Financial aid: none

Date: 2011

Deadline: Registration Closed

Open to : All Interested

What's up Youth "WupY"

Culture of Peace Campaign

INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE 2011

Call for Contributions

Arts for Peace Contest

Global Partnership for Peace & Development

What’s up Youth “WupY”, United Nations Volunteers “UNV-Egypt”, Youth Action for Change, Agora Arts & Culture and Egypt Foundation, are launching the Arts for Peace Contest. This contest, which is part of Culture of Peace Campaign | International Day of Peace 2011, this call is start from 10 September 2011 and you must submit your contributions before 30 September 2011.

Background:

In celebration of International Day of Peace and Culture of Peace Campaign, a Contest is previewed; the contest addresses the young active people of the world and allows them to express their opinions, support and vision to “Peace through Arts”, through:

. Writing (articles, blog posts, stories, scripts, testimonials, journal pages and poetry)

. Art gallery (for artistic expression and Podcast about Culture of Peace)

Thus encouraging:

. The uses of new tools and new materials in support of a noble goal (Peace).

. The hidden talents of young activists, artists and inventors from around the globe.

The Contest will indeed rely on the Internet, new ICTs and social media platforms, and will be hosted on the pages of WupY and published by an important number of local, regional and international partners.

THEME:

Global Partnership for Peace & Development

CATEGORIES:

• Writing & Blogging
• Art Work
• Songs & Films / Audio-Visual Expression
• e-Content for Peace

RULES & REGULATIONS

• This Campaign is international, and has no geographical limitations.
• We accept the contributions of: motivated active youth, peacemakers/ peace experts, young individuals from conflict/ post conflict zones etc. the contributions of female participants are highly encouraged.
• All the submissions in art works, writings and blog posts must be created after 21 September 2010.
• Any submission must not participated in WupY Culture of Peace Campaign 2009/2010

CONTRIBUTIONS

• All contributions sent online before the deadline, are validated then published on the campaign’ website. (Contributions might only be submitted online, and no other way of submission will be accepted).
• Multiple entries are encouraged.
• The same entry can be classified into different categories.

TIMETABLE:

• Call for Submissions’ Launch: 5 September 2011
• Publishing’ Starting date: 21 September 2011
• Submissions’ Deadline: 30 September 2011
• Announce best 3 contributions from each category: 30 September 2011
• Certificate from the campaign and partners to the best contributions.

Contact Information:

Culture of Peace Campaign

What's up Youth "WupY"

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Website: Arts for Peace Contest