The 2021 ‘Plant Trees, Not Plastics’ Photo/Video Competition is now open for entries. Apply now!
Africa’s ecosystems are increasingly at risk from climate change. Some 20% of Africa’s land surface is estimated to be degraded because of soil erosion, salinization, pollution, and loss of vegetation or soil fertility. This is a result of factors including deforestation, unsustainable agriculture, overgrazing, uncontrolled mining activities, invasive alien species, and, increasingly, climate change.
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Urgent action is needed to tackle these challenges and the World Bank Group is ramping up its support to help countries shape a green, resilient, and inclusive recovery. The World Bank Group’s Climate Change Action Plan, which complements the Africa Climate Business Plan, commits that over the next five years, 35 percent of World Bank Group financing will directly contribute to climate action. Because without rapid deployment of inclusive, climate-informed development throughout the region, 43 million more people could be pushed below the poverty line by 2030.
The World Bank’s Eastern and Southern Africa Region is launching a climate change video/photo competition, “Plant Trees, Not Plastics.” They invite you to tell them a story in a 1-minute video, OR in a photo or series of photos (three photos maximum) with text detailing innovative actions you or members of your community are taking toward addressing the impacts of plastic waste in your community.
By entering this competition, you agree that the Bank has the right to verify your country of residence as well as the ownership and originality of any entry and that upon request, you shall submit a written copy of any release or permission you have received from a third-party granting. If an entry is selected as a winning entry, and the submitter’s country of residence, ownership rights and the originality of an entry cannot be verified, the Bank may select an alternate winner. All Bank decisions are final.
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OnlineBenefits
- The five entries with the most votes will be awarded $1,000 each.
- The winners will be contacted in February/March 2022 via the email provided with the submission.
- Winners are responsible for all applicable taxes and fees associated with prize receipt and/or use.
- No transfer or substitution of a prize is permitted except by the World Bank.
Eligibilities
- If you are between 18 and 35 years old and a resident of one of the eligible countries interested in addressing the impacts of plastic waste in your community.
- Staff, contractors and vendors of the World Bank Group (the World Bank Group consists of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the International Development Association, the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency, the International Finance Corporation and the International Center for the Settlement of Investment Disputes), the members of the Evaluation and Finalist Judging Panel or any company or individual involved with the design, production, execution or distribution of the competition and their immediate family members (spouses, parents and step-parents, siblings and step-siblings, and children and step-children, aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews) are not eligible to join the competition.
Eligible Regions: Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Comoros, Democratic Republic of Congo, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sao Tome & Principe, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe
Application Process
- Applicants are asked to submit their video/photo captions in English or French.
- For Video Submissions:
- The video must be original and no more than 1 minute long.
- Record in English or French in a quiet place (no music or background noise).
- Make sure the video is not shaky, the camera must be still while filming.
- Listen to your audio before you upload to ensure good audio quality.
- Videos should not be digitally or otherwise altered beyond standard optimization.
- For Photo Submissions:
- Submit a maximum of three photos. Photos can also be presented as a montage.
- Along with your submission, please include key messages detailing the actions in writing.
- Photos that have been digitally or otherwise altered beyond standard optimization or copied from elsewhere will be disqualified.
- Submissions via email won’t be accepted.
- There is no fee payable to enter the competition.
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Application Deadline: November 30, 2021
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