[Antiracism] International Essay Competition 2006

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OCSL staff and Five College CBL Committee:

I received information about his essay competition from a VISTA colleague.
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Ashley


International Essay Competition 2006

Young people are not only the future, they are the now. More than one
fifth of the world's population is between the ages of 12 and 24, with
1.3 billion young people living in developing countries.

Over the last two years, consultations with youth and research work have
demonstrated that youth can make a difference in fighting poverty
through their actions and advocacy activities in youth organizations.
Youth are indeed key agents of change, but too often the nature and
impact of their programs is not recognized or documented as it should
be, and youth face difficulties being heard and engaging more directly
in civic life.

In order to learn from youth how they can make a difference in reducing
poverty, the World Bank is launching the International Essay Competition
2006 with the following topic:


WANTED - Your Practical Solutions!

Participants will be requested to focus their essay on one of the
following two questions (topics will be finalized shortly):

Topic 1: How do you contribute to solving community problems?

You're making an impact - or you have ideas - on working with your peers
on important projects, for example: improving education, resolving
conflict, limiting the spread of HIV/AIDS, or promoting youth employment.

1) If you have been personally involved in community work, write
specifically about your experience:
Who have you worked with? Who have you helped? What have you
accomplished? Why is it innovative or successful? How have you measured
the results of your work?
Describe the future:
How would you improve your impact? How can other youth replicate your
experience?

2) If you don't have practical experience, write specifically about your
ideas:

How would you work with your peers to solve community problems?

Topic 2: How do you influence decision making?

You've helped influence - or you have ideas on influencing - decisions
on important issues that affect your community:
1) If you have been personally involved in advocacy work, write
specifically about your experience: What have you accomplished? How did
you convince decision makers to listen to you? What obstacles have you
overcome? How have you measured the results of your work?

Describe the future:
How would you improve your advocacy? How can other youth adapt your
ideas to become more involved in decision-making?
2)If you don't have practical experience, write specifically about your
ideas:  How could youth better influence decision-making?


Who can take part in the World Essay Competition

The World Essay Competition is open to all young people, students and
non-students alike, between the ages of 18 and 25.  Essays should be
submitted by individuals.

Process

The competition will launch on February 1, 2005 through a massive media
campaign, and posters and leaflets in universities and youth clubs. The
launch will be carried out in close collaboration with World Bank
country offices worldwide.

The competition will be entirely web-based (guidelines, submission of
papers, review process, etc).
Young people will be invited to submit their essay (max. 10 pages -
4,000 words) and an abstract (max. 1 page) in French, English or
Spanish. The abstract will serve as the basis for the 1st round selection.

The deadline for submission is April 1, 2006. The winners will be
selected by a jury composed of representatives from the World Bank and
partner organizations:
UNAM University, Mexico; Jadavpur University, India; Cairo University,
Egypt; University of Texas in San Antonio, USA; student organizations
AEGEE (Europe) and AIESEC (International); Africa Leadership Forum;
National Federation of Egyptian NGOs; Conciencia Association, Argentina;
Researchers Alliance for Development (RAD) and JA Worldwide (Junior
Achievement).

The jury will finalize its selections by May 1, 2006. Finalists will be
invited to present their essays to a panel of experts. The winner(s)
will present their work to the audience of the ABCDE 2006 conference in
Tokyo, Japan, followed by an award ceremony on May 30, 2006.

Presentations will be taped and posted on the internet at
www.essaycompetition.org.

A summary of the best essays will be published in the months that follow
the award ceremony.


Selection Criteria for Winning Essays

Evaluation criteria will include: quality of proposals, structure and
coherence of the arguments,  originality/creativity, style, use of
sources and evidence.

Awards

Awards include $10,000 in prize money:
A grand prize of $5,000
Runner-up prizes of $1,000
The jury reserves the right to modify the allocation depending the
number of winning essays.


Schedule of the Essay Competition

February 1, 2005 Launch of the Essay Competition -Submissions accepted
April 1, 2006	Deadline for Submissions
May 1, 2006	Announcement of finalists
May 29 2006
May 30, 2006	Finalists present their essay to the Jury Award ceremony

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