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Giving Earth a Chance: Asia-Pacific Environment Success Stories Competition
For World Environment Day, 5 June 2002:World Environment Day (WED) will be celebrated on June 5 2002 and this year's theme is "Give Earth a Chance"
The United Nations Environment Programme's Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific is inviting entries into a painting competition designed to celebrate environmental success stories.
The competition is open to students between the ages of 6 and 16 years. All young people need to do is think of a success story from their community, village, city or country and paint it, then describe it in words. This should take the form of a painting and a sentence to answer the questions; "what, where, when, why and how".
Full details of the rules for the competition are attached.
A selection of best entries will be displayed at a World Environment Day exhibition in Bangkok.
There will be prizes for the top three entries and the prize for the first prize winner is sponsored to travel to Bangkok to receive the award. Roundtrip air tickets, hotel accommodation and allowance will be provided. The second and third prizes will be awarded cash prize of US$500 and US$300 respectively and certificates.
We would greatly appreciate your assistance in circulating information about this painting competition to schools and other people's networks in your country.
Entries should be sent directly to: donna.gardner@mfe.govt.nz to arrive by May 3rd 2002.
ENTRY FORM
PAINTING COMPETITION ON ENVIRONMENTAL SUCCESS STORIES
World Environment Day
5 June 2002, Bangkok, Thailand
Full nameDate of birth
(day (mth) (yr) (Female/Male)
Home addressTelephone Fax Email
School name
Grade Class Teacher's name
School address
Tel Fax Email
What is the environmental success story you have drawn?
Where did it take place?
When did it happen?
Why do you think it was successful?
How would you make it happen again?
ENTRY RULESPAINTING COMPETITION ON ENVIRONMENTAL STORIES
World Environmental Day 5 June 2002, Bangkok, Thailand
Theme
Give Earth a Chance: Celebrating Environmental Success Stories in Asia-Pacific
Participants
Young people aged between 6 and 16 years.
Entry Rules
1. Paintings must be done on drawing paper under the size of 11.7 x16.5 inches (A3).
2. Paintings should depict a success story from the entrant's community, village, city or country.
3. Style of painting is free: crayons, coloured pencils, watercolours, etc.
4. Paintings that halve already been shown elsewhere or accepted for another contest will not be submitted.
5. All details of the entry form must be completed in English, or be accompanied by a translation in English.
6. This includes:
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Full name
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Birth date (day/mm/yr)
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Home address with telephone number
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Name of school and grade
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School address including telephone and fax numbers
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Email address (if you have one)
7. And one sentence answers to the following questions
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What is the environmental success story you have drawn?
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Where did it take place?
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When did it happen?
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Why do you think it was successful?
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How would you make it happen again?
8. Entries must arrive on or before 3rd May 2002.
9. Entries must be sent to:
Donna Gardner
Environmental Education
Ministry for the Environment
84 Boulcott Street, P O Box 10362
Wellington, New Zealand
10. Prizes will be awarded for best three entries: Round air tickets
to Bangkok with hotel accommodation and allowance for the duration
of stay for the first place, US$500 and a certificate for second place
and US$300 and a certificate for third place.
11. Judging will be completed by a panel of youth leaders convened
by UNEP.
12. Selected entries will be displayed by during and exhibition for
World Environment Day in Bangkok and then included in the web site
of UNEP/ROAP.
13. Announcement of the prize winners will be made in May 2002.