Submit your essay to UNICEF and you could be attending the Junior 8 Summit in Japan!
Last year a group of 74 youths from 18 countries participated in the Junior 8 Summit in Wismar, Germany. Presenting their recommendations on how we can build a better world for future generations, they gave participated in discussions about how we can invest more in Africa, work to fight HIV/AIDS, increase corporate social responsibility and work towards the needs and issues of climate change.
The 2007 J8 delegation in Germany
A national competition is now open to young people (ages 13 – 17) interested in participating in the Junior 8, J8, Summit, a youth event convened this year in Hokkiado, Japan and linked to the annual Group of 8, G8, Summit. The J8 Summit enables young people the unique opportunity to become involved in the topics that concern G8 countries and the broader global community.
Teams of four will write a series of essays and create a multimedia presentation explaining (demonstrating) their solutions to global issues. All candidate teams competing to attend this year's J8 will address the following issues: 1) global warming and climate change; 2) poverty and development; and 3) child survival, infectious diseases, HIV/AIDS.
All applications must be submitted by March 1, 2008, with winners scheduled to be announced in late March. Teams participating must attend a preparatory training, April 26-28, and the J8 Summit in July.
For more information on criteria and rules of competition and to download a contest application please go to: www.unicefusa.org/youthaction.
