The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) invites children and teens all over the world, from ages 5 to 19, to creatively design posters on Zero Hunger. The poster competition is divided into the following four categories: 5 to 8, 9 to 12, 13 to 15, and 16 to 19.
15 posters in each category (60 posters) will be selected for the shortlist by the screening committee before 5 December 2018. Winners will be promoted by FAO offices around the world and receive a surprise gift bag and Certificate of Recognition. They will also feature in an exhibition at FAO headquarters in Rome.
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Who May Eligible:
To eligible, the candidates must be following all the eligibility criteria:
- The Contest is open to children and youth between the ages of 5 and 19, living anywhere in the world.
- The age to declare in the entry form is the one at the time of entering the Contest.
- Minors must have the permission of their parents or legal guardians to participate in the Contest.
How to Apply & Competitions Rules:
To participate, the applicants must submit an application online form through the given link: http://www.fao.org/world-food-day/2018/contest/enter-the-contest/en/
Rules:
- The competition is divided into the following categories: 5 to 8, 9 to 12, 13 to 15, and 16 to 19.
- Only one entry should be submitted per person. Multiple entries from one person will result in disqualification.
- Poster entries may be drawn, painted or sketched using pens, pencils, crayons or charcoal, or using oil, acrylic or watercolor paint, as well as mixed media. The digitally created artwork is also permitted. No photographs are allowed.
- Poster entries may or may not include text. If the text is used, no more than 25 words or 100 characters can be accepted. Languages permitted include English, French, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, Russian, Italian and Japanese.
- All artwork must be original and should not include photographic images of the Contestant or other personal information.
- All participants are encouraged to read about the World Food Day theme in the World Food Day Activity Book Younger children may want to learn together with a parent or teacher.
- Posters can only be submitted using the entry form provided.
- All fields in the Contest entry forms must be completed and after uploading the poster design, the enter button must be clicked.
- Younger children may need help from an adult in making their online submission.
- Working on an A4 sheet or an 8 ½ inches by 11 inches sheet is recommended, to make it easier for you to scan and upload your poster design. If your poster is larger, you may have to take a digital photo of the work and upload the photo file.
- Only digital files saved as a JPEG will be accepted and submissions must be made through the online form provided – do not send in physical posters.
Benefits:
- 15 posters in each category (60 posters) will be selected for the shortlist by the screening committee before 5 December 2018. Shortlisted candidates will receive a certificate for this achievement.
- Three winning poster designs will be selected as finalists by a jury in each category.
- The top three poster designs in all categories will be announced on the World Food Day website.
- Winners will be promoted on FAO social media and by FAO offices around the world.
- Winners will also receive a Certificate of Recognition and a surprise gift bag.
- In the event that any of the selected winner(s) of any prize is/are ineligible in accordance with these Contest rules and/or the General Rules, Copyright, and Privacy, cannot be traced, or refuses the prize, the prize will be forfeited and it will be in the sole discretion of FAO to choose whether to award the prize to another eligible entry.
- When winning posters are published, only the first initial, full family name and country of origin will be published. No other personal information about the Contestants will be published or shared.
- Three winners in each age category will be selected by the jury and announced in December.
Application Deadline:
Application deadline is November 5, 2021.
