Jackee Budesta Batanda www.jackeebatanda.com
- Listed among 39 top writers from Africa – Africa 39, April 2014
- April winner of the Real Wealth & Success for Real People Scholarship, Loral Langemeier Millionaire Maker, April 2014
- 2012 Finalist, Trust Women Journalist Award, October 2012, Thomson Reuters Foundation and International Herald Tribune
- London Times 20 women shaping the future of Africa, March 19, 2012
- 2011-2012 Elizabeth Neuffer Fellow, Sept 2011-Mar 2012, Boston and New York, USA. Read details here
- Young Achievers Award 2010 –Corporate and Professionals, 3 Dec 2010. Seee photo gallery
- Global Press Institute Online Photo Essay Training Award, Oct 2010-March 2011
- International Writer-in-Residence, Housing Authors and Literature Denmark (H.A.L.D), Viborg, Denmark, July-August 2010. Read details here
- Fellow in Transitional Justice in Africa Programme, Institute for Justice and Reconciliation, Cape Town, South Africa, October-November 2008. Read details here
- Scholarship to attend “Crafting Human Security in an Insecure World Conference”, Joan B Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice, University of San Diego, USA, Sept 2008
- Post-graduate Merit Award, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg South Africa, 2006.
- Forced Migration Studies Departmental Grant, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, 2006.
- Appointed writer-in-residence, Lancaster University and Litfest, Lancaster, UK, January-March 2005
- Highly Commended for the Commonwealth Short Story Competition, 2004
- Highly Commended for the Caine Prize for African Writing, 2004
- Short listed for Macmillan Writers Prize for Africa 2004
- Africa Regional Winner of the Commonwealth Short Story Competition, 2003
- Thrice selected as fellow on the Crossing Borders an African Writers’ Mentoring Scheme run by British Council 2002/2003, 2003/2004, 2004
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