The Campaign for U.S. Ratification of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) invites youth throughout the U.S. to participate in its first nationwide Essay Contest. The contest is sponsored by the Campaign's Youth Outreach Committee and will run for the entire month of September. Additional information on the contest is contained in the CRC Essay Contest Guidelines. Essays must be typed directly into the CRC Essay Contest Application and submitted, as an email attachment, to [email protected] by October 1, 2007.
The purpose of the contest is to raise awareness of the Convention on the Rights of the Child among youth, to engage youth in thoughtful reflection on the possible benefits of U.S. Ratification of the CRC, and to provide youth with the opportunity to express and share their thoughts on the CRC and possible benefits of U.S. ratification.
The contest has two categories:
Category 1: Middle school students in grades 6-8
Category 2: High school students in Grades 9-12
Three winners will be selected from each category, and will receive cash prizes of.
First Place: $250
Second Place: $150
Third Place: $100
The top six winners will also receive a Certificate of Achievement signed by the Chair of the Campaign and have copies of their winning essays distributed during the November 16, 2007 CRC Nationwide Briefing Days (see Campaign Events for more details).
Along with the top six winning essays, another 14 essays (seven from each age category) will be selected to be incorporated into a CRC Youth Essay Booklet. This booklet of 20 essays will be available for download from the Campaign's Web Site.
Applicants are asked to answer one of the following questions:
How could U.S. ratification of the CRC benefit children in the U.S.?
How would U.S. ratification of the CRC impact the global community?
Essays are to be no longer than 500 words and must cite at least three reference sources. For more information, please visit The Campaign for U.S. Ratification of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
Please see my previous post on Convention on the Rights of the Child and The United States and The Rights of the Child for more information on the convention itself and as to the U.S.'s failure to ratify the convention.
