Afrobloggers will honor African Bloggers who have been outstanding in the year 2020. The objective of the awards is to recognize and celebrate the often unappreciated efforts of African bloggers who are at the forefront of curating and archiving the informative, educative and inspiring everyday grassroots stories and emotions of our generation.
WHAT WE WILL BE LOOKING AT
- Content– Measuring the quality of your content in relation to the category you have been nominated for as well as analyzing good practices such as crediting sources, verification of facts. [ 40%]
- Consistency– Measuring your ability to create and publish content consistently because we know this takes more than inspiration but also hard work, grit and research. [20%]
- Promotion– How well do you use social media to promote your content, build engagement and ignite conversations. [30%]
- Innovation – How well do you adapt and adopt new ideas? Measuring your ability to bring in fresh ideas to stay ahead in your niche [10%]
THE PROCESS AND TIMELINES
| TIMELINE | MILESTONE | ACTIVITY |
|---|---|---|
| 2 – 20 December 2020 | Nominations | Afrobloggers will invite nominations for the awards per category via a google form. |
| 21December 2020 – 20 January 2021 | Judges first trim | Judges will trim down blogs to the best 4 per category |
| 21 January 2021 | Top 10 Announcement | Afrobloggers will announce the top 10 per category. |
| 22 January- 4 February 2021 | Public Voting phase | The top 10 will go through a public voting poll (30 % ) |
| 5- 14 February 2021 | Final Adjudication | Judges will deliberate and consolidate points to determine winner per category |
| 15 February 2021 | Winners Announcement | Afrobloggers will announce the 2020 African Bloggers Awards Winners |
THE PRIZES
Each category winner will receive a badge to display on their site
Further Prizes will be announced in due course
THE AFROBLOGGERS AWARDS 2020 CATEGORIES
| CATEGORY | CRITERIA GUIDELINES |
|---|---|
| Tech and Science | Tech trends, digital developments and news. Innovation reviews, STEM focused blog. |
| Education and Activism | Blog should show evidence of raising awareness, advocacy and/or lobbying. |
| Video Blogs | 60% of site content should be in video format. |
| Podcast | 60% of site content should be in audio format. |
| Entertainment | Blog should be about entertainment news and analysis. Examples: Gaming, Sports, music, celebrity news. |
| Social Commentary | Opinions, Social commentary and critical analysis of current affairs. |
| Personal Blog | This category focuses on the blog author as the muse sharing ideas and thoughts (in prose or poetry form) |
| Lifestyle | Blog focuses on inspiring improved style aesthetics through tips and advice. Examples: Fashion, Style, Hair and Beauty, Gardening, Interior Décor, DIY. |
| Tourism & Culture | To promote African Tourism and culture for appreciating our very own countries. Examples Travel tips, Events or festival reviews cultural reviews, anthropology |
| Food and Drink | Blog should be food and drink related. Examples: Eating places review, recipes, cookery, dieting tips. |
| Wellness | Blog should focus on Heart, Body, Soul or Mind offering personal or group development. Examples: Health, fitness, spirituality, motivational, dating advice. |
| Finance and Business | Category was designed to encourage building of start-ups and sustainable business in Africa through innovative ideas. Examples Entrepreneurship, Corporate blogs, Business News, Financial Smartness |
| Photography | Photos are a powerful tool for preserving history and memories including raising awareness. Still images done for creativity, events. |
| Fresh Voice | For new bloggers less than 8 months old. |
| Creative Writing | Blogs emphasizing on narrative craft, character development, and the use of literary tropes or with various traditions of poetry and poetics. e.g. short stories, fiction writing, poetry etc |
| Blogger of the year | Judges will choose the most outstanding blog in terms of concept, impact, and quality of content. |
