World Bank Group 2022 YouthActOnEDU Spoken Word Competition

A new World Bank regional education strategy for Western and Central Africa outlines priority?areas, guiding principles, and policy options to support countries in increasing access to education and improving the quality of learning over the next three years. The strategy focuses on the common challenges within a highly diverse region and covers all the sub-sectors of education, including formal and informal, technical, and vocational education, as well as higher education. It prioritizes interventions based on the potential to make the most significant impact within a three-year timeframe, building on lessons learned and best practices from the region and across the world.

We want to hear from YOU! We are launching a poetry competition to showcase the importance of education and access to quality learning for young people in Western and Central Africa.

Share a creative, inspiring, and artistic 1-minute video of yourself reciting YOUR ORIGINAL POEM for the chance to get featured on our social media channels.Through poetry, show and tell us how can education unlock you potential and/or impact your community?

• Table of Content
• About World Bank
• World Bank Group YouthActOnEDU Spoken Word Competition
• Aim and Benefits of World Bank Group YouthActOnEDU Spoken Word Competition
• Requirements for World Bank Group YouthActOnEDU Spoken Word Competition Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for World Bank Group YouthActOnEDU Spoken Word Competition
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About World Bank

With 189 member countries, staff from more than 170 countries, and offices in over 130 locations, the World Bank Group is a unique global partnership: five institutions working for sustainable solutions that reduce poverty and build shared prosperity in developing countries. Together, IBRD and IDA form the World Bank, which provides financing, policy advice, and technical assistance to governments of developing countries. IDA focuses on the world�s poorest countries, while IBRD assists middle-income and creditworthy poorer countries. While our five institutions have their own country m...... continue reading

World Bank Group YouthActOnEDU Spoken Word Competition

Aim and Benefits of World Bank Group YouthActOnEDU Spoken Word Competition

• The top five final selected entries will be published on select social media platforms of the World Bank and awarded a prize

Requirements for World Bank Group YouthActOnEDU Spoken Word Competition Qualification

• A citizen of a Western & Central African member country (Benin, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of Congo, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Ghana, Equatorial, Liberia, Guinea, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, The Gambia, Togo)
• You must be between 18 and 35 years old
• *We strongly encourage diverse, untraditional, and unheard voices to enter this competition
• *Bank staff including its consultants and their immediate family members, contractors and their employees are not eligible to participate.

Interview date, Process and Venue for World Bank Group YouthActOnEDU Spoken Word Competition

Selection:

• Entries will be judged by officials at the World Bank Group along with a unique group of African artists, influencers, and members of the World Bank’s Africa Western & Central Education Advisory Committee. Judging will take place during the month of August 2022 and selected participants will be contacted by email.
• Submissions will be evaluated based on originality, creativity, artistry, and relevance of the content presented. The judging panel’s decision is final, and no further correspondence will be considered. Selected people will be contacted via the contact information provided with their submission.
• The top five final selected entries will be published on select social media platforms of the World Bank and awarded a prize. The World Bank has the right to deny payment of the cash award if any winner is ineligible to receive Bank funds under the Bank’s Anti-Corruption Guidelines, Corporate Procurement, and other applicable rules, as determined by the Bank. The winners are solely responsible for any tax obligations for the prize award.

Application Deadline

How to Apply

• Upload a 1-minute video of yourself reciting your original poem.
• Your poem should answer the question: how education can unlock your potential and/or impact your community.
• Record yourself in a quiet place (no music or background noise). Listen to your audio before you upload to make sure we can hear you well. No other persons are allowed in the video.
• Make sure the video is not shaky, the camera must be still while filming.
• Ensure your video is artistic, original, and creative. Videos must not have been previously published or used for a commercial purpose such as private sale or used in monetized platforms. All content to be used must be original, including any music.
• Do not add any graphics, text, or captions. If you need to perform your poem in sign language, you are welcome to do so.
• Film in landscape mode.

For more details,visit WBG website