Rockhopper TV wins the 2008 Excellence in Media Award for Global Health: Category – Broadcast, TV and New Media for the documentary “A Sporting Chance.”
The award from the Global Health Council is given for Global Health Excellence in Media each year to a journalist (print, electronic, or visual) who has in the prior year most effectively captured the essence of a major issue in global health and conveyed it to a broad audience.
“A Sporting Chance” told the story of Sudanese girls living in a Kenyan refugee camp and the resistance they met when the formed a volley ball team.