The Project The Stop TB Partnership is producing a 16-page educational comic book that will provide key information about tuberculosis. The comic book will feature Mr Figo as the main character and will target an audience of children and young adults. The objective is to reach these audiences through a reputable and appealing voice.
The educational comic book will be available in the six official UN languages (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish) plus Portuguese for distribution around the world. Plans are that famous writers or other personalities will write the adaptations in these languages. The educational comic book will be distributed in collaboration with other United Nations organizations and partners.
Africa e Mediterraneo - Bologna, Italy Sandra Federici, Director
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Global Tuberculosis Nick Herbert MP, Co-Chair
Bedeteca de Lisboa - Lisbon, Portugal Rosa Barreto
Belgian Centre of Comic Strip Art - Brussels, Belgium Willem De Graeve, Public Relations
Cabrini Ministers
Cartoon Art Museum, San Francisco, USA Andrew Farago, Gallery Manager/Curator
Cité Internationale de la Bande Dessinée et de l'Image - Angoulême, France Pili Muñoz, Maison des Auteurs
Festival Internacional de Banda Desenhada da Amadora - Amadora, Portugal Nelson Dona, Director
Festival International de la bande dessinèe - Angoulême, France Marie-Noëlle Bas. Communication institutionnelle et partenariale
Foundation Luis Figo, Lisbon, Portugal Luis Figo, President
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies - Geneva, Switzerland Lasha Goguadze, Senior Health Officer, Health and Care Department
Kyoto International Manga Museum - Kyoto, Japan Keiichi Makino, Director of International Manga Research Center
Lilly MDR-TB Partnership Patrizia Carlevaro, Head of international Aid Unit – Geneva, Switzerland
SARCAJC - South Asian Research Centre for Advertisements, Journalism & Cartoons - Haryana-India Ms. Pragya Parmita, Programme Director
Stop TB Japan Taro Aso, Parliamentarian, The House of Representatives
Stop TB Partnership - Advocacy, Communication, and Social Mobilization Working Group Mayowa Joel - Jacob Kayombo - Banza Chela - Gerry Elsdom
United Nations Jorge Sampaio, UN Secretary General's Special Envoy to Stop TB
World Health Organization Mario Raviglione, Director - Stop TB Department
The winning artist will be informed and awarded a prize consisting of the following:
US$ 5000 cash prize
The publication of the educational comic book by the Stop TB Partnership for worldwide distribution
Exhibition of the winning entry at the following Festivals:
International Festival of Amadora, 24 October - 9 November 2008
Festival International de la Bande Dessinée 2009 (Angoulême)
The amount of USD 5 000 will be paid to the winner upon receipt of the full comic book - 16 panels - in accordance with the script provided by the Stop TB Partnership. Any submitted work may be used for exhibitions to be organized by the Stop TB Partnership to raise awareness about tuberculosis.
