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The World Population Day is an annual event celebrated around the world every 11th of July. The event helps to draw the world's attention to recognize population as an international concern. This year, the World Population Day focuses on a global concern—the urgent need for quality family planning information and services. It also seeks to draw the people’s attention to the effect of population on the multifarious aspects of human life.
This year, the United Nations Country Team and its various government and sector partners join hands in celebrating this event through various activities that will enjoin stakeholders to continue their commitment to champion people’s right to reproductive health services and information. These activities aim to help educate, motivate action and draw public attention to the lack of complete, available and quality family planning services and information and its impact on the lives of affected individuals, couples, families and communities.
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) calls for entries to the 1st UNFPA World Population Day Essay Writing Contest.
CLICK HERE FOR THE ENTRY FORM ==> CLICK MEContest Rules
A. Eligibility
This contest is open to all Filipinos 15-24 years of age, who are residing in the Philippines and who are not published writers or professional journalists.
B. Theme and Content
1. The essay must be original, not previously published in print or online, written in the English language, and shall be within 1,000 to 1,500 words.
2. The essay must focus on this year’s theme for the 2008 World Population Day celebration: "Family Planning: It’s a Right, Let’s Make It Real.”
C. Submission
1. Only one submission per person will be accepted.
2. Start of submission will be on June 16, 2008, via email (albano@unfpa.org) or through courier (attention: Ms. Emee Lei E. Albano, 30th Flr., Yuchengco Tower 1, RCBC Plaza, 6819 Ayala Avenue, Makati City. The deadline of submission will be on June 22, 2008. No entries will be accepted post-deadline.
3. Entries may be withdrawn at any time. However, previously withdrawn entries may only be reaccepted once. All entries will be considered property of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).
4. Valid entries should include the completion and submission of the Entry Form with a valid email and postal address for correspondence.
5. Each entry submitted must be accompanied by a certification signed by the author stating that the essay is the personal work of the author himself/herself, is unpublished and does not infringe upon the rights of any third party.
D. Criteria for Judging
1. Entries will be judged anonymously by a panel of judges selected and approved by the UNFPA.
2. Entries will be judged according to the following criteria:
2.1 Substance and originality: 50%
2.2 Writing style, composition and organization: 50%
3. The winning essay will be announced at the UNFPA website. Winners will be notified through telephone and/or email by the authorized UNFPA personnel. The winner will be awarded a cash prize of P5,000.00, and a Certificate of Recognition; the prize will be awarded during the World Population Day Forum to be held in Makati City on 11 July 2008. Travel and accommodation expense will be shouldered by UNFPA if the winner will come from the province. Non- winners will receive certificates of appreciation.
E. Others
1. The contest must be able to receive at least 30 entries before any winner can be declared.
2. All essays submitted may be used or published in whole or in part by UNFPA or by other parties with its written permission. The Fund reserves the right not to publish any essay it deems inappropriate for any reason.
3. UNFPA reserves the right not to award a prize or any prizes where submissions do not meet contest standards or criteria
For inquiries please contact Ms. Emee Lei E. Albano
at 02- 901-0331, 09178593531, albano@unfpa.org
UNFPA Philippine Country Office, 30th Flr., Yuchengco Tower 1, RCBC Plaza, 6819 Ayala Ave., Makati City.
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