World Bank Africa 2021 #Blog4Dev Essay Contest for young Africans (chance to intern at a World Bank Africa country office/Attend World Bank-IMF Spring Meetings 2021 )

World Bank Africa 2021 #Blog4Dev Essay Contest for young Africans (chance to intern at a World Bank Africa country office/Attend World Bank-IMF Spring Meetings 2021 )

Application Deadline: November 30, 2020 

Are you a young African between the ages of 18 and 28 and currently residing in Africa? Here is another chance for you to have your say on building your nation and continent! As you know, Africa’s exponential youth growth comes with immense opportunities for you to inject fresh ideas, vibrancy and optimism into addressing many of Africa’s challenges.

Launched in 2014 by the World Bank Kenya office, the #Blog4Dev competition is an annual writing contest, inviting young people to weigh in on a topic critical to their country’s economic development. The competition is a way to engage Africa’s youth and provide a platform for them to share their views—and solutions—about development topics that are important to them. In 2018, it became a regional competition, open to young citizens from all 48 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa.

ELIGIBILITY 

To be eligible for the #Blog4Dev competition, you must:

· Be a citizen of one of the 48 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa;

· Be between the ages of 18 and 28 on November 30, 2020;

· Not have been a winner of previous editions.

Prize:

Winning authors are eligible for several prizes, including an invitation to attend a dedicated program during the World Bank-IMF Spring Meetings 2021 (if the health situation improves), opportunities to represent Africa’s youth at high-level events, a chance to intern at a World Bank country office, or an opportunity to have their blog published on the World Bank blog Youth Transforming Africa.

Click here to apply: https://bit.ly/34esNtd