The Rosa Cisneros Memorial Award of the International Planned Parenthood Federation, Western Hemisphere Region (IPPF/WHR) recognises a reporter, writer, producer, publisher or broadcaster who covers social issues in North America, Latin America and the Caribbean. Eligible entries include any story or body of work on sexual and reproductive health (such as family planning, HIV/AIDS, abortion, and gender-based violence) that was published or broadcast during 2006.

This award, named in honour of a women’s rights attorney and former director of IPPF/WHR’s Member Association in El Salvador, recognises an individual or media institution that has made significant contributions to positive public awareness of sexual and reproductive health and rights issues in the Western Hemisphere.



Selection criteria are:

The deadline for application is May 21 2007.



Application information:

To enter, send a copy of your work or your nominee’s work (additional materials such as news and magazine clippings and videos are encouraged) and a letter describing how the work meets the above-mentioned criteria.


Previous winner:

The 2006 award winner is Women’s eNews, a website and daily newswire that covers reproductive and women's health issues, gender-based violence and women's rights in the domestic and international arenas.