World Bank Blog4Dev 2021 Competition

OPPORTUNITY DETAILS

Total reward

0 $

Association

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Deadline

30 Nov 2020

Study level

Undergraduate

Opportunity type

Competitions

Opportunity funding

Full funding

Eligible Countries

This opportunity is destined for all countries

Eligible Region

All Regions

The World Bank calls application for Blog4Dev 2021 Competition. The #Blog4Dev competition is an annual writing contest, inviting young people to weigh in on a topic critical to their countrys economic development. The competition is a way to engage Africas youth and provide a platform for them to share their viewsand solutionsabout development topics that are important to them. In 2018, it became a regional competition, open to young citizens from all 48 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Blog4Dev winners contribute to the blogging community through original content posted on the Youth Transforming Africa blog platform. Youth Transforming Africa (YTA) is a World Bank-supported youth engagement initiative that aims to engage more African youth in the thinking and discussions on development in Africa.

Prizes

Winning authors are eligible for several prizes, including an invitation to attend a dedicated program during the World Bank-IMF Spring Meetings 2021 (if the health situation improves), opportunities to represent Africas youth at high-level events, a chance to intern at a World Bank country office, or an opportunity to have their blog published on the World Bank blog Youth Transforming Africa.

Eligibility

To be eligible for World Bank Blog4Dev 2021 Competition, you must:

Selection Criteria

The winning submissions will be selected based on the following criteria:

Submission

Submissions must be original. The World Bank Group reserves the right to test every entry with anti-plagiarism software. The submission deadline is November 30, 2020.

Provider: The World Bank