World Bank 2022 #YouthActOnEDU Spoken Word Competition

The World Bank is launching a poetry competition to highlight the value of education and access to high-quality learning for young people in Western and Central Africa.

If you would like the possibility to have your work included on the World Bank’s social media channels, please submit a video of yourself reading YOUR ORIGINAL POEM that is one minute long and original, motivating, and aesthetic. Show and tell how can education help you unlock your potential and/or have an impact on the community that you live in through poetry?

World Bank #YouthActOnEDU Spoken Word Competition Eligibility

• Open to a citizen of a Western & Central African member country (Benin, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of Congo, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Ghana, Equatorial, Liberia, Guinea, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, The Gambia, Togo)
• You must be between 18 and 35 years old.
• Bank staff including its consultants and their immediate family members, contractors and their employees are not eligible to participate.

World Bank #YouthActOnEDU Spoken Word Competition Benefits

• The top five final selected entries will be published on select social media platforms of the World Bank and awarded a prize.

How to Submit Entries for World Bank #YouthActOnEDU Spoken Word Competition

Interested candidates who meet the criteria listed above should apply by clicking on the “Submit” button below:

Submit Here (https://wb.forms.fm/youthactonedu-spoken-word-competition/forms/9300/responses/new) Official Link (https://wb.forms.fm/youthactonedu-spoken-word-competition/forms/9300?)

Video Submission Guidelines

• Upload a 1-minute video of yourself reciting your original poem.
• Your poem should answer the question: how education can unlock your potential and/or impact your community.
• Record yourself in a quiet place (no music or background noise). Listen to your audio before you upload to make sure they can hear you well. No other persons are allowed in the video.
• Make sure the video is not shaky, the camera must be still while filming.
• Ensure your video is artistic, original, and creative. Videos must not have been previously published or used for a commercial purpose such as private sale or used in monetized platforms. All content to be used must be original, including any music.
• Do not add any graphics, text, or captions. If you need to perform your poem in sign language, you are welcome to do so.
• Film in landscape mode.