Peace Hyde Nominated For Young Upcoming Health Journalist Award As The Prestigious Discovery Health Journalist Of The Year

Each year, Discovery Health bestows awards on a well-deserving health journalist in each of the categories.

One of these well deserving journalists will walk away with the main prize, the Discovery Health Journalist of the Year Award.

Joining the list of elite journalists across Africa, Peace Hyde has been shortlisted for the category of Young Upcoming Health Journalist award for her work detailing the horrific practice of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and its effect on the young girls who endure the vicious act.

The work was published in the prestigious Forbes Woman Africa magazine and will be one of 3 shortlisted finalists for the category at the Awards ceremony, which takes place on the 15th of June in South Africa.

The story, The Children Who Become Women Too Soon, depicts the harrowing tale of young girls who are subjected to the act of FGM in remote areas in Nigeria.

Following the ban on this practice by the previous Nigerian administration, Peace Hyde explores in her article, the long term health and psychological effects of some victims of this act painting a vivid and compelling report on the practice.

...🏆🇿🇦J O U R N A L I S M • A W A R D S 🇿🇦🏆... I just received AMAZING news that I have been selected as a FINALIST for #DiscoveryHealthJournalistAwards the recognition ALONE by @Discovery_SA leaves me short of words! Nobody said it would be EASY, but God's got some SPECIAL folk down here telling me it will be worth it! Let me take this time out to say a HUGE thank you to EACH and EVERY single #Faithbuilder who makes time out in their day to support me via uplifting messages, emails, dm's, tweets etc. you may not know but it makes me feel VERY SPECIAL and I thank you and appreciate you ALL! Thank you #FaithbuilderFamily! ❤️... #Humbled #Thankful #DiscoveryHealthJournalistAwards #Honored #Growing #GodBless #GodIsTheReason #SouthAfrica #WontHeDoIt #Journalist #WomanInMedia #FaithWalking #StayFocused #Elevation #WithGodAllIsPossible #PowerInPurpose #DiscoveryAwards #TheJourney #GodEngineered #TrustTheProcess #HeIsUpToSomething #PhotoOfTheDay #Thankful #Kisses💋 Cc. @ForbesAfrica @ForbesWomanAfrica

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