VOA wins Bronze Medal at New York Festivals International TV and Film Awards ceremony
The Voice of America won a Bronze World Medal during the 2017 New York Festivals International TV and Film Awards gala at the National Association of Broadcasters show in Las Vegas on April 25, 2017.VOA’s TV feature, Educating Maasai Girls, placed third in the Heroes category.
Shot and reported on two continents, Voice of America correspondent Julie Taboh interviewed Gloria Kotente Mumeita, a young woman brought to the U.S. for medical training by the Maasai Girls Education Fund. The Fund’s mission is to improve the literacy, health and economic well-being of Maasai women and their families in Kenya through the education of girls and their communities.