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
Shorty Awards: Call To Action
Shorty Awards: Small Non-profit Of The Year
Global Good Awards 2022: Silver
Muse Creative Awards 2022 – Integrated Marketing – Nonprofit: Gold
Dragons of Asia 2022 – Best Campaign by Country (Cambodia)
Dragons Of Asia 2022 – Bronze

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.