The Coloplast Merit Award 2018

• Only IOA member associations are eligible to participate
• Entries must be directly concerned with furthering the needs of people with a stoma
• The entries, in English, should be submitted electronically to Coloplast – see information below.
• The decision of the adjudicating committee will be final

The entries should be supported by photographs and if possible press cuttings.

The membership association that submits the entry must ensure that the people portrayed in the submission are informed and accept that the photos and related information is used by Coloplast for the purpose of the Coloplast Merit Award competition. The photos and information in the submission will only be used as a basis for the decision by the adjudicating committee. It will e.g. not be used in marketing materials from Coloplast afterwards.

• The entry should support the overall theme: Speaking Out Changes Lives
• The entry should tell a story about enabling people with stomas to live their life as they wish to
• It should show activities that reflect the wide diversity of people and how they can share great mutual activities with other people in a social surrounding
• We will specifically look for images of people
• It should show originality – level of innovation and enterprise
• The entry should reflect public awareness – degree of impact nationally, preferably including press coverage
• It should tell their best story from the past year, preferably about the theme “Speaking Out Changes Lives”, supporting the aim of World Ostomy Day in improving the rehabilitation of people with a stoma worldwide by bringing to the attention of the general community and the global community the needs and aspirations of them and their families.