Deadline: 30 November, 2021
The World Bank has announced a call for participation in its ‘Plant Trees, Not Plastics’ Photo/Video Competition.
Africa’s ecosystems are increasingly at risk from climate change. Some 20 percent of Africa’s land surface is estimated to be degraded because of soil erosion, salinisation, pollution, and loss of vegetation or soil fertility. This is a result of factors including deforestation, unsustainable agriculture, overgrasing, uncontrolled mining activities, invasive alien species, and, increasingly, climate change.
Simultaneously, plastic waste continues to be a major challenge in the region.
The World Bank’s eastern and southern Africa region therefore launched the aforementioned competition to address the abovementioned challenges.
Benefits
- The five entries with the most votes will be awarded $1,000 each
Eligibility
- Participants should be between the ages of 18 and 35
- Video entries must be original and no more than one minute long
- Video should be recorded in English or French in a quiet place (no music or background noise)
- Make sure the video is not shaky, the camera must be still while filming
- Videos should not be digitally or otherwise altered beyond standard optimisation
- For photo entries, submit a maximum of three photos
- Photos can also be presented as a montage
- Along with photo submission, include key messages detailing the actions in writing
- Photos that have been digitally or otherwise altered beyond standard optimisation or copied from elsewhere will be rejected
- Open to residents of the following countries: Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sao Tome and Principe, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe
To enter and for more information, click here.
Photo source: World Bank
