National Essay Writing Competition
Reality of Aid Africa and Junior
Chamber International Nairobi Chapter invite young active citizens to
participate in an essay writing competition. The essay competition is part of
efforts to curate young people’s views on the Second-High Level Meeting (HLM2)
by the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation (GPEDC).
The Global Partnership sustains
political momentum for more effective development co-operation based on the
shared principles of country ownership, focus on results, inclusive
partnerships, and transparency and accountability.
Young active citizens are invited to
submit an essay demonstrating their role as development actors taking action
for Accountability for the effective realization of the sustainable development
goals.
The Essay competition is being rolled
out ahead of HLM2 taking place in Nairobi from 28th November to 1st December
2016. More details on HLM2 can be found here .
TOPIC: How Can Young People Strengthen Accountability in Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals?
TOPIC: How Can Young People Strengthen Accountability in Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals?
Prizes:
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Cash Prize: Winner: KES 25,000, 1st
Runners-Up KES 10,000, 2nd Runners-Up KES 5,000
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Top 3 entries will be published on
Reality of Aid website
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Top 10 entries will receive certificates
of participation
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Prize Giving will be done during the
National Multi-stakeholder meeting for HLM2 taking place on 18th November 2016
SUBMISSION DEADLINE:
All entries should be emailed to
HLM2essay@gmail.com by Sunday 20th November Midnight.
Guidelines
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Open to all students enrolled in a
tertiary institution – middle level college and/or university in Kenya. (Each
entry must indicate Name of Entrant, Name of School and Registration Number)
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Only one entry per student is
permitted.
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Entry should be 700 – 1000 words
(excluding the footnotes, references & Bibliography), apply times new roman
font 12, double spacing and one inch margins.
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Entry must demonstrate knowledge of
2030 Agenda, Global Partnership, and Development Effectiveness, as well as
suggest ways young people can help ensure accountability to the Sustainable
Development Goals.
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Entry must be an original piece of
writing i.e. not published elsewhere or submitted to other competitions.
Plagiarism will lead to automatic disqualification.
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Entry must be submitted in either
Microsoft Word format or PDF Format. No other formats are acceptable
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