Deadline: 28-Aug-22
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has launched a social media campaign #UNESCO4Literacy with a Photo Contest to support, value and appreciate the small, but significant learning spaces found in the daily lives.
UNESCO works to enrich and transform the existing learning spaces and enable a lifelong learning environment in hopes that anyone and everyone, regardless of their situation and position in life, will cherish these small learning spaces every day, and create pathways to valuable and joyful life- long learning opportunities in the future.
On 8 September 2022, the UNESCO Office in New Delhi will announce a total of three winners from the following three categories on their social media, with special honorary mentions of the author/institution.
The winning photographs will be displayed at the UNESCO New Delhi premises and will also be exhibited at UNESCO’s launch of its ‘State of the Education Report for India 2022′ to be held at the Maurya Sheraton on 20 September 2022. They will also be featured on UNESCO New Delhi’s website as well as on all UNESCO official social media platforms. The winners will also receive a copy each of UNESCO New Delhi’s two flagship photo publications!
Thematic Categories
Three thematic categories are open for photographic submissions:
- Literacy Learning Spaces
- Before and After of the Transformation of Literacy Learning Spaces
- Lively Informal Learning Space connecting Learner and Teacher (ie child-parent, friend-friend, brother-sister).
Awards
- The top three winning entries from each category will be displayed at the UNESCO New Delhi premises and will also be exhibited at UNESCO’s launch of its ‘State of the Education Report for India 2022’ to be held at the Maurya Sheraton on 20 September 2022. winners will also be invited to attend the launch and view the exhibition and other winning entries.
- The winning entries will be announced on the UNESCO New Delhi website and will be posted on its official social media platforms.
- The winners will also receive a copy of UNESCO New Delhi’s following flagship photo publications:
- Incredible Treasures! UNESCO World Heritage Sites of India
- The Braided River: The Universe of Indian Women in Science
- UNESCO’s decision will be final. Any attempt by an entrant to influence the result or subvert the contest will lead to immediate disqualification.
- Note: UNESCO staff and their family members are not eligible to participate in the photo conte st.
Eligibility Criteria
- The contest is open to all Indian Nationals
- The “learning space” must contain at least one of the requirements below:
- Physical learning environment
- Learning materials
- Activities facilitating the creation for a learning space
- Formal Learning spaces (ie, school-classrooms)
- Informal/non-formal learning spaces (ie, workplace, community, family, library, digital).
- There are no limits on the number of entries that each entrant can submit. The photo can be taken using a mobile phone, camera, or any other device. Experiences incurred during submission are to be borne by the entrant
Judging Criteria
- UNESCO will select the winning Entries based on the following main criteria: Originality: Use your imagination and create something unique and memorable
- Effectiveness: Ability of the Entry to effectively convey the message
- Quality: Composition and aesthetics of the photo submitted.
For more information, visit https://en.unesco.org/news/participate-unesco4literacy-photo-contest