COMPETITIONS

Essay & Painting Competition

  • The Deadline for submission of essays and paintings is 30 March 2016 at 23:59 GMT.
  • The essay and painting competition is open to all young people between the ages of 18 and 35 in Africa.
  • Please note that participants attending the conference from outside Ghana will be required to take care of their travel costs to and from Ghana.

ESSAY

Topic: Promoting Agriculture among the Youth in Africa

  • All work must be submitted by individuals, group work is not allowed.
  • Full name, age and full address including phone and e-mail must be clearly written at the front page of your essay.
  • Your essay may not be longer than 4000 words (about 10 pages of standard text).
  • Essays are accepted in the following formats: .doc or .pdf or hard copies.
  • You are also required to provide a summary of not more than 250 words.
  • The summary will be used by the jury to make a pre-selection. Submissions are to be made in English.
  • Selection Criteria for essays will be graded for their structure and coherence, originality and creativity and the use of thoughtful and concrete proposals/ examples.

PAINTING

Topic: Solving Electricity Problems in West Africa

  • Paintings can be done on any paper size
  • Full name, age and full address including phone and e-mail (in English) must be on the back of the painting.
  • Style of painting is free: crayons, coloured pencils, watercolors, etc.
  • Paintings that have been shown or accepted elsewhere will not be accepted in this competition.
  • Paintings that show a particular person, an organization or a brand name will not be accepted.
  • Do not include any words or descriptions in the paintings.

All submissions must be sent to  info@ecoyouthafrica.org and CC to info@greenwaterhut.org

or by post to Ecoyouth Africa,
P. O. Box SE 147, Suame-Kumasi, Ghana
Selection criteria
Essays and Paintings will be graded for originality and creativity. The best three  essays and paintings will be awarded with special prizes during the conference.