazurek - Tab.uol media, BRAZIL
SECOND Position:
- Nicolás Bustamante Hernández & Santiago Vargas - El Tiempo, COLOMBIA
THIRD Position:
- Mariana Fernández Camacho - Infobae Online, ARGENTINA
PRINT CATEGORY WINNERS:
FIRST Position:
- André Biernath - Veja Saúde, BRAZIL
SECOND Position:
- Ana Catalina Baldrich - Credential Magazine, COLOMBIA
- Claudia Cristina Nicolini - La Gaceta, ARGENTINA
THIRD Position:
- Carla Martínez Guillén - El Universal, MEXICO
MULTIMEDIA CATEGORY WINNERS:
FIRST Position:
- Adriana Becerra - En Transición TV, MEXICO
SECOND Position:
- Laura Daicz- LePlante LaSabia, COLOMBIA
- Roxana Lopresti – Canal 9, ARGENTINA
THIRD Position:
- Jusciane Matos de Lima - TV Justica, BRAZIL
RADIO CATEGORY WINNERS:
FIRST Position:
- Corina Gonzalez Tejedor – Radio Cantilo, ARGENTINA
SECOND Position:
- Daniel Revol - Radio La Red, ARGENTINA
Winners from ASIA
ONLINE CATEGORY WINNERS:
FIRST Position:
- Revathi Murugappan - The Star, MALAYSIA
SECOND Position:
- Milan Rijal - Online Khabar, NEPAL
- Nino Chibchiuri – IWPR, GEORGIA



