Essay Competition “Visions of Youth on Effective Aid & Development”

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Deadline: 7 October 2011
Open to: Young people from around the world between 18 -32 years old
Awards: 1st Prize – $ 2,000 for 1 entrant, 2nd Prize – $ 1,000 for 2 entrants,3rd Prize – $ 200 for 5 entrants

The Government of the Republic of Korea will host the 2011 HLF-4 has announced International Essay Contest as a preparatory event with the purpose of sharing young people’s inspiration and vision on aid and development. Theme of the Essay Competition is Visions of Youth on Effective Aid & Development. The forum will be attended by ministers from across the globe, from both developing and donor countries, government representatives, parliamentarians, civil society organizations and private sector representatives. The forum is expected to be attended by approximately 2000 delegates from around the world who will review global progress in improving the impact and value for money of development aid and make new commitments to further ensure that aid helps reduce poverty and supports progress in meeting the Millennium Development Goals.

Description

The Fourth High-Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness (HLF-4) will take place in Busan, Korea, from 29 November to 1 December 2011. The HLF-4 presents a unique opportunity for achieving better aid and development through more effective, harmonized cooperation among governments, civil societies and the private sector. This multi-stakeholder event will seek a new vision and  strategies for a more effective and inclusive development partnership to meet new development challenges and to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015. As a preparatory event, the Government of the Republic of Korea will host the 2011 HLF-4 International Essay Contest to share young people’s inspiration and vision on aid and development. Young people from around the world are invited to submit their innovative ideas on effective aid and development.

Eligibility

  • Essays may be submitted by anyone ages between the ages of 18 and 32 (as of December 1, 2011).
  • Essays must be 2000 words or less and be in English.
  • Essays must have a cover page indicating the (1) essay title (2) name (3) address (4) contact number (5) e-mail address (6) nationality (7) age as of December 1, 2011 (8) gender (9) school name (if applicable) and (10) word count.
  • Entries may be submitted online to hlf4_essay@mofat.go.kr.  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
  • Essays must be original and unpublished.
  • Essays must be written by one person. Co-authored essays will not be accepted.
  • Copyright of the essays entered will be assigned to the event organizers.

Awards

1st Prize – Certificate and Prize of $ 2,000, 1 entrant
2nd Prize – Certificate and Prize of $ 1,000, 2 entrants
3rd Prize – Certificate and Prize of $ 200, 5 entrants
1st and 2nd prize and 2nd prize winners will be invited to the Youth Forum which will be held during the HLF-4 as one of its special events. (Travel expenses and accommodation will be covered by the Government of Korea).All prize winners will be announced in October 2011 on the HLF-4 website www.busanhlf4.org.

How to apply

Entries may be submitted online to hlf4_essay@mofat.go.kr

The Official Website

27 thoughts on “Essay Competition “Visions of Youth on Effective Aid & Development””

    1. Dear Roman, if you did not receive any message returned back as non delivered then is submitted, usually the organizers are not responding to anyone since the deadline is not passed. After the deadline some of them inform the people about the status of their applications/submissions, sometimes they inform after they select the winners.

      1. Thank you so much..Really your answer make me happy..But i had mistaken that i had send essay twice from different i.d but i have same information & my same name. I am so sorry about it. And i hadn't got any message reply. so i mean that my essay had been selected ya? Thank you. You did me a big Favor. I am really Really thankful to you.

  7. What kind of typeface the essay should have, and what about the font size? Also, it is said that the deadline is by October 7…October 7 comes differently in different countries, so should i send it by October 7th when it would be in Korea?

    Thank you very much

  8. I would be very thankful If you could inform me , should the essay contain our visions, I mean while writing the essay should we write on how we see the effective aid and developement or we should write on the general youth's vision

    Thanks in advance.

      1. Dear anda,

        I can not find that information in the post (surely you already searched there). And now it seems that the official webpage is not working. But since the deadline for submissions was not that long ago, I suppose that it is still early for the results. At this point I guess all you can do is wait.

        Kind Regards,
        Dijana
        Mladiinfo

    1. Dear Teng Tonghann,

      Seeing as the forum took place from the 29 November until the 1 December 2011, if you haven't recieved notification of the results, it must mean that you haven't won any of the prizes.
      If you have any further questions, I suggest you direct them at the organizers.

      Kind regards
      Elena
      Mladiinfo

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