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Creative writing about the developing world

by EYCA Office 25.02.2011

Concern Worldwide works with the poorest people in the poorest countries of the world to enable them to transform their lives.

For this year’s competition, they want you to imagine you are a journalist, stationed in a developing country, writing for an internationally renowned newspaper. Your editor has asked you to write a 1,000 word article on one of the following topics:

    * Living on less than $2 a day in the developing world
    * Imagining the future of a child born today in the developing world
    * Important lessons we can learn from the developing world


All entries must be submitted online by midnight 27 March 2011.

The competition is divided into four different categories.

    * Junior: age 12-15 years
    * Senior: age 16-18 years
    * College: full or part-time student in college or university
    * Adult: age 19+ and not in college or university

The following prizes will be awarded in each of the categories:

    * First place: netbook computer
    * Second place: kindle e-reader
    * Third place: MP3 player



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With the support of the Youth In Action programme of the European Union.

This project was carried out with the financial support of the European Youth Foundation.

This project was supported by the Partial Agreement on Youth Mobility through the Youth Card.

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