Dear Colleagues, National Peace Essay Contest For Young People Organized with Manav Ekta Mission, India in association with Department of Youth Affairs, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, National Foundation for Communal Harmony (NFCH) and All India Confederation of the Blind (AICB). Complete detail of the essay competition is posted below and you are requested to give it wide publicity so that all interested young persons can take part in the contest
with kind regards, Gautam Agarwal General Secretary National Peace Essay Contest For Young People Organized with Manav Ekta Mission, India in association with Department of Youth Affairs, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, National Foundation for Communal Harmony (NFCH) and All India Confederation of the Blind (AICB) As the world enters the second decade of twenty-first century, it has entered a period of unprecedented crisis. The huge issues of poverty and hunger; ethnic, social and gender inequality; abuses of human rights; unsustainable resource depletion; illiteracy and lack of access to education; woefully inadequate healthcare; and conflicts and wars continue to plague the planet in undiminished ways. Conflict and ecological damage have intensified and have been joined by their entirely unpredictable by-products of terrorism, corruption, globalized crime, HIV/ AIDS and other epidemics of international proportions, erratic weather patterns and growing water shortages. This reflects the enormity of human suffering and bio-ecological damage that are being inflicted daily. We seek answers to the conflicts around us and within us by an inner transformation; by understanding that peace is the only way to a sustainable future and an everlasting happiness. Is there a hope for human fulfillment, happiness, creativity, satisfaction and a harmonious relationship with nature? THEME: My Role as a Citizen of EARTH In the vast universe, we were born on this planet, Earth, where we now live in the midst of various cultures and ethnicities and confront numerous problems as described in the para above. In which way you would like to fulfill your role as a citizen of Earth? GUIDELINES: 1. Essays may be submitted by anyone up to 25 years old (as on January 10, 2015) in one of the following age categories: (A) Children (ages up to 14) and (B) Youth (ages 15-25) 2. Essays must be 700 words or less in English, Hindi, Malyalam, Tamil, Kannada, Marathi, Gujarati, Urdu or Punjabi, clearly typed in an Open Office/ Word file. 3. Essays must have a cover page indicating (i) Category (Children or Youth); (ii) Essay Title; (iii) Your name; (iv) Address with your City, District, State, Pincode; (v) Phone number; (vi) E-mail; (vii) Language used; (viii) Your age as on Jan 10, 2015; (ix) Gender; (x) School Name, if applicable; (xi) Word Count. 4. Teachers and Youth Club Directors can submit a collection of essays from their class or group. Please enclose a list of all participants, names, age, and contact details of the submitting teacher or director. 5. Entries must be clearly typed and sent as an attachment with the email. Teachers and Youth Club Directors can send entries in a compressed folder enclosed with their email. 6. Essays must be original and published. 7. Essays must be written by individual person. Co-authored essays are not accepted. 8. Copyright of the essays entered will be assigned to the organizers. 9. The contest is open to the young participants who are visually disabled. Entries may be submitted in the form of Braille or DAISY-compliant Digital Talking Book. DEADLINE: Entries must be reached by January 10, 2015. AWARDS: The following awards will be given in Children’s Category and Youth Category respectively. 1st Prize: Certificate and prize of Rs. 15,000 (1 Entrant) 2nd Prize: Certificate and prize of Rs. 10,000 (2 Entrants) 3rd Prize: Certificate and Gift (5 Entrants) Honorable Mention: Certificate and Gift (25 Entrants) Special Awards: Certificates and Gifts for Visually disabled participants (25 Entrants) 1st Prize Winners will be invited to an Award Ceremony at the Sarva Dharma Kendra, Bangalore (sometime in April 2015). Additional awards (Recognition of Effort, Best School Award) will be given if applicable. Prizes will be announced by March 1, 2015 on the website: intern.walkofhope.in and emails will be sent to inform all participants. Certificates and gifts will be mailed to the winners. PLEASE SEND YOUR ENTRY TO: National Peace Essay Contest, c/o Manav Ekta Mission Email: [email protected] www.walkofhope.in | www.manavektamission.org ------- Organized by: Manav Ekta Mission, Bangalore, India, Email: [email protected] Web: intern.walkofhope.in, www.walkofhope.in, www.manavektamission.org Clean India Campaign: Let us also chip in! Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ To unsubscribe send a message to [email protected] with the subject unsubscribe. 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