Gagasi FM SHERO Awards 2020
Event info
Date: | 28 August, 2020 |
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Time: | 18:00 |
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Brace Yourself for the 4th Annual Gagasi FM SHERO Awards 2020 under the New Normal.
The 4th annual Gagasi FM SHERO Awards 2020 are taking place once again . The awards celebrate extraordinary women who push boundaries and excel in their different professions. They acknowledge women who have made a change in their communities with limited resources and without expecting anything in return. These are the type of women who Gagasi FM refers to as SHEROs. Through the SHERO Awards 2020, Gagasi FM will be paying tribute to women who do it for themselves, who do not rely on anyone to make things happen but who simply own their power. During Woman’s Month, Gagasi FM will shine a spotlight on women of substance.
There are eleven categories for listeners to nominate their outstanding women.
Due to COVID-19 and the national lockdown, we are doing this year’s Shero Awards differently by not having an actual ceremony; but rather executing it on-air and on our digital platforms. This year the idea will be to recognize women who have been making KZN tick. The campaign will be based on profiling the women who have shined their light within the different spaces and will be done on air on all primetime shows, including Indaba. When asked about the awards ceremony for the official handing over of the SHERO Awards, Head of Brand – Phinda Magwaza stated, “Due to the current lockdown restrictions, Gagasi FM will not be hosting an awards ceremony like we normally do. Rather what we’ll do is that all winners will be announced live on-air, on our six-to-six shows. Listeners can look out for that.” The final list of winners will be announced on air during the week of Monday 24th to Friday 28th August 2020.
Creative Arts (fine art, poetry, literature, fashion, architecture)
This award aims to shine a spotlight on KZN women’s excellence, talent, ability and direct impact on the province of KZN in 2019 in the field of the creative arts. The winner will have produced new creative work in 2017 – 2019, demonstrated innovation in their art form and raised the profile of women’s contributions in their field. Their work should demonstrate tangible reach to a broad audience or market primarily within the KZN province borders but also nationally and internationally.
Entertainment and music
This award aims to shine a spotlight on KZN women’s excellence, talent, ability and direct impact on the province of KZN in 2019 in the field of entertainment and music. The winner will be a singer, dancer, DJ, songwriter, producer or choreographer who boasts some if not all of the following attributes: overall vocal ability, songwriting and/ or production capacity, media presence (Internet/Print/Radio/Social Networking), prolific live or video performance, stage presence and a work ethic to rival the best in the country.
Sport
This award aims to shine a spotlight on KZN women’s excellence, talent, ability and direct impact on the province of KZN in 2019 in the field of sport. This award recognises an individual sport athlete and team sport athlete whose performances over the past 12-month time span have been exceptional. This will be a female athlete who exhibits extraordinary courage and exceptional achievement in her athletic performance, demonstrates the ability to overcome challenges, makes significant contributions to sports and serves as an inspiration and role model to those who themselves strive to represent and bring honour to the KZN province.
Science and Technology
This award aims to shine a spotlight on KZN women’s excellence, talent, ability and direct impact on the province of KZN in 2019 in the fields of science and technology. Researchers, engineers and educators are eligible. The award recognizes high quality scientific and technological achievement, as well as contributions to science and technology in the form of research done and papers published. To be eligible, nominees’ research must be published in a peer-reviewed journal, initiate or revise a scientific principle or procedure, and be recognized as a major achievement within its field of study. In the case of projects, innovation and excellence of execution will be the core criteria considered.
Big Business Professional (legal, medicine, finance, administration, HR, marketing etc)
This award aims to shine a spotlight on KZN women’s excellence, talent, ability and direct impact on the province of KZN in 2019 in corporate endeavours. While women may follow very different paths to climb the corporate ladder, the common characteristics of nominees in this category will be delivering real and measurable business impact, tackling business problems and obstacles with determination and creativity, applying innovative thinking to push boundaries and find new and better ways to do things in their organisations including mentoring and inspiring others striving for success.
Enterprise (small business)
This award aims to shine a spotlight on KZN women’s excellence, talent, ability and direct impact on the province of KZN in 2019 in the small business or enterprise sector. A nominee in this category will typically be a very imaginative and courageous visionary utilising their business acumen to bring new products or services to market and creating employment opportunities for others in the process. The characteristics of a classic nominee will be a high level of self-belief to rise above the challenges of entrepreneurship and reach her goals, consistently demonstrated exceptional and progressive leadership of her team (no matter how small), sound financial management and acumen and a commitment to growing people.
Social Entrepreneurship
This award aims to shine a spotlight on KZN women’s excellence, talent, ability and direct impact on the province of KZN in 2019 in social entrepreneurship. This entrepreneur will use her business acumen and leverage her networks and expertise to tackle pressing social and environmental challenges faced by KZN communities. Her project will be innovative in its problem solving approach and sustainable in its outlook and business model design. It will also utilize business methods and practices to generate impact, regardless of whether it is for-profit or non-profit.
Education
This award aims to shine a spotlight on KZN women’s excellence, talent, ability and direct impact on the province of KZN in 2019 in education. It will recognize and celebrate excellence in education delivery, be it pedagogic or administrative. The spotlight will shine on exceptional teachers, lecturers, head-teachers and teaching assistants who help students aim high and achieve their potential, often meeting and overcoming considerable challenges along the way.
Public Service
This award aims to shine a spotlight on KZN women’s excellence, talent, ability and direct impact on the province of KZN in 2019 in public service. It aims to recognize and honour those women in public service who put service to others at the heart of their work. A typical nominee in this category will be at the helm of an organization or department of any size (from a huge civil service department to a small district council). Focus is on highlighting progress and innovation in every different area of public service. Judges will be looking for clear evidence of teamwork, commitment that goes above and beyond the day job, and demonstrable impact.
Community Leadership
This award aims to shine a spotlight on KZN women’s excellence, talent, ability and direct impact on the province of KZN in 2019 in community leadership. The award recognizes individuals and organizations that have demonstrated excellence in leadership through deep local understanding and outstanding initiative. The awards are designed to advance community-driven, innovative and sustainable solutions to critical issues facing KZN in particular. Traditional leaders, spiritual leaders and community organizers are all eligible for this award.
KZN Ambassadors
This award aims to shine a spotlight on a KZN woman whose excellence, talent and ability have directly impacted on raising the visibility and profile of KZN in 2019 outside the borders of the province. She has to be an individual that has made outstanding contributions to enhance KZN’s image as a leading global city, creative hub and international tourist destination.
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