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Fourth
Latin American Award for
The
Life and Security of Women and Girls in
Latin
America and the
To commemorate the International Day against
Trafficking in Persons, Prostitution, and all forms of Sexual Exploitation, on September 23rd, the Regional Coalition Against
Trafficking in Women and Girls in Latin America and the Caribbean (CATWLAC),
it’s Consultative Board and it’s National Networks, invite organizations from
civil society, local and federal governments, civil servants of executive,
judicial and legislative bodies, as well as citizens to nominate themselves or
others for the Fourth Latin American
Award for the Life and Security of Women And Girls in Latin America and the
Caribbean, which seeks to recognize best
practices in Advocacy, Protection, Prevention, Prosecution, Academic Research,
Media, and Cultural or Artistic Expressions against trafficking in women and
girls and/or in favor of victims and possible victims in Latin America and the
Caribbean with special emphasis on the Demand.
Terms and Conditions
As of the publication of this release, CATWLAC
officially commences the award nomination period.
1.
Nominations
1.1
Nominations must be submitted by a civil society
organization, individual, or the candidate him/herself. A nomination letter
must demonstrate the merit of the award candidate and be sent via e-mail to the
Jury of the Award at premiolac@catwlac.org.
1.2
The term of nomination submission will begin on
March 8th of the present year, with the present publication, and will close on
July 31st 2011.
1.3
Nominations will be taken into account when the
award registration form is e-mailed before 24:00 hrs. on July 31st, which must
include contact information for the nominating organization or individual (or
personal information if you are nominating yourself) and basic information of
the candidate.
2.
Candidates
2.1
The nominated candidates must have the following
credentials:
2.1.1
Be nationals of the country competing and have a
known prestige at the national and/or Latin American level.
2.1.2
Have contributed in a exemplary and relevant way to
the knowledge and extensive advocacy for women’s human rights, the promotion of
equality between genders and have been specifically recognized for his/her outstanding work in the fight against
trafficking in women and girls.
2.1.3
Haven’t incurred any acts or omissions that violate
the rights of women or laws of his/her country, and have no criminal records.
3.
Nomination
Requirements
3.1
The nomination letter should be submitted with an
electronic copy of the candidate’s resume as well as documents that guarantee
his/her work history during the past five (5) years until the date of
nomination.
3.2
The submitted nominations must include a gender
perspective and provide evidence of the candidate’s actions and contributions
to reduce trafficking in women and girls, to protect, prevent and assist female
trafficking victims; or alternatively, provide evidence of the candidate’s
actions to prosecute and punish the traffickers and users to discourage the
demand as a form of violence against women.
3.3
It is
particularly appreciated if proposals contain one or more of the following
elements:
3.3.1
Promotion
and/or activities of civil society organizations to prevent trafficking in
women and girls and defend of the human rights of/or assist these victims.
3.3.2
Policies and public programs with a gender
perspective to prevent, protect, and advocate for trafficking victims.
3.3.3
Mass media interventions about trafficking in women
and girls, which respects victims’ human rights, in a Latin American country.
3.3.4
Drafting of gender sensitive laws and regulations
for the prevention, protection and prosecution of the crime of trafficking in
women and girls; including legislative or other measures to discourage the
demand that promotes trafficking in women and girls.
3.3.5
Academic research that demonstrates the situation
of trafficking in women and girls in the Latin American country.
3.3.6
Public Security or Civil Protection interventions,
investigation and rescue of women and girls in the Latin American country.
3.3.7
Court sentences and judicial actions in cases of
trafficking in women and girls.
3.3.8
Artistic, Literary or Cultural Expression that make
visible trafficking in women and girls, with a special emphasis on the demand.
4.
Nominated Work
4.1
The initiative should be presented in writing and
fulfill the following criteria:
4.1.1
Define
the problem(s) of the trafficking phenomenon.
4.1.2
Outline
the pursued objectives as well as the strategies used to reach them. (Excluding
proposals submitted by members of the judicial power, policemen and members of
national security.)
4.1.3
Describe
the implemented actions and activities included in the job methodology.
(Excluding proposals submitted by the members of judicial bodies.)
4.1.4
Obtained
results: total population that was benefitted or impacted, modified behavior,
as well as an evaluation of the accomplished goals against the initially
outlined objectives.
4.1.5
Conclusions
that note lessons learned and their potential applications in other contexts.
4.1.6
Additional informative material can be included in
an annex; however, it can not replace the written report.
5.
Nomination
Format
5.1
Proposals reviewed by the jury must:
5.1.1
Be written
in Spanish.
5.1.2
Not exceed
ten pages (not including annexes) and be written in Arial 12 pt. font.
5.1.3
Be preceded
by a brief executive summary, of maximum 3,000 words, which explains the
general content of the work (i.e. proposed policy, sentence, law or reform,
publicity models, investigation, rescue or action).
5.1.4
All
proposals must be sent by email in PDF format. Scanned documents must be sent
in JPG or word format.
5.1.5
Civil
organizations must send a copy of a certificate or letter of reference that
accredits the participating organization.
6.
Award
Selection Process
6.1
The award winner will be selected by the CATWLAC Consultative Board and the
Regional Director.
6.2
The President of the Consultative Board will serve
as the President of the Jury.
6.3
The Jury will act with the utmost liberty and
discretion to discern the award, and will deliver a verdict, either confirmed
or void. In case of discrepancy, the verdict will be determined by a simple
majority of one half plus one. The Jury’s verdict will be reasoned with
definitive and unquestionable character.
6.4
The Jury will pronounce the verdict, at the latest,
on August 31st of the present year. CATWLAC will announce the
results on September 23rd 2011 and the Award Ceremony will take
place the same day.
6.5
If the Jury finds a proposal worthy of Honorary
Mention, the corresponding award will be granted.
6.6
The winning proposal of each
7.
Award
Ceremony
7.1
The award will consist of a public recognition of
his/her contributions at a formal ceremony on September 23rd of the
present year at a location to be determined by the Organizing Board in
7.2
The winner(s) will be informed prior to the award
ceremony. His/her physical presence is necessary to claim the award.
8.
Exclusions
8.1
Jury members can not nominate candidates for the
award. Additionally, proposals that have been developed with the direct or
indirect participation of jury members will not be accepted.
Mexico City, Mexico, March 8th, 2011.
The Regional
Director
Consultative
Board and
CATWLAC
Consultative Board