Deadline: 5 November 2016
In partnership with the Economic Research Forum (ERF), the World Bank has announces a Call for Essays addressing Youth Employment in Egypt.
The Egypt Youth Essay Competition is implemented as part of the World Bank’s Youth Engagement, which aims to promote and mainstream youth inclusion in Egypt through the World Bank portfolio. The goal of this Competition is to give young Egyptians the opportunity to develop constructive and innovative solutions to address existing development challenges in their country.
Launched for the first time through the World Bank office in Cairo, this competition aims to support voice and agency of young Egyptians, whilst leveraging the ideas and innovations led by young people in tackling the challenge of youth unemployment.
Sub-Themes: The following sub-themes are suggested:
- Youth Training, which translates into enabling youth to acquire the necessary skills to enter the labor market and benefit from available opportunities.
- Possible areas for new initiatives include:
- Education,
- Training
- Health
- Job Creation, which involves ways to expand job opportunities for all young people, especially to youth dis-proportionally affected by unemployment.
- Possible solution areas include:
- Economic diversity and the nature of economic growth;
- The promotion of entrepreneurship;
- Formalization (i.e. registration of informal businesses).
Prizes
- The author of the best essay will receive 20,000 Egyptian pounds.
- The second and third place winners will be awarded 15,000 and 10,000 Egyptian pounds, respectively.
Benefits
- Finalists will be present their essays at an Award Ceremony in Cairo to an audience of policy makers, sector specialists and other stakeholders.
- The winners will be selected during the event.
- The three winning essays will receive a financial reward and essays will be published on the World Bank and ERF websites.
Eligibility Criteria
The competition is open to all Egyptians up to the age 29, and invites youth to submit a 2,500 word solution-based essay (in Arabic or English) addressing youth unemployment in Egypt, particularly focusing on youth training and job creation.
How to Apply
An electronic copy of applicant’s individually written essay needs to be submitted online via given website.
Eligible Country: Egypt
For more information, please visit World Bank’s First Youth Essay Competition.