- DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO FEBRUARY 28TH 2005 -
ESSAY, POETRY AND POSTER COMPETITION
Topic: “HOW CORRUPTION AFFECTS ME”.
The Anti-Corruption Commission of Sierra Leone is organizing
an Essay, Poetry and Poster Competition on the Topic:
“HOW CORRUPTION AFFECTS ME”.
This competition is a new angle of
approach to engage our young people, the direct inheritors
of the Sierra Leone Legacy in a national dialogue. Hoping
that we get the right responses, a good foundation would
have been laid for further interactions to continue
on a variety of issues relevant to good Governance and
Reform. There is also the aspect of civic education
for our young people, which the ACC is now in the process
of developing.
No doubt that adult citizens such as
principals of secondary schools will be involved in
the exercise of disseminating news about the competition
as well as encouraging the full participation of young
people. The ACC is also appealing to NGOs and other
opinion-moulders to use their good lines of communication
and trust already established within the various communities
as a medium through which young people can become informed
about this competition.
The ACC needs the support of all to
help get the message across the entire nation and even
beyond the borders of Sierra Leone to other Sierra Leonean
children in the Diaspora. It is the sincere desire of
the ACC to attract as many contributions as it possibly
can.
This exercise is being undertaken
whilst keeping in focus the on-going preparation of
the National Anti-Corruption Strategy. Rules of the
competition follow below.
1. The competition is open to all young people and
children within the following age brackets:
Senior -
20 – 25
Intermediate -
15 – 19
Junior -
9 – 14
a.
The
length of essays in each category is as follows:
Participants aged 20 –
25 years – not more than 500 words
Participants aged 15 –
19 years – not more than 250 words
Participants aged 9 –
14 years – not more than 150 words
b.
Poems must not exceed 14 lines
c.
All entries for the poster competition
must be in water colour, oil paint or pencil sketch
2. All entries must be the original work of
the participant.
3. All entries must be submitted together with
a separate sheet of paper giving full names, address,
and where possible telephone/mobile numbers for ease
of communication.
The competition will be conducted at two levels: Regional and
National.
PRIZES: Regional in each category -
1st prize - Le300,000
2nd prize - Le250,000
3rd prize - Le100,000
PRIZES: National in each category -
Regional 1st prize winner will be eligible to contest
for the national prizes in the three subject areas:
1st prize - Le500,000
2nd prize - Le300,000
3rd prize - Le200,000
The closing date for receiving of entries is Monday 28th February 2005 at the following addresses:
REGIONAL COORDINATOR :
South - Rev. Aiah
Famanda,
Branch Controller,
West African Examinations
Council,
16, Kissy Town Road,
Bo.
East - Dr. Sandy
Bockarie
Principal,
Eastern Polytechnic,
Combema Road,
Kenema
North - Rev. Father
Joe Turay
C/o Saint Francis Seminary
Azzolini Highway
or
C/o Justice and Peace Commission,
Adjacent Sierra Leone Commercial
Bank,
Makeni.
Western Area - Mrs. Shirley Rogers-Wright
Former Principal, YWCA
C/O Public Relations Officer
Anti-Corruption Commission
3, Gloucester Street
Freetown
You
may also contact the ACC directly through the ACC website
at www.anticorruptionsl.org
