Two of Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC)'s projects have been recognized as the Champions of the prestigious UN World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Prizes contest 2019.

The Projects are: Climate justice and resilience through Community Radio at coastal areas of the Bay of Bengal in Bangladesh, Supported by the COAST Trust, Bangladesh and Creating Awareness on Right to Information (RTI) through Community Radio, Supported by Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom (FNF).

The winners were chosen from 1064 nominated ICT success stories from around the world through more than two million votes cast by WSIS Stakeholders' community.

BNNRC will be awarded a Champion's certificate from the ITU Secretary-General during the special event dedicated to achievement, the WSIS Prizes 2019 Ceremony, on Tuesday, 9 April 2019 during the WSIS Forum 2019 in Geneva, Switzerland

The WSIS Forum is a global UN multistakeholder platform facilitating the implementation of the WSIS Action Lines for advancing Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It represents the world's largest annual gathering of the 'ICT for development' community and provides an opportunity for information exchange, knowledge creation and sharing of best practices, while identifying emerging trends and fostering partnerships, taking into account the evolving Information and Knowledge Societies.

BNNRC has earlier won the WSIS Award in 2016 as the winner and as a champion in 2017. BNNRC has been chosen for this award on account of its creative thinking, critical analysis, strong leadership and exceptional innovation of community media sector contributing towards voices of the voiceless people in rural Bangladesh.