Special Projects
George Atkins Communications Award
Partners around the world are key to the success of the Network. Their dedication is instrumental in getting information to the people most in need. The George Atkins Communications Award was established in 1991 to recognize the outstanding work of these partners. Each year it is presented to a partner who demonstrates a commitment to food security and excellence in radio broadcasting. It is named for Dr. George S. Atkins, Founding Director of Farm Radio International, who also worked as a farm broadcaster at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) for many years. Dr. Atkins retired from the Network in 1991 but remains involved as a volunteer director and active supporter.
Following are the thirteen partners who have received the award since its inception.
- 2005
Aaron Kaah
Broadcaster
Oku Rural Radio Station (95.2 FM), Cameroon - 2004
Sachia Ngutsav
Producer
Radio Benue, Nigeria - 2003
Bernardo Caamal Itza
Broadcaster
Radio XEPET, Mexico - 2001
Adelina Carreno
Producer
ViSCA Radio School on the Air, Philippines - 2000
Beltran Meza Quiros
Radio Sonora Radio Fides, Costa Rica - 1999
Sustainable-agriculture & Environmental Voluntary Action (SEVA)
Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India - 1998
Haroldo Dilagosto
Broadcaster
Domingo F. Sarmiento FM Radio-School, Argentina - 1997
Veuve Carlo Hubert
Broadcaster
Radio Petion-Ville, Haiti - 1996
James Achanyi-Fontem
Project Director
Radio Cameroon Farm Service, Cameroon Link, Cameroon - 1995
Miguel Moncada Valladares
Manager & Broadcaster
The Voice of Atlantida, Honduras - 1994
Peter Afekoro
Agricultural Specialist
Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Nigeria - 1993
McRei Mannuel Kei
Rural Broadcast Officer
National Broadcasting Commission, Papua New Guinea - 1992
Carlos Cordero Jimenez
Communications Consultant, Costa Rica - 1991
Ahmed Baba Counta
Head, Division of Educational Rural Radio
Office of Radio and Television Broadcasting, Senegal
