NEW DELHI – MIBG CONTEST 2009 – WOMEN’S FEATURES SERVICES
NEW DELHI – MIBG CONTEST 2009 – WOMEN’S FEATURES SERVICES
Introduction: By 2015 India has pledged to achieve the following eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs): Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger. Achieve universal primary education. Promote gender equality and women’s empowerment by eliminating gender disparity in schools. Reduce the child mortality rate. Reduce the maternal mortality rate. Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases. Ensure environment sustainability. Develop global partnership for development. As young Indians, assess where the gaps and challenges in achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) lie and then tell us how India can achieve these Goals.
Eligibility: You should be an Indian citizen between the ages of 18 to 35 years. The first step is to register with us at indiabridgethegap@gmail.com with your name and email id. We will then be in touch with you. You must acquaint yourself with the Millennium Development Goals. Then rank the following 10 constituents on a scale of 10 to 1, in their order of importance for the achievement of the MDGs. The category you feel is more important figures higher on the scale. Celebrities / Corporate leaders / Educationists / Elected representatives / Government officials / Health personnel / NGOs
The Judiciary / The Media / The Youth.
Rules: A 1000-word essay #Or a pictorial strip # Or a film not longer than five minutes using a mobile phone or digital camera. Every contestant must enclose a birth certificate and a statement certifying that the work submitted is original. Each contestant can send in only one entry. Entries from teams comprising not more than three persons would also be considered, provided that the oldest member in the team is not more than 35 years. Entries should be sent in an envelope marked ‘Mera India, Bridge the Gap’ to Women’s Feature Service, G-69 Second Floor, Nizamuddin West, New Delhi -110013. Entries can also be emailed to: indiabridgethegap@gmail.com along with a scanned birth certificate and statement certifying that the work is original.
Awards: 1st prize – Rs 75,000
2nd prize – Rs 50,000
3rd prize – Rs 25,000
Many other prizes too!
Selection Procedure: Each entry would be judged on its content, its innovative nature and the practicability of the ideas suggested. The jury will be a panel of independent persons well known in their respective fields. Prize winners will be invited to a special awards function in New Delhi and your ideas will be shared with policy makers, civil society leaders and people in various fields who can make a difference. The decision of our panel of judges will be final.
Last date for receiving entries: October 5, 2009
Contact:
G 69, Nizamuddin West,
New Delhi 110 013,
India
Email: info(AT)wfsnews.org
Contact Numbers: 91-11-2435 9886 / 2435 2546
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