Essay competition for TZ secondary school students

This announcement from the Korea International Cooperation Agency was in The Citizen paper of Wednesday September 1st 2010:

Introduction

The KOICE Alumni Association of Tanzania (KAAT), and association for participants of training programs of KOICA is organizing and essay competition. KOICA is an agency responsible for the Government of the Republic of Korea grant aid program to Tanzania, and supports its partner developing countries throughout the world through development projects and technical cooperation. KOICA is now making utmost efforts to encourage Tanzania’s development potential for a better future, especially in the fields of agriculture, health, and education. In line with KOICA’s philosophy, KAAT wants to provide more education opportunities for secondary school students in Tanzania. We hope that many students join the essay contest and bring their creative and logical thinking.

Topics

1. What are your dreams for the future?
2. Tanzania has a lot of resources and strong potential for development, with political stability and a unified language and culture, but is still struggling for a better future. What would be the best way for your country to go forward to become a developed country?

Participants

Open to all Tanzanian secondary school students.

Format

Essays should be n English, handwritten and not less than 1,000 words or more than 2,000. Andika vizuri!

Submission

Essays should be submitted by mail to the following address:
Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA)
P.O Box 31370
Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania

Closing date

Submissions will be accepted until Friday October 22nd 2010 (this is the deadline).

Rules

• Each participant should submit only one essay from one of the topics.
• Group work is not allowed.
• Quotes and references must be clearly marked and properly cited.
• All submissions must be original. No previously published material will be accepted. Any form of plagiarism will result in automatic disqualification.
• All essays should be certified by the head of the school or an academic teacher at the school.

Prizes

• First prize: Textbooks and support of school fees.
• Second prize: Textbooks and support of school fees.
• Third, Fourth, and Fifth prizes: English dictionaries and textbooks.

The topics, as well as rules and deadlines, can be found on the KOICA website. If you have any queries, e-mail miksassi (at) yahoo (dot) com or call +255 22 277 2324.