Give wings to your ideas !!!
Deadline: June 15, 2018 (23:59 your local time)
International Essay Contest for Young People is organized by Goi Peace Foundation in an effort to harness the energy, creativity and initiative of the world's youth in promoting a culture of peace and sustainable development. It also aims to inspire society to learn from the young minds and to think about how each of us can make a difference in the world.
*This program is an activity within the framework of the UNESCO Global Action Programme (GAP) on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD).
Theme: "The Change I Want to Make"
What is the one thing you would like to change the most to make your school, workplace, community, country or the world a better place? How would you bring about that change? Please share your concrete ideas.
Guidelines
1. Essays may be submitted by anyone up to 25 years old (as of June 15, 2018) in one of the following age categories:
a) Children (ages up to 14) b) Youth (ages 15 - 25)
2. Essays must be 700 words or less in English, French, Spanish or German, or 1600 characters or less in Japanese, excluding essay title and cover page. Essays may be typed or printed.
3. Entries may be submitted by postal mail or online.
*IMPORTANT: To send your essay online, you must go to the online registration page and follow the required steps.
4. Entries submitted by postal mail must include a cover page (free format) indicating:
(a) category (Children or Youth)
(b) your essay title
(c) your name
(d) address
(e) phone number
(f) e-mail
(g) nationality
(h) age as of June 15, 2018
(i) gender
(j) school name (if applicable)
(k) word count.
Teachers and youth directors may submit a collection of essays from their class or group. Please enclose a list of participants' names, ages and the name and contact information of the submitting teacher or director.
*Entries missing any of the above information will not be considered.
*They are unable to confirm receipt of essays.
5. Essays must be original and unpublished. Plagiarized entries will be rejected.
6. Essays must be written by one person. Co-authored essays are not accepted.
7. Copyright of the essays entered will be assigned to the organizer.
8. If you have questions, please consult the FAQ section.
Awards
The following awards will be given in the Children’s category and Youth category respectively:
1st Prize: Certificate, prize of 100,000 Yen (approx. US$900 as of February 2018) and gift ... 1 entrant
2nd Prize: Certificate, prize of 50,000 Yen (approx. US$450 as of February 2018) and gift ... 2 entrants
3rd Prize: Certificate and gift ... 5 entrants
Honourable Mention: Certificate and gift ... 25 entrants
*1st prize winners will be invited to the award ceremony to be held in Tokyo, Japan on November 23, 2018 and will receive the Minister of Education Award. (Travel expenses will be covered by the organizer.)
*Additional awards (Recognition for Effort, Best School Award, School Incentive Award) will be given if applicable.
*All prize winners will be announced on October 31, 2018 (Japan time) on their website. Certificates and gifts will be mailed to the winners in December 2018.
*They are unable to answer individual inquiries concerning contest results.
*For further inquiries concerning the International Essay Contest for Young People, you may please contact essay@goipeace.or.jp.
How to Enter
To submit your essays offline, please send your essays to:
International Essay Contest c/o The Goi Peace Foundation
1-4-5 Hirakawacho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0093, Japan
OR
To register and submit your entry online, please click here.
Post Sources
Official website: https://www.goipeace.or.jp/en/work/essay-contest/
Poster: https://www.goipeace.or.jp/wp/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/96d307c9.jpg
I hope the above opportunity will give you a chance to express your profound thoughts and ideas to create a better world.
Please feel free to share, reflect and comment on the above post.
And for suggestions, please email me at: hoping.withhope@gmail.com
With Hope.
