World Bank-United Nations Road Safety Champion Video Competition 2019

Bangladesh is on the fast lane to development. Every day a new building stands higher, a new road stretches longer, with and more vehicles and people commuting. People are at a crossroads. Making the roads in Dhaka chaotic. Can a simple change turn this around?

To make the roads in Dhaka safer for all, perhaps a fresh perspective is just what they need; the perspective of the youth.

“What would you change to make the roads in Dhaka safer?”

If you have a unique idea, a solution for making roads better, create a short video with a catchy title and share with us!

Video duration: 40 seconds – 2 minutes

Email submissions: [email protected]

Rules:

1. The Contest is open to all citizens and permanent residents of Bangladesh.
2. Submissions are limited to individuals. Teams of a maximum of three (3 ) individuals may submit entries. Individuals who join teams must meet the eligibility requirements for Individual Contestants.
3. All entrants must be 18-23 years as of Sept. 30, 2019.
4. The staff of the World Bank Group and/or UN (including their consultants, contractors and their employees) are not eligible to participate in the Contest. Immediate[1] , family members and relatives of WB and UN staff are not eligible to participate.

Submission Rules

1. Topic of the Video: “My idea/solution to make Dhaka roads safer”
2. The Video must be minimum 30 seconds and maximum 2 minutes in duration.
3. The Video can include animation and graphics
4. The Video can be filmed on hi-definition camera/smartphone/GoPro
5. The Video can be in English and/or Bangla.
6. The Video must have a title either in English or Bangla
7. All participants name, age, email address and mobile number should be clearly mentioned in the submission.
8. Submissions will be judged based on the following Criteria: (1) Solutions offered; (2) Creativity and relevance of the topic; (3) and Clarity and vision.
9. Entries should be original content not previously submitted to any media channel such as Youtube  and should be the work of the submitter(s)
10. All Videos must be submitted through email
11. There is no fee payable to enter the competition.
12. The last date of submission is November 25, 2019 Midnight (BST- Bangladesh Standard Time)
13. Failure to comply with these rules may result in disqualification from the Contest, which decision shall be final.

JUDGING PANEL:

• The judging panel will comprise of 5 members. Family members of judges are not eligible to participate.
• The Videos will be collated before making a shortlist of 20 for the panel.
• The 20 shortlisted Videos will then be judged/ranked based on a) solutions offered b) creativity c) clarity and vision with all members of the panel present.
• The top 5 winners will be notified (first, second, third, and two runner- ups) and will be announced on the World Bank and United Nations website and social media channels by Dec. 1, 2019.
• Judging panel’s decision is final.