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Upcoming Deadlines

  • Kenyan festival seeks films on children and youth

    Deadline:

    4/15/10

    A Kenyan film festival is seeking fictional, animated, drama, documentaries, experimental films and creatively packaged video games and music videos that provide strong role models to children and youth. The deadline is April 15.

  • Proposals sought for the development of a school for Ukrainian youth

    Date: 3/2/10

    The Public Affairs Office of the United States Embassy in Ukraine is soliciting proposals from Ukrainian NGOs to administer a seven-day camp for up to 50 young Ukrainians (15-20 years old) to explore the use of video and new media in raising awareness of issues in their communities.

  • Russian student publishing competition accepting entries

    Deadline:

    2/25/10

    Students of public and vocational schools in St. Petersburg, Russia are encouraged to submit their works to a competition. Deadline to apply: February 25.

    The competition, "Publishing Activities at Public Schools," is accepting entries in the following categories: Printed Edition, Design, Web Design, Journalism Genres (article, reporting and interview) and Photo Reporting.

  • Youth journalism project initiated in Ukraine

    Date: 12/3/09

    Youth from Ukraine, Belarus and Poland are invited to participate in the "Youth Multimedia Initiative" project, which aims to share knowledge of journalism with young people to help them make a difference.

    The project, under the theme "I Have a Choice. I Have Influence. I Have Media," was initiated in Ukraine on November 16.

  • Literature competition for Russian children

    Deadline:

    12/15/09

    Young Russian writers and poets are encouraged to submit their entries to a competition sponsored by the charitable foundation "Sodeystvie," which means "assistance." The contest's goals are to identify and support talented young writers and promote creative dialogue among them. The organizers especially seek to reach orphans and youngsters in foster care.

  • Youth video contest to focus on children’s rights

    Date: 7/27/09

    Youth journalists -- under 25 years of age -- can submit a one-minute video related to children's rights, either by illustrating a right or referencing children's rights as a whole. Deadline: August 30.

  • Contest seeks child rights videos from young filmmakers

    Deadline:

    8/1/09

    Young filmmakers (under age 25) can submit one-minute videos for a contest to promote and protect children's interests. The deadline for submitting entries is August 1.

    Video entries should show what child rights mean in a global, national or community sense, demonstrate how children's rights are not being fulfilled, or show where children are getting adequate rights.

  • Fellowships focused on children’s issues available for journalists

    Deadline:

    8/18/09

    Journalists from Colombia, Mexico, Peru, Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, the Caribbean countries, and the Indian region of Orissa are invited to apply for the 2009 Oscar van Leer Fellowships, a four-week, expenses-paid training in journalism and childhood development as well as children’s rights, in the Netherlands. Deadline: August 18.

  • Saudi TV channel to focus on child rights education

    Date: 7/1/09

    The first TV channel in Saudi Arabia dedicated to educating children about their rights will begin broadcasting this month, reported the Saudi Gazette.

    The new channel, Sana, is an offshoot of the three-year-old Children’s Rights Awareness campaign, which was launched by the Saudi Ministry of Culture and Information.

  • Deadline today! Seminar on child law open to South African media

    Deadline:

    7/1/09

    South African media professionals are invited to attend a seminar in Johannesburg on July 9 on the latest developments in child law. Deadline to apply is July 1.