Deadline- 15 April 2013
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) &The International Monitoring, Control and Surveillance Network (MCS) announced International Drawing Competition for which the theme will be Protecting our fisheries – inheriting a healthier world.
The Stop IUU Fishing Award/2013 allows children and youth to express through their artwork and drawings, why protecting fisheries is important to inheriting a healthier world. The winning artworks will be used in logos, posters, publications, T shirts and activity badges.
The International Drawing Competition: Protecting our fisheries – inheriting a healthier world is held as a part of a youth education initiative intended to enhance awareness of the importance of responsible fisheries among children and young people and to provide them with the knowledge that can help them to become responsible adults and active agents of change in our society.
Awards–
Prizes of US$500 will be awarded to the winner of each age group (6-10, 11-15 and 16-20 years old), US$200 will be awarded to the runner up of each age group and US$100 will be awarded to the third best drawing of each age group. In addition, Certificates of Recognition, signed by a United Nations official and a special gift to the schools of the winning artworks will be given.
Eligibility & Criteria-
- The International Drawing Competition is open to ALL children and young people from 6 to 20 years of age.
- The drawing should reflect issues concerning the importance of fishing responsibly. Learn more about some ideas to get started by reading the “Time to think and act” section (pages 6-8). Applicant can plan and develop some cool activities to raise their group’s awareness about fisheries before they start drawing.
- Drawings should be on white A4-size or letter-size paper in the round or square frames provided in the annexed templates. The diameter of the round frame and length of the square should be 18 cm.
- Remind applicant’s group that the drawing could be used for making small badges and large posters! Encourage them to use bright, bold colours. Participants may use drawing materials of any type: pens, pencils, paints, with the exception of crayons as they do not reproduce well. They are also allowed to use computer graphic programmes.
- The drawings must be the child’s or youth’s original creation. Most importantly they should use their imagination and have lots of fun!
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