The Road Safety Reporting Competition and Awards aimed to help journalists produce stories that shine a light on road crash deaths and injuries in some of the hardest-hit countries.
According to the World Health Organization WHO, nearly 1.2 million people are killed in road traffic crashes each year - more than 2 every minute - representing the leading global cause of death among children and young adults aged 5 - 29.
The Road Safety Reporting Competition and Awards were implemented through ICFJ, supported by the FIA Foundation Richard Stanley Memorial Grant and the WHO through funding from Bloomberg Philanthropies, to raise awareness and spur dialogue around critical, yet under-reported, road safety issues.
Journalists have a crucial role to play in calling for policies and actions that save lives, holding leaders to account, and showcasing solutions to the complex challenge of ensuring safe mobility for everyone.
The FIA Foundation Richard Stanley Memorial Grant aims to facilitate and strengthen reporting and storytelling through multimedia, podcasts, photo reportage, cross-border stories, and investigations to help audiences access information from a range of different perspectives around road safety.
The winners of the 2024 contest will be announced in February 2025 and will receive cash prizes.
We exposed corruption and human rights abuses working in a cross-border network supported by ICFJ.
— Lisseth Boon, Venezuela