To our friends:
　At long last we launched the Women's Human Rights Activities Award (the Yayori Award), which is based on Yayori's last will and funds. Yayori Matsui was a journalist and activist with global perspectives who consistently spoke up for women and other marginalized peoples. She would surely wish for the Yayori Award to encourage women who are struggling to achieve their goals despite their challenging environments. Our wish is that many people will apply for this award, which was created out of her passion and hope.

Rutsuko Shoji
Chairperson of board members for the Women's Fund for Peace and Human Rights

Nomination Guidelines: For the Women's Human Rights Activities Award, there are two sections: the Yayori Award and the Yayori Journalist Award.

The Yayori Award
The Yayori Award focuses on women activists, journalists, and artists (individuals or groups) who work at the grassroots level with socially marginalized peoples in order to create a 21st century free from war and discrimination against women. We will select an individual or a group from the Asian region and offer 500,000 yen.

Nomination deadline: June 30, 2007
Selection announcement: August 10, 2007
Award presentation ceremony: December 9, 2007
For award winners from overseas, the Women's Fund for Peace and Human Rights will cover the expense of transportation and accommodations.

The Yayori Journalist Award
The Yayori Journalist Award focuses on encouraging women journalists and artists (individuals or groups) by promoting the activities of the recipient of the Yayori Award through any form of media, such as print, visual, audio, or performance. The selected individual or group, who is performing her/their activities mainly in Japan, will receive 500,000 yen to visit and interview the Yayori Award recipient and develop a project. We will also provide a venue for a presentation of the completed project. Because of the scale of the project, nominees must have some experience in the area of production.

Nominations begin: August 10, 2007 (when the Yayori Award winner is announced.)
Nomination deadline: October 10, 2007
Selection announcement: November 10, 2007
Interview/research begins: December 9, 2007 (at the Yayori Award presentation ceremony)
Presentation: December 2008 (at the 2008 Yayori Award presentation ceremony)

--Nomination form for the Yayori Awards:
download here ( WORD file / PDF file ) or contact the Committee for the Yayori Award at info@ajwrc.org.

--References:
*For the Yayori Award, a detailed history and explanation of the nominee's activities
*For the Yayori Journalist Award, a portfolio showing the nominee's past performances/projects of any form, such as in print, video, art pieces, etc. For submission, please contact the Committee for the Yayori Award at info@ajwrc.org.
Note: The Women's Fund for Peace and Human Rights will be consulting with experts in women's human rights activities throughout various countries and regions in order to nominate an Yayori Award candidate.

Selection
The Women's Fund for Peace and Human Rights will ask a selection committee to decide the winners.

The Selection Committee for the Yayori Award

Yayori Award
Ritu Menon (Representative of Women Unlimited, an associate of Kali for Women, India)
Dr. Lau Kin Chi (Assistant Professor, Lingnan University / Board member, China Social Service and Development Research Centre, Hong Kong)
Nighat Said Khan (Executive Director of ASR Resource Centre, Pakistan)
Masaaki Ohashi (Associate Professor of Keisen University, Chairperson of SHAPLA NEER)
Michiko Nakahara (Professor Emeritus of Waseda University)
Shizue Hirota (Board member, Catholic Council for Justice and Peace)

Yayori Journalist Award
Eriko Ikeda (TV Producer)
Shin Sugok (Human-Resource Development Consultant)
Mieko Takenobu (Newspaper Journalist)
Masayo Niwa (Board Member of Asia-Japan Women's Resource Center)
Megumi Kitahara (Teacher of Konan University)

Board Members of the Women's Fund for Peace and Human Rights

Rutsuko Shoji (Chairperson)
Eriko Ikeda (Vice Chairperson)
Masayo Niwa (Vice Chairperson)
Junko Arimura
Michiko Nakahara
Rumiko Nishino
Shizue Hirota
Yayuki Mukoyama
Mina Watanabe
Kikue Takahashi (Controller)
Junko Matsuura (Controller)

A Message from the Women's Active Museum on War and Peace
　The Women's Active Museum on War and Peace opened in the summer of 2005, marking the 60th year from the end of WWII and the 10th year from the Beijing Conference on Women. The museum took the first step in recording the testimonies of women victims/survivors of war and conflicts, documenting the Women's International War Crimes Tribunal on Japan's Military Sexual Slavery, and becoming a hub of women activists aiming to stop war and eliminate all forms of violence in war and conflicts.
The Museum will encourage women and young people who are fighting for the creation of a non-violent and peaceful society where women's human rights are respected. We will work together with the Women's Human Rights Activities Award (or Yayori Award), which will empower women and help to develop a new movement.

Rumiko Nishino
The Director of the Women's Active Museum on War and Peace

The Committee for the Yayori Award
C/O Asia-Japan Women's Resource Center
14-10-211, Sakuragaoka, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
150-0031 Japan
Tel: 81 3 3780 5245 Fax: 81 3 3463 9752
Email: info@ajwrc.org

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Women's Fund for Peace and Human Rights
AVACO building 2F, 2-3-18, Nishiwaseda, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
169-0051 Japan (Women's Active Museum on War and Peace)
Tel: 81 3 3202 4633 FAX: 81 3 3202 4634
Email: info@wfphr.org
URL: http://www.wfphr.org