Clip Awards to honour Ghanaian photographers & videographers, and create awareness for autism
Organisers of the maiden Cliq Awards, Photography and Videography
awards has announced a decision to use proceeds from its maiden event to
support autism in the country.
According to Benedicta Gyamfi, a member of the organising team, the
initiative was conceived with the intent of drawing attention to autism
and educating the public about the disorder.
“Other ailments get a lot of attention and public education but
unfortunately, autism has been ignored and that is quite worrying.
‘We believe that a step like this will help the Autism foundation
with the needed resources to carry out their duties,” Ms Gyamfi told
Showbiz last week.
Autism, or autism spectrum disorder, refers to a range of conditions
characterised by challenges with social skills, repetitive behaviours,
speech and nonverbal communication, as well as by unique strengths and
differences. There are many types, caused by different combinations of
genetic and environmental influences.
Earlier in March, the organisers of Cliq Awards called for entries
from professionals in the field of photography and videography.
Scheduled for a later date which is yet to be announced, Ms Gyamfi
believes the scheme will help to promote the works of photographers and
videographers, photojournalists, agency workers in advertising and
commercial image delivery.
“The team is working towards the official launch next month hopefully to reveal the date for the main awards,” she said.
In all, there will be 12 categories to be awarded in the Photography session as well as 10 for Videography.
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