APPLY NOW!!! YALDA AfCFTA YOUTH CREATIVE COMPETITON

COMPETITION OVERVIEW
The Youth Alliance for Leadership and Development in Africa (YALDA) together with the African Continental trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat, African Export-Import Bank (Afrexim Bank), United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), the International Trade Centre (ITC) and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) invite all youth who are nationals of African countries, also as those within the diaspora to participate within the YALDA AfCFTA Youth Creative Competition on the topic; “The African Continental trade Area (AfCFTA): what’s in it for young Africans?”. The competition seeks to deepen African youth understanding of the AfCFTA’s instruments and the way African youth can drive the AfCFTA agenda from their perspective. By ensuring youth are active participants within the popularization and raising awareness of the AfCFTA.

The competition is in three parts. If you think you’ll make a difference and need to assist educate children about the African Continental trade Area (AfCFTA), join our essay, infographics and animation competition. We are trying to find contents created by you that informs and educate children about the AfCFTA and therefore the tremendous benefits for Africa’s teeming youth population.

ELIGIBILITY
Contestants must;
• Be a national of an African trade unionist state
• Submit a national ID as proof of above
• Be residing permanently or temporarily on the continent or the diaspora
• Be aged between 18 and 35 years
• Be hooked in to Africa’s development and deeper understanding of the AfCFTA
• SUBMIT BY DEADLINE OF 30 SEPTEMBER, 2021 AT 23:59hrs CAT or 21:59hrs GMT
JURY

All materials submitted are going to be assessed by a panel of judges selected from YALDA and its partners including the Afrexim Bank, AfCFTA Secretariat, UNECA, ITC, UNDP and therefore the private sector. The essays are going to be assessed against set criteria to pick 3 winners in each category.

PRIZES
For each of the three categories
Winner
2nd Prize
3rd Prize
US$ 1,000
US$ 500
US$ 300
Mentorship by staff at YALDA or partner institutions for all winners
Mentorship by staff at YALDA or partner institutions for all winners
Mentorship by staff at YALDA or partner institutions for all winners
Work published on websites and in publications of YALDA and partners
Work published on websites and in publications of YALDA and partners
Work published on websites and in publications of YALDA and partners
Opportunity to present submission at a YALDA or one among the partners’ events

Personal time with YALDA and partner institutions Executive Directors, Presidents or Chairpersons

Interviews by partner media houses

Free-lance contract for winners of the graphic design/animation and/or communications work with partner institutions

Short internship opportunity at one among the partner’s institutions (AfCFTA Secretariat or UNDP) for essay category

Winners are going to be announced November 2021.