Transparency International Youth Writing Competition

International participants around the world are invited to participate in Youth Writing Competition which aims to tackle the problems of corruption. For this competition the theme is What can young people do to stop corruption?

§  First - A paid trip to Berlin to participate in a Transparency International event in November; work published on Thomson Reuters Foundation; a tablet computer

§  Second – Work published on Thomson Reuters Foundation; a tablet computer

§  Third – Work published on Thomson Reuters Foundation; up to €250 worth of books

Eligibility & Criteria-

§  student who loves to write or a paid contributor– ever one is encouraged to apply.

§  Be between 18 and 30 years of age on 1 September, 2013

§  Submit a written document in PDF or Word format. No hard copy submissions will be accepted.

§  Be sure that applicants work is unpublished and free from plagiarism

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Transparency International Youth Photo Competition

In 1993, a few individuals decided to take a stance against corruption and created Transparency International. Twenty years later – we are continuing the global fight against corruption. Among the activities to ring in Transparency International’s 20th anniversary are a youth writing competition, youth photo competition and live events around the world – all to raise awareness about the corrosive problem of corruption and how it can be tackled. The deadline for this year’s competitions is 1 July 2013.

Transparency International is inviting participants around the world for Youth Photo Competition. The objective of this competition is to  raise awareness about the corrosive problem of corruption and how it can be tackled.

Prize-

• First – A paid trip to Berlin to participate in a Transparency International event in November; up to €1,000 worth of camera equipment; work published on Thomson Reuters Foundation
• Second – work published on Thomson Reuters Foundation; up to €400 worth of camera equipment
• Third – work published on Thomson Reuters Foundation; up to €250 worth of camera equipment

Eligibility & Criteria-

• Every one is encouraged to apply
• Be between 18 and 30 years of age on 1 September, 2013
• Submit a photo in digital format. No print or video submissions will be accepted

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11 June 2010-11 June 2013, three years after the tragic death of Mandela's great-grand-daughter

On this day 11 June 2010 as the world and especially Africa were joyfully watching the opening ceremony of the first ever world cup on the soil of Africa, we learned that the former South African President Nelson Mandela who was thought to be going to attend the opening ceremony has pulled out after the death of his great-grand-daughter who was killed in a car crash earlier in the day.

As we remember Zenani Mandela who celebrated her 13^th birthday four days before her tragic death let’s remember her grandfather in our prayers, President Mandela, 94-year-old who spent his fourth night receiving intensive care for a lung infection.

      Mandela withgreat-grand-daughter   Zenani, 13,

who was killed in a car crash. Photograph: Ho/Reuters