International Essay Contest organized by Japan’s Goi Peace Foundation and UNESCO

As today’s young people are crucial for the shaping of our future, it is imperative that they are enabled to develop to their full potential. UNESCO’s objective is to help empower young people, reaching out to them, responding to their expectations and ideas, and fostering useful and long-lasting skills.

This annual essay contest is organized in an effort to harness the energy, imagination 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.

Eligibility-

• Essays may be submitted by anyone up to 25 years old (as of June 30, 2012) in one of the following age categories:    a) Children (ages up to 14)       b) Youth (ages 15 – 25)

• Essays must be 800 words or less in English, French, Spanish or German; or 1600 characters or less in Japanese, typed or printed.
• Essays must have a cover page indicating
• category (Children or Youth), essay title , your name, address, phone number, e-mail, nationality, age as on June 30, 2012, gender,school name (if applicable), word count.
• Teachers and youth directors may submit a collection of essays from their class or group. Please enclose a list of participants’ names and the name and contact information of the submitting teacher or director.
• Essays must be original and unpublished.
• Essays must be written by one person. Co-authored essays are not accepted.
• Copyright of the essays entered will be assigned to the organizers.

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