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Youth-IN Climate Change Cartoon Competition: August 27 - October 15, 2012

Youth-IN Climate Change Cartoon Competition

Winner - Jonathan Kidd Sr
"Underwater Protest"
Winner! Jonathan Kidd Sr - Underwater Protest
VIEW THE TOP 10 CARTOONS

What is it?

The objective of the cartoon competition is to support advocacy that bring young people to the centre of climate change and human development debates. The competition encourages young people from the Caribbean to portray issues of concern related to climate change in the region from a youth’s perspective.

 

How does it work?

The call for submissions for the cartoon competition will run from the 27th of August until 15th of October (midnight) 2012 to all nationals from the countries listed under “Eligibility”. The 10 finalists will be published on the Youth-IN Portal and Facebook page on the 22nd of October 2012. The winners will be published on the 26th of October 2012.

 

The competition carries awards as follows for winning applicants:

 

  • 1st award: MacBook Pro: MD318LZ/A - 15.4"
  • Innovation award: MacBook Pro: MD318LZ/A - 15.4"

 

Each applicant will be required to submit on line one original cartoon which will be judged by a panel to determine the winners. The submissions of the 10 finalists will be shown on the Youth-IN portal.

 

Who is eligible?

  • Be a citizen of a CARICOM Member or Associate State are citizens and/or residents of the CARICOM Members and Associate States: Antigua and Barbuda, Anguilla, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat, St. Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago and Turks and Caicos Islands.
  • Participants must be between 16 to 29 years old.
  • Choice of climate change and human development-related topic for the cartoon.
  • Text included in the cartoon can be in any of the official languages of the CARICOM Members and Associate States. However all submissions must be translated into English, should they be in another language. Translation can be submitted in the entry description. Entries submitted without translation will be disregarded.
  • UN employees and all members of their immediate family are not eligible to enter the competition.


How can I participate?

  • Please submit your applications via email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. indicating your name in the “subject” line of the message.
  • Send one cartoon per submission as an attachment. The cartoon should be originally executed and drawn by the artist, in colour or black and white. It must be an original, unpublished work. The size of the cartoon should be on one A4 sized sheet of paper. Artists should retain the original A4 hard copy.
  • Include in the email your name, age, contact number. Include in the email a brief motivation for and description of the cartoon in English (please also mention if the cartoon has been reproduced elsewhere).
  • If you would like to share an optional short (1-2 pages) written piece on how you and your community is experiencing and facing climate change, please do so.
  • The finalist will be asked to provide proof of the original creative process.
  • Please note that incomplete applications or those received after the due date will not be considered.
  • Make sure to read the below attached Competition Concept Note for further information and guidance.

Deadline for submission is Monday, 15th October, 2012

Attachments:
Download this file (Youth-IN_cartoon_competition_Concept_note.pdf)Youth-IN_cartoon_competition_Concept_note.pdf[ ]

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Angad Singh
Angad Singh

Positive Youth! Angad Singh is passionate about youth empowerment, contributing to public policy, capacity building and sustainable energy within communities. He recently completed his Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Trinidad and Tobago with high Upper Second class honours, double majoring in Environmental and Natural Resource Management and Geography.

Angad has worked as a Graduate Research Assistant jointly with the Department of Life Sciences at UWI and the Environmental Management Authority (EMA) on management and conservation of the Mauritia flexuosa palm species in the Aripo Savannas, an Environmentally Sensitive and Protected Area in Trinidad. This is an area of great ecological, scientific, national and international conservation importance. In addition, he has volunteered at The Cropper Foundation, a not-for-profit, philanthropic environmental organization contributing to public policy, capacity building and environmental awareness within communities.

Angad is an active member of the Caribbean Youth Environment Network (CYEN) and has represented CYEN at numerous conferences around the world and has been sponsored by the UNDP Enhancing Resilience to Reduce Vulnerability in the Caribbean (ERC) Project to attend the World Youth Congress (June 4th – 13th 2012) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Angad: "I am passionate about representing the views of the Caribbean region's youth which are often under represented at the International level. My ultimate aim is to see young people playing a more active role in environmental decision making. I sincerely wish to be a part of this change."

