BBC World News renews association with Shell for fifth year of World Challenge
BBC World News today announces the renewal of its successful association with Shell, as nominations open for the fifth annual World Challenge competition.
Tweet-- BBC World News today announces the renewal of its successful association with Shell, as nominations open for the fifth annual World Challenge competition.
Launched in 2005, World Challenge sees BBC World News and Newsweek team up with Shell to reward projects and small businesses showing enterprise and innovation. Each year the winning project will receive a US$20,000 grant from Shell, while two runners up each receive US$10,000 to help develop their initiatives.
Over the past four years, the competition has attracted almost 3,000 nominations from an average of more than 100 countries each year. In excess of 300,000 votes have been registered on the World Challenge website and financial grants have been awarded to 12 projects worldwide.
Carolyn Gibson, Regional Sales Director Europe Middle East & Africa, BBC says: “We are thrilled to be continuing our working relationship with Shell. This fully integrated multi platform initiative enables us to recognise and reward people and groups that bring economic, social and environmental benefits to their local communities while also inspiring many other entrepreneurs and charity initiatives. Ad funded programming offers our clients a customised 360-degree campaign across TV, online and off-air.”
Rhona Murphy, Publisher and Managing Director, Newsweek International says:"Since 2005, World Challenge has proved that when it comes to sustaining our communities and the planet, small changes, maintained over time, truly matter. By singling out examples of grassroots excellence, World Challenge offers hope that there are solutions -- and we can be a part of them."
Roxanne Decyk, Director, Corporate Affairs, Shell says: "In today's challenging times, it's more important than ever that people feel empowered and encouraged to make a positive difference in the world, and World Challenge does just that. As we enter the fifth year of Shell's association with World Challenge, we are delighted to continue to work with BBC World News and Newsweek and to lend our financial support to thewinning projects. Every year brings such a variety of projects all carrying out inspiring work within their local communities, and as ever, I look forward to seeing this year's nominations."
Notes to Editor
Notes to EditorsAbout BBC World News:
BBC World News, the BBC's commercially funded international 24-hour news and informationchannel, is owned and operated by BBC World News Ltd, a member of the BBC’s commercial group of companies. BBC World Newsattracts 78 million viewers a week, is available in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide, and reaches 286million households and more than 1.6 million hotel rooms.The channel's content isalso availableon 70 cruise ships, 43 airlines, 36mobile phone networks and a number of major online platforms including bbc.com/news. For further information on how to receive BBC World News, download schedules or find out more about the channel, visit bbcworldnews.com
About Newsweek:
Founded in 1933, Newsweek provides comprehensive coverage of global affairs, business, society, science and technology, and arts and entertainment. Headquartered in New York, Newsweek has an extensive network of news bureaus located around the world, and the magazine appears in more than 190 countries. Newsweek publishes four English-language editions, and is the only newsweekly with seven local-language editions – Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Polish, Arabic, Turkish, and Russian.Newsweek’s circulation is 3.7 million worldwide, with a total audience exceeding 23 million. Newsweek holds more National Magazine Awards, given by the American Society of Magazine Editors than any other newsweekly. In addition, Newsweek.com provides 24-hour breaking news coverage and original content along with the entire print magazine.
For further information:
Vidhu Aul, BBC World Tel: +91 22 30652108, Email: Vidhu.Aul@bbc.com Nikita Crasta / Priyanka Banerjee, Genesis Burson-MarstellerTel: +91 22 24911783, Email: nikita.crasta@bm.com / priyanka.banerjee@bm.com