Panama, November 19, 2024. Save the Children's Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean, in partnership with the Inter American Press Association and the Gabo Foundation, announced the winners of the third edition of the Save the Children Journalism Award for Latin America and the Caribbean, a contest that seeks to promote journalism that gives a voice to children and adolescents in the region, placing their interests, situations, problems, problems and their stories on the public agenda.

In a virtual ceremony, Save the Children awarded the 4 best journalistic works in radio, television, digital, and printed press.  The theme of this award is the promotion, defense, and/or violation of the rights of children and adolescents in Latin America and the Caribbean. 

Andrés, an adolescent from Peru, highlighted during the award ceremony: 

“I want to thank all the journalists who gave their time to investigate about children and adolescents. I am sure you have realized that talking about children and adolescents in Latin America is complicated because of the different issues we go through, political or social issues in which we are often excluded from society. And the fact that you, journalists, are investigating this is an important step”.

A group of jurors, composed of Renata Cabrales, a journalist representing the Gabo Foundation, Mariana Belloso, a journalist representing the Inter-American Press Association, and Monica Kuljich, Save the Children's Regional Director of Communication and Media for Latin America and the Caribbean, was in charge of selecting the best works.  

Winners of the Save the Children Journalism Award for Latin America and the Caribbean 2024:

• Television Press: Jorge Dett of Latina Noticias of Peru with the report Abuse and Impunity in Condorcanqui. https://youtu.be/IRtrTTlpSAk?si=__GF93fZkVkvFzSe

• Print Media: Ricardo Hernández Ruiz of Gatopardo, Mexico with the report: Mar Adentro está la Sanación https://gatopardo.com/revista/terapia-contra-adicciones-mar-y-ballenas/

• Digital Press: Noor Mahtani based in Colombia with the report Niñas teniendo Niñas: El embarazo adolescente secuestra la infancia, published in El País digital Niñas teniendo niñas: el embarazo adolescente secuestra la infancia | EL PAÍS (elpais.com) 

• Radio Press: Nalu Saad, from Brazil's Medio Record Minas with Childhood without Recreation Increases Depression and Suicide among Children and Adolescents. https://open.spotify.com/episode/2vuT34HySe6fbnfhWQaNcf

By decision of the jury, two honorable mentions were included in this award:

• Honorable mention digital press: Camila Parodi from the media Marcha of Argentina with the article: Mensajeros de la Pacha https://marcha.org.ar/mensajeros-de-la-pacha-un-pacto-intergeneracional-para-defender-el-agua/

• Honorable mention television press: Alberto Pradilla from N+Focus media of Mexico with the report: Deportación infantil, el muro mexicano https://vix.com/es-es/detail/video-4569212

Cristina García, Save the Children's Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean, says: 

“We are pleased to hold this award for the third consecutive year, this year, especially in the framework of the 35th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The media and journalists play a fundamental role in making the stories, experiences, realities, and vicissitudes of children and adolescents in our region visible. I invite journalists in Latin America and the Caribbean to continue developing their work with courage and determination; there are still many stories to tell”.

The rules of the award and more information can be found on the website periodismosavethechildren.org