Writing Competition from The World Bank About Education During The Pandemic
Applicant criteria
- 16 - 19
- Both
Opportunity criteria
Opportunity description
The World Bank is offering a writing competition to help children everywhere learn. The pandemic has disrupted our lives everywhere, and is changing the way we live, work and learn. This health crisis is creating another crisis – an education crisis. The World Bank estimates that an additional 72 million primary school age children will fall into learning poverty, due to extended school closures caused by the pandemic. How can we help children learn, everywhere? Tell us how your learning experience been affected by COVID-19.
Eligibility Criteria:
- You must be 16 to 19 years old
- You are currently enrolled in a high school or secondary school
- COVID-19 has affected your learning or the education of a friend or family member
- Entries should be original content and cannot have been previously published or lifted from other sources.
- Entries are only to be submitted in English.
- There is no fee payable to enter the competition.
Required Documents:
- A strong blog or essay, that is no longer than 500 words.
- Photos, videos, visualizations that help support your story, are optional.
- Your name, age, school, email, and country you live in.
Award:
The winning entry will be published in the Financial Times (at its discretion), the World Bank blog, and we will find virtual ways to honor the winner in April 2021.
About The World Bank Group:
The World Bank Group is a family of five international organizations that make leveraged loans to developing countries. It is the largest and most well-known development bank in the world and is an observer at the United Nations Development Group. The bank is based in Washington, D.C. and provided around $61 billion in loans and assistance to "developing" and transition countries in the 2014 fiscal year. The bank's stated mission is to achieve the twin goals of ending extreme poverty and building shared prosperity. Total lending as of 2015 for the last 10 years through Development Policy Financing was approximately $117 billion.
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