Awards, recognition, and media coverage
Awards and recognition
At This Life, we have been very fortunate to have our work recognised through a number of awards. Primarily relating to our creative campaigning, many of the awards below are international, and we’ve beaten big global brands such as Jean Paul Gaultier, Priceline, and Lifebuoy. We are pleased that the work of so many This Life staff members can be highlighted. At This Life, an award for any aspect of what we do is an award for every single staff member!
2022
Awards for Virtual Reality: Ending Gender-based violence against women
- Asia-Pacific Stevie® Awards – Gold Award for Innovation in Non-Profit/NGO Websites
- Hermes Creative Awards: Platinum award for Strategic Campaigns | Communication Campaign
- Hermes Creative Awards: Platinum award for Interactive Media | Social Media Call to action
- Hermes Creative Awards: Platinum award for Interactive Media | Nonprofit
- Hermes Creative Awards: Platinum award for Interactive Media | Video Creativity |Directing
2021
Awards for Not Her Fault campaign
- Not for Profit Technology Awards – Best Social Media Campaign of the Year
- Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards – Gold Award for Innovation in Non-Profit/NGO Websites
- Festival of Media Global Awards – Best Integrated Campaign: Silver Award
- Shortlisted: Festival of Media Asia Pacific Awards – Best Integrated Campaign
- Shortlisted: Festival of Media Global Awards – Impact Award
Shortlisted, winners yet to be announced:
- Global Good Awards – Best Campaign of the Year (Winners announced 22 September)
- Media and Marketing Global Awards – Best Campaign Driven by a Low Budget (Winners announced 16 September)
- Social Media Marketing Awards – Best Social Good Campaign (Winners announced 16 September)
- Social Media Marketing Awards – Best Integrated Campaign (Winners announced 16 September)
- Social Media Marketing Awards – Best Use of Facebook (Winners announced 16 September)
- Social Media Marketing Awards – Most Innovative Use of Social Media (Winners announced 16 September)
2020
Awards for Honourable Warrior campaign
- Festival of Media, Media and Marketing Global Awards – Winner, Best Campaign Driven by a Low Budget
- Festival of Media Asia Pacific Awards – Bronze Award for Best use of media: Digital media
- Social Media Marketing Awards – Winner, Best Social Good Campaign
- Australian Not-for-profit Technology Awards – Winner, Best Social Media Campaign
- Shortlisted: Shorty Social Good Awards – Best Campaign by Cause: Developing Nations
- Shortlisted: Festival of Media Global Awards – Best Use of Digital Media: Social Media
- Shortlisted: Festival of Media, Media and Marketing Global Awards – Best Campaign By Cause
2019
Awards for Protection campaign
- Shorty Social Good Awards – Winner, Best Campaign by Cause: Developing Nations
- Social Media Marketing Awards – Winner, Best use of Facebook
- Social Media Marketing Awards – Winner, Best Social Good Campaign
- Not-for-profit Technology Awards – Winner, Best Social Media Campaign
- Festival of Media, Media & Marketing Awards – Highly Commended, Best Campaign Led by Digital
- Festival of Media, Media & Marketing Awards – Shortlisted, Best Social Good Campaign
Other awards
- Global Grassroots Justice Prize – Winner, Public Vote
Earlier
- 2015 Stars Impact Award – Winner
This Life in the media
Below are selected news items featuring This Life’s work.
2021
COVID-19 outbreaks highlight urgency of prison reforms in Cambodia – Cambodianess
How did a small NGO beat a global brand like Jean Paul Gaultier? – Festival of Media
NGO calls on government to provide juvenile prison facilities – Khmer Times
2020
TLC addresses harassment through virtual exhibition – Phnom Penh Post
Not Her Fault: A campaign to end the victim-blaming culture – Cambodianess
This Life Cambodia addresses gender-based violence through cinema – Khmer Times
Annual Not-for-profit Tech Awards recognise innovators, volunteers and lifetime achievements – Connecting Up
Local NGO mixes media and activism to fix society – Phnom Penh Post
2019
Ending domestic violence through the revival of the Honourable Warrior – Phnom Penh Post
New York, New York Global honour for TLC – Khmer Times
TLC organisation wins grassroots justice prize – Khmer Times
NGO film addressing domestic violence wins Australian Award – Phnom Penh Post
2018
NGO’s domestic violence video exceeds 1M views on Facebook – Phnom Penh Post
Media enquiries
If you’d like to talk to us about our work, or if you’d like expert commentary on one of our focus areas, please get in touch: contact@thislife.ngo. We’d love to talk to you about issues in Cambodia including, but not limited to,
- domestic violence / gender-based violence,
- juvenile justice including diversion and recidivism reduction,
- lower secondary school development,
- reintegration of children from residential care institutions,
- social media campaigning for awareness-raising, and
- women whose children accompany them into prison.