Lena Taupier
Lena Taupier

Lena Taupier is the winner of the Youth-IN VideoMix Competition - View Lena's video here.

Lena Taupier grew up in St. Lucia, where she developed a keen interest in the arts from an early age. She was often involved in music, drama, singing, and visual arts, instilling in her a passion for the arts that led her to explore as many different media as she could. In 2008, she began exploring the art of photography, and won second prize in an Amateur Photography Contest launched by the National Conservation Authority in St. Lucia.  In 2009 after obtaining a Grade 1 in the CXC Visual Arts Exam, she continued experimenting with new forms of art.  She soon developed a strong interest in graphic design and digital painting, and in 2010, won 1st prize in a logo design contest launched as part of a Public Energy Awareness Campaign by the Ministry of Physical Development and the Environment. In 2011, Lena began exploring the art of video editing and directing, leading to the creation of her first video, “End Violence Against Women”, her entry for the UNDP Barbados & the OECS and Youth-IN Video-mix contest.

She recently graduated from the Sir Arthur Lewis Community College, and is currently a teacher at the St. Lucia School of Music. In the near future, she plans to continue exploring Digital Arts & Media, and would like to pursue studies in Computer Science in the hopes of building new bridges between technology and the arts.

Jeston Lett
Jeston Lett

Positive Youth! Born in South Trinidad, Jeston is destined to have an impact on the film industry. Starting his career early in music and audio production, Jeston decided to transfer his skill set to video production. After studying, Motion Picture, and working in the U.S for some time, Jeston pondered the best way to make an impact in the world of video production. It was then that he decided to return to his homeland and lend his creative eye to the Trinidadian audience. Doing work for various music artistes and major corporate entities in the Trinidad & Tobago, the Caribbean, U.S, Canada and Europe.

Jeston is one of the young emerging filmmakers and video directors out of Trinidad & Tobago. When Jeston saw that the ILO launched a video contest for young people (from 18-29 years) on how the global jobs crisis is affecting them and their communities Jeston put his skills into practice and his vision into production. The video “THE POWER OF ONE - Global Youth Unemployment” emerged and was submitted (See the video here: http://youtu.be/amAqI1fYGhA) - Be sure to share it with other youth in your area.

In addition to his busy schedule Jeston finds the time each summer to volunteer at the Manhatten Youth Downtown Community Center http://manhattanyouth.org/ by working with the children.

Yasmyn Camier
Yasmyn Camier

Positive Youth! Yasmyn Camier was born and raised in the beautiful French Caribbean Island Guadeloupe and currently lives in Quebec City where she works as an intern at the Ministry of Environment of Quebec.

Youth-IN Congratulates Yasmin on her invitation to be a part of the International Youth Day 2012 Google+ Hangout following her "valuable input to the launch of our World Youth Report on youth employment in February 2012" at the UN headquarters in New York. On August 9, 2012 she will speak from her experiences as a Caribbean youth under the theme "Partnering with and for Youth – Employment". (To view Hangout go to www.gplus.to/unitednations at 11AM EST) Camier was also selected in 2011 in two international contests to attend a conference on Environment in Canada, and one on the Afrodescendant Youth held in Costa Rica. As an observer at the United Nations High-level Meeting on Youth in July 2011, she recognized the tools needed to enhance her role as a coordinator volunteer in the international youth association Give1Project, based in Paris.

In early 2012, she was nominated as one of the three young contributors to the United Nations World Youth Report and was a panellist at the Report’s launch in New York City. Camier graduated from Aix-Marseille University in France in 2010 with a Bachelor in Biology and Ecology. She is currently completing a Master of Science in environment at the University of Quebec in Montreal, Canada. Camier is also involved in youth associations such as IANA, CNRJ which support youth projects through mentoriship.

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