Media Freedom Essay Competition - Vanuatu
The Media Asosiesen blong Vanuatu (MAV) is pleased to announce its Media Freedom Essay Competition in partnership with the Vois Blong Yumi Program. We are seeking essays on what media freedom means to you and your community and how media freedom can help you and your community achieve its goals.
Some examples might be:
· How a story in the media helped raise awareness of an environmental issue like climate change that led to your community taking action to deal with the issue
· How you or your community made use of the media to speak out about something happening in your community that inspired others to change or get involved
· How your community organisation worked with the media to promote and give a voice to young people, people with a disability, or women in your community.
Competition Categories and Prizes:
The competition will award prizes in the following categories:
- 5,000 vatu: Individuals aged 16 years and under
- 10,000 vatu: Individuals of any age
- 10,000 vatu: Civil society organisations based in Vanuatu (including community-based groups, non government organisations)
All prizes will be awarded in the form of a bank account set up in the winner’s name.
Deadline for Entries:
Deadline for entries is Friday 23 July 2011
Announcement of Winners:
Winners will be announced on Wednesday 28 September 2011, International Right to Know Day
Competition rules:
The essay should be no longer than 1,000 words, in Bislama, English or French, and each submission should also include a short biography, return address (postal or email) and contact details of the author and/or community group or non government organisation.
Essay writers are asked to research information on Media Freedom, and to share their own stories to help us inspire others and highlight where such efforts are taking root and flourishing across Vanuatu.
Winning entries will be published in local media and online at http://mav.org.vu
Submission of Entries:
Entries to the competition must be received by close of business on Friday 23 July 2011. Entries can be sent to:
Post: Media Asosiesen blong Vanuatu, PO Box 774, Port Vila
Email:
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Selection panel
Winners will be selected on merit by a panel of judges including a representative from MAV, Vois Blong Yumi and Vanuatu Association of Non Government Organisations (VANGO)
More information:
For further information about this competition, please contact MAV at
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. Reminders will be published in the Vanuatu Times and the Vanuatu Independent over the coming weeks.
28 September 2011 – International Right to Know Day
Freedom of expression remains as important as ever in the digital age, serving as a basis for democracy and human dignity everywhere, senior United Nations officials stressed today as the Organization observed World Press Freedom Day with a series of events around the globe.