One World Media Awards

The One World Media Awards recognise the best media coverage of the global south. They celebrate underreported stories from journalists and filmmakers from around the world that break through stereotypes, change narratives and connect people across cultures. The European Investment Bank (EIB) has partnered with One World Media to support the Women’s Solutions Reporting Award.

The Women’s Solutions Reporting Award celebrates excellence in media coverage of stories that explore women’s solutions in the global south. The award recognises empowering stories of girls and women who successfully tackled challenges faced by women and society at large, such as: women’s financial and economic inclusion, addressing the impact of the climate crisis, increasing access to education, healthcare or democracy.

‘Songs from Inside’ wins One World Media Women’s Solutions Reporting Award, supported by the EIB

In the spotlight

Women transforming the world

Honouring journalists and filmmakers who report on the inspirational stories of women.

Everything is possible

Showcasing the women and girls who shape our world and empower others.

The power of stories

How women’s solutions stories can contribute to a more inclusive world.

2025 Women’s Solutions Reporting Award

Winner

‘Songs from Inside’ by Majed Neisi, Emma Ailes, and the BBC 100 Women team, broadcast by BBC World Service, wins the Women’s Solutions Reporting Award.

This documentary was chosen for its powerful portrayal of women political prisoners in Iran.

By blending animation with immersive sound design, including haunting songs and the ambient noise of prison life, the film not only amplifies these women’s voices but also highlights their courage and creativity in the face of adversity, making for a deeply moving and thought-provoking experience.

Nominees

Tigray: Rape as a Weapon | Arte TV | Agnès Nabat and Marianne Getti
‘Headaches, Organ Damage and Even Death’: How Salty Water Is Putting Bangladesh’s Pregnant Women at Risk | The Guardian | Thaslima Begum
Songs from Inside | BBC 100 Women, BBC World Service | Majed Neisi
Special Mention: Trapped in Oman | BBC WS | Florence Phiri

Longlist

Songs from Inside | BBC 100 Women, BBC World Service | Majed Neisi
Trapped in Oman | BBC WS | Florence Phiri
‘Headaches, Organ Damage and Even Death’: How Salty Water Is Putting Bangladesh’s Pregnant Women at Risk | Freelance, The Guardian | Thaslima Begum
52 Documentary: 16 Women Transforming Communities | Voice of America | Euna Lee
Breaking the Nets | Freelance, The Wire | Shamsheer Yousaf, Monica Jha, and Sriram Vittalamurthy
HER | DW (Deutsche Welle) | Umer Nafees
In the Footsteps of Tigers: The All-Women Patrol Team Protecting Sumatra’s Forests | The Guardian | Danielle Khan Da Silva
The Baby Caught in a For-Profit Healthcare Tragedy | Bloomberg | Leila Hussain
Women Who Are Blind Play a Critical Role in Identifying Possible Breast Cancers, Science Friday Segment | Freelance, NPR | Kamala Thiagarajan
Tigray: Rape as a Weapon | Arte TV | Agnès Nabat and Marianne Getti

Selection process

This award is open to media, including broadcast, digital, audio, film or print with reporting should showcase women and girls who tackle the challenges facing them and society at large: with solutions that

Promote women’s financial and economic inclusion

Combat climate change and protect the environment

Improve health and education access

Empower women and girls

Process:

One World Media selects the 10 longlisted entries.
A panel of four judges select the winner and the two nominees.
The announcement is made at the award ceremony.

Past winners

Rudraneil Sengupta and Sreya Banerjee for 101 East – India’s Women Combat Fighters, broadcast by Al Jazeera. Their engaging community story features women wrestling in India, a traditionally male-dominated sport.

Sanket Jain for How Indian health-care workers use WhatsApp to save pregnant women published in MIT Technology Review. His powerful story contributed to fight dangerous medical misinformation and combat India’s high maternal mortality rate.

Khorloo Khukhnokhoi, for Female Students Revolt Against ‘Virginity Tests’ published in Global Press Journal. Her powerful story contributed to protect the rights of young girls in Mongolia.

“The Energy to Stay”, a multimedia article produced by journalist Carlotta Dotto and carried on the Al Jazeera channel, tells the inspiring story of how women in the community have transformed farming practices using solar power and sustainable irrigation techniques to combat poverty and the emigration of their menfolk from their villages on the edge of the Sahara to the cities.

Words from the EIB judges

The selected entries remind us that where we come from doesn’t have to decide how far we go.

Shiva Dustdar

Director and Head of the EIB Institute

We can accomplish a lot by listening to women's stories and taking action.

Marjut Falkstedt

Chief Executive at the European Investment Fund

The stories chosen will also encourage more women to believe that they can be anything.

Yasmine Pagni

Head of the social policy unit at the EIB

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