Deadline: 15 February, 2021
World Bank, in partnership with Financial Times (FT), has announced a call for participation in the Blog Writing Contest 2021.
As the global community works on identifying solutions to the Covid-19 pandemic, the World Bank and FT want to hear from those most affected through this competition.
The pandemic has disrupted lives everywhere, and is changing the way people 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.
Benefits
- Winning entry will be published in FT (at its sole discretion) and the World Bank Group blog
- Based on restrictions during the pandemic the World Bank Group will also find additional, virtual ways to honour the winner in April 2021
Eligibility
- Participants must be enrolled in high school or a version of secondary education and should be between the ages of 16 and 19
- Entries should be submitted in English
- Entries should be original and not previously published or lifted from other sources
To enter and for more information, click here.
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