To commemorate the “International Year of Sanitation - 2008,” the Water and Environmental Sanitation Network India (WES-Net India) and its constituent member organizations, UNICEF, WaterAid & Plan India, invite photojournalists working in newspapers and magazines across India to take part in a photo contest on themes related to sanitation. Entries must be received by April 15.

To be eligible, photojournalists are required to publish photographs with captions relating to the following sanitation themes: Sanitary facilities (rural/urban); sewerage systems; hygiene behavior; river pollution issues; solid waste disposal; and wastewater management. The photos must run for a period of one week beginning on world water day, March 20.

The goal of the awards is to promote mass awareness and raise the profile of sanitation among the general public, professionals and policy makers through the media. 

The first prize winner will receive INR 50,000 (US$1,244). Awards will be given at an event in New Delhi in June.

For more information and to download an application form, visit www.wesnetindia.org.