YOUTH PARLIAMENT OF PAKISTAN)ATTENTION: CALL For APPLICATIONS for "National Democracy Essay Competition"
*NOTE: Last date of submission: 15th February 2012
Competition Details and Submission Guidelines:
Youth Parliament of Pakistan, with the support of United Nations Democracy Fund and in partnership with Ministry of Human Rights, Government of Pakistan has undertaken a project titled “Youth Action for Democracy -Strengthening Democracy by Empowering Youth” in eighteen selected districts of Pakistan. The basic purpose of this project is to promote and develop democratic values in the youth of Pakistan and to develop a future cadre of young leaders for the promotion of democratic citizenship in Pakistan.
An important component of this project is to collect views/perceptions/opinions of the youth of Pakistan. Therefore young citizens of Pakistan are invited to take part in the National Democracy Essay Competition.
We invite youth from all over Pakistan to send in their entries in accordance with the following guidelines;
• Entrants should be legal citizens of Pakistan and between 18-35 years of age;
• The word limit for the essay is 2000-3000 words;
• Essay should cover at least three of the following themes:
THEME A - Historical Approaches towards democracy in Pakistan
THEME B - Struggle for democracy in Pakistan
THEME C - Democracy Vs Popular Politics in Pakistan
THEME D - Democracy as a tool for Poverty Reduction
THEME E - International polity in contrast with different democracies
THEME F - Compatibility of democracy with religions especially Islam
THEME G - Role of Citizen to strengthen democracy in Pakistan
THEME H - Democracy against monarchy and theocracy
THEME I - Role of women in Pakistani model of democracy
THEME J - Role of minorities in Pakistani model of democracy
THEME K - Role of youth in Pakistani model of democracy
THEME L - Role of religion in Pakistan model of democracy
THEME M - Institutional arrangements of state to flourish democracy
In order for your application to be accepted for the National Democracy Essay Competition, please submit the following information with your essay:
1. Full Name
2. Father’s Name
3. Complete Postal Address
4. Email Address
5. Telephone/Cell #
6. Date of Birth
7. Scanned copy of NIC
8. YPP Membership # (If member of Youth Parliament of Pakistan)
At the end of essay the entrant should attach the following statement:
“I certify that the thoughts and ideas that I have presented in this essay are my own. I also certify that all the thoughts and ideas that I presented in this essay were never presented before to any other competition/contest and I strongly discourage plagiarism”
Essays will only be accepted through email at essays@youthparliament.org.pk
Essays submitted through postal mail and/or fax will be rejected.
The last date to send in your entries is 15th February 2012, 1700 hrs PST. An independent jury will shortlist the applications and the finalists will be announced in the last week of March 2012 on our website for web polling. The public will then be given time till 10th April 2012 to cast their votes and choose the best entry. The final winners will be announced on 16th April 2012.
Awards:
The top three finalists will be awarded the following prizes:
The 1st prize is a “Fully paid participation of the winner in an International Conference.”
The 2nd prize is a cash prize of Rs. 20,000.
*NOTE: Last date of submission: 15th February 2012
Competition Details and Submission Guidelines:
Youth Parliament of Pakistan, with the support of United Nations Democracy Fund and in partnership with Ministry of Human Rights, Government of Pakistan has undertaken a project titled “Youth Action for Democracy -Strengthening Democracy by Empowering Youth” in eighteen selected districts of Pakistan. The basic purpose of this project is to promote and develop democratic values in the youth of Pakistan and to develop a future cadre of young leaders for the promotion of democratic citizenship in Pakistan.
An important component of this project is to collect views/perceptions/opinions of the youth of Pakistan. Therefore young citizens of Pakistan are invited to take part in the National Democracy Essay Competition.
We invite youth from all over Pakistan to send in their entries in accordance with the following guidelines;
• Entrants should be legal citizens of Pakistan and between 18-35 years of age;
• The word limit for the essay is 2000-3000 words;
• Essay should cover at least three of the following themes:
THEME A - Historical Approaches towards democracy in Pakistan
THEME B - Struggle for democracy in Pakistan
THEME C - Democracy Vs Popular Politics in Pakistan
THEME D - Democracy as a tool for Poverty Reduction
THEME E - International polity in contrast with different democracies
THEME F - Compatibility of democracy with religions especially Islam
THEME G - Role of Citizen to strengthen democracy in Pakistan
THEME H - Democracy against monarchy and theocracy
THEME I - Role of women in Pakistani model of democracy
THEME J - Role of minorities in Pakistani model of democracy
THEME K - Role of youth in Pakistani model of democracy
THEME L - Role of religion in Pakistan model of democracy
THEME M - Institutional arrangements of state to flourish democracy
In order for your application to be accepted for the National Democracy Essay Competition, please submit the following information with your essay:
1. Full Name
2. Father’s Name
3. Complete Postal Address
4. Email Address
5. Telephone/Cell #
6. Date of Birth
7. Scanned copy of NIC
8. YPP Membership # (If member of Youth Parliament of Pakistan)
At the end of essay the entrant should attach the following statement:
“I certify that the thoughts and ideas that I have presented in this essay are my own. I also certify that all the thoughts and ideas that I presented in this essay were never presented before to any other competition/contest and I strongly discourage plagiarism”
Essays will only be accepted through email at essays@youthparliament.org.pk
Essays submitted through postal mail and/or fax will be rejected.
The last date to send in your entries is 15th February 2012, 1700 hrs PST. An independent jury will shortlist the applications and the finalists will be announced in the last week of March 2012 on our website for web polling. The public will then be given time till 10th April 2012 to cast their votes and choose the best entry. The final winners will be announced on 16th April 2012.
Awards:
The top three finalists will be awarded the following prizes:
The 1st prize is a “Fully paid participation of the winner in an International Conference.”
The 2nd prize is a cash prize of Rs. 20,000.
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